Say No to Mullets, Drink More Vodka, Sing Loudly + Run The Damn Show
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Well, well, well. Guess who’s back in town? (Hint: It’s not your grandma.)
We’re back in action, baby, and there’s LOTS of good stuff comin’ your way. Mostly useful blog posts and resources that are going to blow your mind, and possibly vodka. I mean, since I’m actually ranked on Klout as an influencer of entrepreneurship, business and VODKA (I can’t make this up), then I figure I’d better start living up to my reputation.
So let me see if I’ve got this straight: Not only am I claiming rights to the middle finger gesture as a whole (which is hilarious, given the fact that I never actually exercise those rights), but now my job description includes drinking vodka, too? What more could a girl want? I suppose I’ll have to see whether I can start ranking for “incredibly sexy and slightly mysterious Latin lover who worships the ground I walk on without being too much of a pushover, and knows how to kiss a girl like he means it” so I can get paid for doing that, too. Literally.
Anyway, I thought I’d take care of some housecleaning, and update you on several items:
1. My month and a half stint in Barcelona is over, and I’m officially operating once again from Chile. Oh, how I’ve missed it here. Especially the mullets. Do me a favor, will you? Just click here for a minute. How great is that, really? Anyway, I’ll be headed to Costa Rica in February, and am looking into some possible trips to Uruguay, Colombia or the Dominican Republic in between. Can I get a beach body up in here? (Testing out that whole ask and you shall receive thing.)
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2. We’re about a third of the way through the Clients + Cash course, where I’m helping small business owners leverage the shit out of the web in order to make clients come banging down their door…and never have to hunt for their next gig again. And let me tell you what – we’re having A BLAST. I’m already so proud of the participants, and have grown very much attached to them over the past few weeks.
Here’s what they’re saying, in their own words:
Braggity, brag, brag, Ash!
Well, yes. Of course. Because I take pride in ensuring that my programs are the best and most comprehensive resource the universe can handle…and then some. But I have to be honest – it’s the group of highly dedicated, hard-working students who are really bringing the material to life, and making it what it is. So to them, THANK YOU!
We’ll be re-opening the course doors in the beginning of October, so if you’d like to be notified when that’s going on, click here, cowboy. Or girl. Or alien. But hopefully not alien. Awkward.
Now then. Moving along.
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3. I’m finally having The Middle Finger Project Facebook page pimped out – it’s long overdue. So, I’m going to be revving things up in that part of town, and I’m asking you to do three things:
a) Go like my fan page already. Jerk.
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b) Introduce yourself over there if you haven’t already, and tell me an embarrassing story. Why? Because it’s fun. That’s why.
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c) I want to have the most hilarious + clever landing page known to man, encouraging new visitors to like our sassy little page. Yes, that’s an actual goal. “To have the most hilarious and clever Facebook landing page known to man.” Not subjective at allllll. ;) Therefore, I’d love your help. If you have any suggestions for fun copy and/or graphics (no middle fingers, please – just trust me on this one), I welcome you to email them over to one of my new team members, Sophie, at sophie [at] themiddlefingerproject.org. If we pick yours, you’ll win a free one-hour strategy session with me. We can talk about whatever you want, with the exception of how badly Penn State got whooped the other day by Alabama. I don’t want to talk about it.
4. Which brings me to my next update: We’ve brought on not one, but two new TMFproject team members! Hooray! I’ll be doing formal introductions at some point, but they’re two very lovely, talented, sharp as a machete ladies who are working very hard behind the scenes to help The Middle Finger Project reach new heights. So, you know, like making me appointments to get laser hair removal for my “bikini area.” Yes, that happened today. The appointment, not the lasering. I’m sure it’s going to be a real blast. Can that be a pun?
Anyway, if you’ve got questions, comments or just want to say hi, we welcome you to email sophie [at] themiddlefingerproject.org, or kendal [at] themiddlefingerproject.org anytime! (Go ahead. Send them an email welcoming them on board. It’ll make them feel all tingly inside. And who wouldn’t want that?)
5. Which brings me to my final update: Felipe Labrin. If you recall, a while back I published this post, asking for your help. Felipe is a Chilean music artist and aspiring entrepreneur, giving it his all to produce his first solo album. I reached out to the TMFproject community asking you to simply listen to his music and send him an encouraging email – because sometimes, we all just need to hear it from someone else that we CAN DO IT. In addition, I left a donation button up, in the event that anyone was moved to contribute some dream fuel – I thought it would be cool to donate the production of his next song to him, since each one costs approximately $200, which is difficult for the average Chilean earning $600 for the entire month. And all I have to say is…wow.
I sat with Felipe the other night and read through all of your amazing email messages to him (thank you!), and since SO MANY OF YOU were moved to donate, we had to do an official tally! And…*drum roll, please*….through the kindness of strangers, Felipe now has enough money to produce not just one song, but TWO and then some!
Your donations clocked in right under $500. He’s ecstatic. I’m ecstatic for him. And I’m truly humbled by you all.
By Felipe’s request, I’ll be hanging onto those monies in their own little separate account, and then paying the production company directly. I can’t wait to share his new creations with you once they’re complete!
You can listen to one of his newest songs with the group right now, called Acuerdate, which I love (he’s singing the intro and main chorus): Acuerdate, C4
And, again, you can hear his solo work here (more to come, thanks to you!):
http://www.nirval.com/
You can even follow him on Twitter – he’s amassed quite the following!
http://www.twitter.com/felipelabrinp
When we got together the other night, he snapped this photo. I’m in the background reading your emails aloud (and drinking wine), and he’s hamming it up, as per usual. The benefit of having Latin Pop Star friends? They sing to you. The drawbacks of having Latin Pop Star friends? They sing to you. Aaaaand your concierge has to march upstairs to your apartment to sternly let you know that there’s been a complaint for “too much singing.” You’re right, officer! You got us! 
So there you have it. Ze updates.
You can expect things to start getting pretty wild around here. We’re going full speed, and we’re coming at you, baby. #notacreepysentenceatall
Until next time, remember to say no to mullets, drink more vodka, like the TMFproject Facebook page, say hi to the girls, debate how much lasering your “bikini area” would actually hurt, and sing so loudly that it disturbs your neighbors.
Overall, I’d say this was a pretty useful post, wouldn’t you?
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