03/30/25 - Wakie Wakie 4:44

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Mark Evans DM
March 30, 2025

Welcome to Your 444 Newsletter!

Where clarity, cash flow, and common sense collide.

Today’s topic
Knowing when to keep pushing… and when to pivot.

Most entrepreneurs don’t fail because their idea is bad.
They fail because they don’t know if it’s still worth fighting for.

When leads are dead silent, sales are flatlining, and your DMs are nothing but bots and spam… it’s easy to start second-guessing everything.

But here’s the truth.
You’re not stuck because you suck.
You’re stuck because something inside the business is broken, and no one’s telling you what it is.

Want straight-up feedback on what’s really going on?
Hit reply and tell me where you’re stuck.
What you’re working on.
What’s not happening that should be.

I’ll tell you exactly where the cracks are hiding.

4 Thoughts to Reflect On

  1. If nothing is working, it doesn’t always mean the offer is bad. But it does mean your approach probably is.

  2. Isolation is a killer. The more stuck you feel, the more you need real feedback from someone outside your head.

  3. Feelings lie. Numbers don’t. Your bank account doesn’t care about how hard you’re working.

  4. You might be one small shift away from it all clicking. But you’ll never find it if you keep guessing.

4 Lessons I’ve Learned

  1. The longer you delay asking for help, the longer you stay broke.

  2. Trying harder doesn’t fix a broken machine. It just burns you out.

  3. If the model is off, no amount of motivation will save it.

  4. Most businesses don’t need more hustle. They need better decisions.

4 Challenges to Tackle This Week

  1. Look at your last 30 days of work. Are those actions tied to sales or just keeping busy?

  2. Ask a trusted advisor or mentor to give you unfiltered feedback on what they see.

  3. Cut one thing you’ve been doing just to “feel productive.”

  4. Hit reply. Let me know what’s really going on. Let’s fix it together.

"You can't improve what you don't measure.”
— Peter Drucker

You don’t need more motivation.
You need clarity.

And the fastest way to get it?
Have someone who’s been where you are… show you what you’re missing.

Hit reply and tell me what’s going on in your business.
I’ll give it to you straight.

See you at the top,
Mark Evans DM

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