05/09/25 - Wakie Wakie 4:44

Welcome to Your 444 Newsletter!

Where speed, access, and results collide.

Today’s topic?
Why going solo is the slowest route to success — and how proximity to the right people collapses time.

Let me hit you with some truth…

Most entrepreneurs I meet are exhausted.
They’re doing 16-hour days.
Missing time with the people they claim they’re doing it all for.
Chasing goals with no real plan, hoping it’ll all “pay off soon.”

But here’s the kicker: the ones inside the Deal Maker Alliance?
They’re flipping $15MM deals before lunch.
They’re wiping out $160K in debt in one strategic move.
They’re stacking cash while working less.

Why?

Because they’re not grinding alone anymore.

Step into the Deal Maker Alliance
You don’t need to reinvent the wheel when you can join a pit crew that already knows how to win.

4 Thoughts to Reflect On

1. Isolation is expensive.
   Just because you can figure it out alone doesn’t mean you should.

2. Real momentum comes from proximity.
   Being around operators who already solved what’s slowing you down is the real cheat code.

3. Strategy without speed is just a slow death.
   You need fast feedback and people who push you — not just plans in a notebook.

4. Rooms change results.
   When the standard is high, you rise — fast.

4 Lessons I’ve Learned

1. You don’t get bonus points for doing it the hard way.
   The market only rewards execution, not effort.

2. Confidence grows faster when you’re not the smartest in the room.
   Smart people stretch you. That’s a good thing.

3. It’s not about how hard you work.
   It’s about how fast you adjust and execute.

4. I built more in 6 months inside the right rooms than I did in 6 years grinding solo.
   That’s not hype. That’s math.

4 Challenges for You This Week

1. Audit your calendar.
   How much of your week is spent on growth vs. just getting by?

2. Ask yourself: “Who’s already done what I’m trying to do?”
   Then go get near them.

3. Find one area where you’re stuck and ask for help.
   If no one around you can help, that’s the problem.

4. Get in the damn room.

Apply for the Deal Maker Alliance and collapse the time between where you are and where you should be.

You can keep trying to figure it out alone.

Or you can shortcut the game by learning from people already playing it at a higher level.

If you’re serious about moving faster and winning bigger, you know where to find us.

Doors are open. Let’s go.

Talk soon,
Mark Evans DM