06/18/25 - Wakie Wakie 4:44

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Mark Evans DM
June 18, 2025

Welcome to Your 444 Newsletter!

Where calm minds, strong circles, and real strategy collide.

Today’s topic?
Why smart entrepreneurs ignore the panic and build anyway.

Tariff headlines just dropped again.
And right on cue, the doomsday crew is melting down.

But here’s the truth most people never hear:

If you need perfect conditions to grow, you are not building a real business.
You are gambling with hope and headlines.

Winners don’t wait for calm waters.
They learn how to navigate any storm.

Join the Deal Maker Alliance
The room is already moving. You just need to step in.

4 Thoughts to Reflect On

  1. Economic headlines are not a business plan.
    Reacting to every headline means you are playing defense forever.

  2. Most people do not have a business problem.
    They have a circle problem. Wrong inputs, wrong peers, wrong advice.

  3. Panic is contagious. So is clarity.
    The people you are around will either feed your fear or sharpen your focus.

  4. You do not need calm. You need capability.
    When you have access to the right minds, the chaos becomes a playground.

4 Lessons I’ve Learned

  1. The market always shifts.
    Your job is not to predict it. It is to move regardless.

  2. Private conversations lead to real opportunities.
    Most of the best deals never hit social media. They happen in trusted rooms.

  3. You cannot see clearly from inside the panic.
    You need people around you who stay grounded and sharp no matter what.

  4. Your circle determines your ceiling.
    The right room makes you think bigger, act faster, and build smarter.

4 Challenges for You This Week

  1. Audit your circle.
    Who do you talk to when things go sideways? Are they helping or hurting?

  2. Watch your inputs.
    Cut the noise. Limit media. Start listening to people with results, not reactions.

  3. Reach out to someone winning right now.
    Ask what they are focused on. Learn from their moves.

  4. Click here and apply to the Deal Maker Alliance.
    Do not wait for another headline to remind you that you are alone in the wrong room.

"The best time to expand is when others are contracting.”
— Sam Zell

If the headlines are making you nervous, that is your cue.
Get around people who see what is really happening.

Because while others are pausing, we are building.

To bold moves and smarter circles,

Mark Evans DM