"The difference between those who break through and those who stay stuck isn't talent or resources, it's the willingness to identify their primary bottleneck and apply the breakthrough solution immediately. This is your moment." 

Hey ,

Five years.

Sixty months.

1,825 mornings waking up knowing I had something valuable to offer…

And struggling to earn $250 in a month.

Not because I was lazy.

Not because I wasn’t helping people.

But because I was trapped inside an invisible prison...

One I now call The Identity Bottleneck.

It’s a silent killer of 90% of coaching and consulting practices.

It doesn’t just slow you down...

It strangles your pricing power, your visibility, and your authority until your dreams run out of oxygen.

Like I shared in previous emails...

I ran PowerIdeas, a monthly subscription packed with valuable personal and business development insights.

People told me they loved it.

They thanked me for the wisdom.

They shared my content.

But when it came to paying premium prices for my expertise?

Silence.

#sipscoffeetoconsolehimself

For five years....

I worked harder and harder....

Thinking more effort would unlock more income.

It didn’t.

Because effort doesn’t fix an identity problem.

#pausesfordramticeffect

I discovered there are six choke points where brilliant people get stuck:

1. Identity Paralysis – “I don’t know what makes me special.”
2. Pricing Paralysis – “I don’t know what to charge.”
3. Authority Invisibility – “No one knows who I am.”
4. Client Attraction Drought – “I can’t get quality prospects.”
5. Sales Conversion Block – “I get calls but can’t close.”
6. Client Results Inconsistency – “Some clients win, others don’t.”

Most of us never escape Bottleneck #1: Identity Paralysis.

We keep asking, “What makes me different?”

While years and opportunities pass us by.

That used to be me. #sigh

Anyways....

In year 5...

I stopped asking, “What makes me special?”

and started asking,

“Who specifically needs what I already have?”

The answer hit like hot fufu in the face on a hamattan saturday:

Bankers who wanted to advance their careers without going back to Lagos Business School.

Same content.

Same expertise.

Different identity.

That one shift took me from struggling to hit $250/month to $150,000 in a single year…

And built a multimillion-naira practice in under three.

Here's a quick 24 hour breakthrough plan for 3 of the six

Bottleneck #1: Identity Paralysis

Trap: Endlessly studying competitors for your “unique angle.”

Breakthrough: The Past Pain Excavation Method.

• List 3 costly mistakes (time, money, pain) you’ve made in the last 5 years.
• Identify what you learned that others haven’t yet.
• Find people making those same mistakes.
• Position yourself as the person who prevents them.

Bottleneck #2: Pricing Paralysis

Trap: Pricing based on what YOU can afford.

Breakthrough: The Problem Cost Multiplier.

• Ask: “What’s this problem costing you monthly?”
• Multiply by 12.
• Set price at 10–20% of annual cost.
• Frame as stopping financial bleeding, not buying a service.

Bottleneck #3: Authority Invisibility

Trap: Creating content that educates but doesn’t generate leads.

Breakthrough: The Contrarian Insight Formula.

• Identify a belief 90% of your industry holds.
• Share why it’s wrong, backed by proof.
• Tease your better approach without giving it all away.

When you break through ONE bottleneck, the others begin to fall.

Solve identity, and pricing confidence appears.

Solve pricing, and authority rises.

Solve authority, and attraction becomes magnetic.

Which bottleneck is YOUR primary trap?

Pick one. Apply the breakthrough today. Document the shift.

I spent 5 years in the dark because I didn’t know these bottlenecks existed.

You don’t have to.

The difference between a $250/month coach and a $250K/year market leader isn’t talent or luck.

It’s the speed at which you identify and destroy the bottleneck holding you hostage.

If you want the full, expanded playbook for breaking through all six bottlenecks, the same one that took me from invisible to in demand reply with “BREAKTHROUGH” and I’ll send it to you once I'm done with it.

I’m only sending it FREE to those who reply this week before midnight Sunday.

Once I put it up for sale...

It's no longer free.

This is The Certain Way.

Get out of your own way.

CTM

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