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I take notes on everything. My problem wasn't really about taking notes. It was finding them again. So I've been using this Kindle Scribe and look, I've thrown every smart notebook into a drawer somewhere, seriously. And this is the only one that sticks. And here's why. First, it actually feels like paper. You like to swipe it like you do a piece of paper. It's got this textured screen. There's no apps, no notifications, nothing buzzing at me. Good for ADD people like me. So it's just me and the page. That alone is worth it. But the part that got me is the AI. After a meeting where I've taken extensive notes, I'm able to quickly summarize my handwritten notes into clear, legible recap. And this is wild. I can ask my notebook a question like... What did I commit to in my last call with Rob? And it just scans everything and tells me with no scrolling and no hunting. It's basically a notebook that hands you the answer instead of making you dig for it. So that's what I'm working on right now. What are you working on? Whatever it is, you can build it on a Kindle scribe. I love mine. I really do love this thing.

Okay, here's the thing I keep coming back to with Caleb. The reason his show exists is because people aren't always able to see themselves or to audit themselves. Sometimes you need someone on the outside to open your books and tell you what's actually going on. And guess what? If you own a business, the stakes of not having expert knowledge guiding you are existential. That's actually why I founded something called the Growth Boardroom. The Boardroom is an on-demand board of advisors for business owners doing seven, eight, or nine figures a year. Our advisors have a great experience in finance, ops, marketing, hiring, and strategy, and they're going to be really honest with you. because they're your outside eyes to look at the reality of your business and help you unlock the next level of growth for your business. All business owners, from mom and pop shops to Silicon Valley unicorns, have blind spots. And dear God, have I seen this lately after working with thousands of owners. The best businesses, they have an outside advisor that tells you the things you don't wanna hear. because I can almost guarantee you're making every big million dollar decision by yourself and you think and pray you're right. And often you are not. After seeing as many deals as we've seen, I can safely tell you most small business owners, fail in their business, not because of competitors, not because of the market, because of dumb things they do inside of their business. The smartest operators often have the biggest blind spots. So if this is you and you run a business that is scaling to a million dollars plus in revenue, you should apply to join the boardroom. It is the only place where people will tell you the truth about your business. And I will start by being the one to do so.

In Hammer Elite, we have three really good high quality premium shows that we make. It's like its own network on a daily basis. Oh, is that where your premium channel on YouTube that you can subscribe to? And so it's all done on YouTube. Yep. It's all done on YouTube. And then we have the off-platform version at hammerelite.com. So wherever people want to be, we don't have a preference. That's actually huge to have 110,000 people subscribing. Yeah. 10 bucks a month.