Week of January 5, 2026
The person who controls lead generation controls everything in business.
Identity Before Tactics:
This is the order of identity:
Marketing comes first.
General Marketing (Branding)
Direct Response Marketing
The Power Formula:
Key Insight: Marketing doesn't END at the transaction - it begins again! You market to prospects AND you market to buyers.
The Marketing Loop: Attention → Trust → Transaction → Ascension → Repeat
The perpetual business cycle:
Capture → Connect → Convert → Compound
"Trust is a game of CONSISTENCY"
"If you studied just these three, you'd have everything you need."
"Like let this tattoo itself on your soul."
| C | Meaning | Application |
|---|---|---|
| Clarity | Clear thinking | AI as Thinking Partner, not Content Machine |
| Creation | Content creation | Speed up content, not dilute truth |
| Conversion | Sales conversion | Make selling lethal, set up the sale |
| Consistency | Consistent output | Collapse 5-20 hours into 2-3 hours/week |
Application Principles:
"WHAT IS AI SOURCING IF I AM NOT PART OF THAT SOURCE?"
Garrett's Self-Experiment (June): Let AI lead for 1 month:
"You let this shit run you, you're fucked. You think this is some miracle cure, it's not."
Statistics: 51-53% of all online communication is bots. 37% of those are aggressive/destructive.
Choose between: Alex Hormozi ($100M Offers, $100M Leads), Russell Brunson (Expert Secrets, DotCom Secrets, Traffic Secrets), or Dan Kennedy (foundational direct response). Time Commitment: 15-20 minutes per day minimum.
Listen to content at 2x speed during Gym/Commute. Read their emails. Study their sales funnels. BUY their products to see how they market. Study not just as a customer - study as a marketer.
Google your full name. Click through all tabs: general, videos, images. Document what shows up on Page 1. Ask: Does this build ATTENTION and TRUST?
Review your last 10 content pieces/outreach. Classify each as: General Marketing OR Direct Response. Note: Which got better results?
Attention: Where am I getting attention? Where NOT? Trust: Where am I CONSISTENT? Where INCONSISTENT? What's the last touchpoint someone sees from me?
Map your current customer journey. Where does marketing currently end? What's your ascension offer after first transaction? Are you marketing to BUYERS or only to prospects?
Work through the prompt categories: Clarity (1-4), Attention (5-7), Trust (8-10), Transaction (11-14), Ascension (15-16), Consistency (17-19). Document which ones are most helpful.
Create ChatGPT Project/Channel OR your own system. Feed it with: Stacks (Prayer/Bible), Content examples, Client Avatars, Results & Feedback. Goal: 60-70% of your input = Anointed Intelligence.
Run a self-check:
Test Garrett's Stack: 10-12 pages of your own input → ChatGPT Processing → Grammarly (Language/Tone) → Google Docs (Final Review) → Deploy. Document the difference to direct AI output.