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The Playbook With David Meltzer

The Brutal Truth About Breaking Through

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I respond to real questions from entrepreneurs navigating pricing, purpose, and growth. One speaker shares his journey from jail to building a 400-person trading community, asking how to make money and get on stages without overcharging. I talk about using proximity as a business model, how credibility connects to guarantees, and why post-production content matters more than the speech itself. I also answer questions on scaling niche businesses, attracting high-level clients, and maintaining quality without burning out. From relationship dynamics to redefining happiness, I break down how consistency, clarity, and audience awareness can turn challenges into lasting opportunities.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I was in and out of jail a lot when I was younger. I'm 26 now. I'm 19, or I was 19 and I'm 26 now.

0:05.8

I have a community of around 3 to 400 people where I teach young adults and kids how to get

0:10.4

involved in pay trading, investing in crypto modern now. I get challenged between charging and

0:16.9

offering free education. That way I can help more people because I come from a very small town and very bad background,

0:22.2

but that's a better word.

0:23.4

My challenge, I guess, for growing in this year is how can I make more money and get onto the

0:28.8

stages if I'm not really charging and I am charging, but without overcharging.

0:34.9

Okay, so when we're speakers, the way that we monetize speaking is through proximity.

0:41.2

So understanding that you may not be paid to speak, but understanding that there's a value of

0:47.6

proximity to the expertise that you have, which is crypto and trading and has great value

0:52.0

regardless of your age.

0:53.7

And so when we start thinking about before we step on a stage, if I'm not being paid,

0:58.8

then what is my objective of being here? What's the value that I'm looking for?

1:02.5

I know the value I want to provide, giving people more what they like and what they don't like,

1:07.9

what they know, what they don't know, what works, what doesn't work.

1:11.0

But what value do I want to receive to create that infinite loop of giving, to have an abundant

1:15.7

opportunity that all of you. So for me, I look at things in the realm since I'm speaking of proximity.

1:22.4

So when I have everybody around me here, this is free. I do 200 of these a year, but I still want to entice you to be

1:29.4

proximate to me. So I may mention it an answer. Come to my free Friday trainings. I've done free

1:34.8

Friday trainings for over 26 years. The replays are available. They're absolutely free. If you don't

1:39.6

have my book, I will sign, send, pay for shipping, pay for the book. Call me, leave me your address.

1:45.1

I will do that.

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