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👉 Marketing persuasion techniques 
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👉 Turning those prospects into clients
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👉 Creating an EFFECTIVE website
👉 Turning your website into a marketing machine

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Digital marketing for the financial services industry

Manda Szewczyk

Am I the only one who can't view posts with PDFs or PDF carousels?

Is this a LinkedIn thing, or a me thing? 

I haven't been able to see them for about a week. They just show up as a grey loading box.

They are working fine on mobile (in the app and the browser), but I can't see them at all when I'm on my laptop. 

I checked Reddit and it looks like it's not just me having this issue.

What about you? 

For those of you who use LinkedIn on a laptop or desktop computer, can you see PDF or PDF carousel posts in your feed?

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Can you see PDF or PDF Carousel Posts in your desktop LinkedIn feed?

CEO at GO! Coaching | Helping 10,000+ growth-minded loan officers win in business and life

Sales saved my life. 

In 1985, my parents and I emigrated Iran for better opportunities in the United States. 

We left everything and everyone. 

My mom could not get a job at McDonald’s and my Father was earning $3.75 an hour as a shoe salesman. 

We lived in a 600 sq foot apartment and moved multiple times and by the age of 14, I was working. 

I started off as a car porter and janitor and then learned how to market and rent apartments and then eventually sell cars (all by the age of 18).

School was not my thing. 

I barely graduated high school (1.7 GPA). 

I dropped out of college. 

I became a telemarketer for a small mortgage brokerage 

I made over 50,000+ cold calls and quickly became the top telemarketer in the country. 

English is my second language, but sales is my first language. 

I became BUY-lingual. 

At the age of 25, I purchased my first property: a 17-unit apartment building for $1M that I still own today and amassed 100 units before ever leaving my parents home. 

As a residential loan officer, I’ve also personally funded over $1B in home loan volume and $100M+ yearly from 2019 to 2022 alone. 

As a Co-Founder and CEO of GO! Coaching, we achieved 8 figure yearly revenue within four years of inception (all through impacting hundreds of careers). 

Not bad for an immigrant kid from Iran. 

Selling is the most important skill you must seek. 

Understanding how to illustrate your value verbally, visually and textually, will open doors you won’t believe. 

And I’m walking proof.  

And if you’ve read this far, I have a promise for you: 

Every day, I will share one specific business gem to help you think better, do better, and to be better.  

I do, I learn, I share. 

Let's win together. 

🤜🤛

- Amir 


Email: amir@gocoaching.io
Instagram: @amirsyed 
Twitter: @realAmirSyed
Instagram: @amirsyed and @bankofamirica
YouTube: @amirhsyed

Amir Syed

This guy was an old high school friend, so it could've gotten ugly. But instead:

1. He brought me that deal without even putting it on the open market. It was extremely easy to close.

2. The cashflow from that property saved my mortgage business in the 2008 financial crises.

3. Today, it's worth millions more than what I paid for it. It's a gift that keeps on giving and giving.

Not every act of kindness will lead to a deal.

Obviously.

And that's not why we're kind to people.

But it's a great little bonus.

Sales is often seen as a last resort. Something most people avoid and distract themselves from doing. 

But that is the lifeline to EVERY business. 

The most successful people are ALWAYS selling.

For me, that means:

- Running ads on IG and FB
- Curating high-value content
- Subtly selling in all my content
- Making new connections constantly
- Keeping in flow with old connections too

Early in my career, it also meant making thousands of cold calls and sending thousands of cold messages.

Sales is not optional.
Sales is not a last resort.
Sales is not something to dread.

It's oxygen for your business and brand. 

"If we're all going to eat, somebody has to sell." - Ken Griffin

The most truly successful people are the ones who find the perfect middle ground between being:

1. Kind, fair, caring, and authentic
2. Confident and self-respecting

I've talked to a lot of new GO! students who are too shy. It's a big reason they don't get enough loans.

I've also talked to a bunch who were too aggressive. They just jump into the sale right away.

If you want to win, find that middle ground.

Something like:

"That guy/gal is a great person, and not someone that can be taken advantage of."

That's the vibe you're looking for.

Find it.

My parents didn't give me money.

But they did give me:

- Unconditional love
- Incredible wisdom
- Immigrant work ethic
- Strong personal and family values
- Confidence in doing anything I set my mind to

Which means they gave me everything.

If your parents are still alive, like mine are, that's a gift. Show gratitude by giving them a call.

One day, you won't be able to.

And you'll wish you had done that more.

Happy Valentine's Day to the most important person in my life. We've been together 15 years now.

Things that make our marriage better:

1. Weekly date night
2. Monthly full-day date
3. Daily tech-free talk time
4. Monthly marriage counseling
5. Vacation (no kids) twice a year

Those give us:

- Good times to enjoy together
- Lots of quality communication
- Time to be just a couple, not always parents too
- Opportunity to fix tiny issues before they get big

Who you marry is not just a romantic partner. They're your partner in your career, raising kids, and more.

Choose that person wisely.

Then put intentional effort into improving your relationship, just as you put time into your career or company.

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