Why List Building is Like Making Pancakes While Being Chased by Bees!

Imagine, if you will… the following.

Imagine you’re making pancakes – that perfect, golden stack, all fluffy and buttery. Now, picture you’re doing this while sprinting away from a swarm of angry bees. Sounds like a wild morning, right? But guess what? That’s exactly what list-building feels like sometimes.

So here you are, mixing up your pancake batter (aka your email content), trying to make sure it’s the right consistency: light, fluffy, and just right. But then… EEEK!

You hear a BZZZZZ-a bee buzzes by, distracting you as you try to flip that pancake, hoping it doesn’t turn into a burnt mess. (as you mentally think about, didn’t I replace the window screens)?

*Bees?* Why bees?

The bees represent your distractions: social media, constant emails, even that weird squirrel outside your window that keeps trying to steal your coffee.

You’re trying to keep your focus, but every time you get close to a perfect flip (a shiny new subscriber), something throws you off track!

And yet, with each bee buzz (distraction) and every flip (subscriber gained), you’re getting better, faster, and more skilled.

That stack of pancakes?

That’s your email list, growing bigger and tastier with every move!

Each pancake you flip represents another step in building your email empire – sure, there are a few flips that end up on the floor (dropped leads), but you keep moving forward, avoiding the bees, leveling up and getting those perfect pancakes (subscribers) rockin’ like nobody’s business!

The secret?

Don’t let the bees stop you!

Yes, they’ll be there, buzzing and stinging, but the pancakes (your email list subscribers) won’t make themselves!

You’ve got to dig deep into your Inner Hero, keep fighting, keep flipping, keep mixing, and keep serving up that sweet, sweet list-building goodness, no matter how many bees are chasing you.

Remember: Pancakes, bees, and emails – they’re all better with a little persistence and a whole lot of inspirational goodness.

Enjoy!