🧠 The First Million | 27 June 2025 Edition

💸 Millionaire Mindset

Becoming a millionaire isn’t just about strategy — it’s about identity.

If you want to hit 7 figures, you must start thinking, acting, and investing like someone who already has.

Every millionaire I know invests in three key areas:

1. Skills — they never stop learning

2. Leverage — they buy back their time

3. Assets — they let their money work for them

👉 It’s not about working harder — it’s about working smarter, with purpose and a plan.

🌍 Affairs & Money Moves

AI Is About to Eat 40% of Jobs — But Here’s the Bigger Picture

According to IMF and McKinsey, up to 40% of jobs will be affected by AI, and that number rises to 60% in advanced economies. This isn’t speculation anymore — it’s reality.

Here’s what this means for entrepreneurs:

• AI won’t replace you — but someone using AI might

• Repetitive, task-based roles will be automated

• The winners will be those who adopt, not resist

If you’re not investing in AI tools, upskilling your team, or reshaping your business processes — you risk falling behind.

This is why I constantly review my own businesses for automation opportunities — from customer support to lead qualification to internal SOPs.

👉 Every wave of innovation creates two kinds of people:

Those who ride it… and those who get washed out.

💡 Money-Making Tip of the Week

Audit Your Calendar — and Buy Back Your Time

Here’s a simple but powerful exercise I do every quarter:

1. Print your last 2–3 weeks of calendar entries

2. Label every task as either:

• $10/hr work

• $100/hr work

• $1,000/hr work

Then ask:

→ Where am I spending time that doesn’t reflect my value?

→ What can I delegate, automate, or delete?

You’ll be shocked how much time gets lost in low-leverage tasks.

Time is your most valuable currency. Use it like a millionaire would — on strategy, relationships, and revenue growth.

📈 Investment Insight of the Week

Slater Growth Fund — Out of Favour, and That’s Why I’m Buying

I’ve been increasing my position in the Slater Growth Fund, managed by Mark Slater, son of legendary investor Jim Slater — author of the classic book The Zulu Principle 📘.

Why it matters:

Jim Slater’s approach was simple but powerful:

• Focus on small-cap stocks with high growth potential

• Use the PEG ratio (P/E divided by growth) to find undervalued growth

• Watch for director buying and strong balance sheets

• Ignore hype, focus on numbers + momentum

While recent performance has lagged, this often signals undervalued opportunities.

👉 I’m personally increasing my position — because I’d rather be early in value than late in hype.

If you haven’t read The Zulu Principle, grab it here — it’s one of the best investment books ever written.

🛠 Tool of the Week

Perplexity AI — Your Instant Research Assistant

Perplexity is like ChatGPT, Google, and a research analyst — rolled into one.

Why I use it:

• Ask it for market trends, summaries, insights

• Pull citations from real-time web sources

• Cut research time by 90%

Use it to:

→ Prepare pitches

→ Get summaries of long reports

→ Research competitors

→ Stay sharp on market shifts

👉 Super useful for business owners, content creators, and investors. Try it out at perplexity.ai

📊 Alan’s Business Update

Big things happening behind the scenes…

🔍 I’m currently deep in a mastermind focused on acquiring businesses

Knowledge is power — and learning how to buy revenue instead of building it from scratch is a game-changer. Acquisition is the new growth.

📊 We’re finalising the budget for the next financial year

Budgets aren’t boring — they’re a blueprint for clarity and confidence.

If you don’t know your numbers, you can’t scale.

🎾 Today, we’re hosting the Agility Comms Corporate Padel Championships at Destination Padel!

Over 40 amazing clients, partners, and friends coming together for sport and networking — this is what community looks like.

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