I am a bit fucked off with myself at the moment. An angry pirate maybe.

Have you ever gained something good and then lost it?

I think this is why I feel like slapping myself silly.

I spent the last two years, getting myself into incredible shape… I was tracking so well.

Strongest I’d ever been in my life at 50.

I had visible abs for crying out loud.🫩😢

Slowly though, over the last few months I’ve allowed things to slip.

My eating has gone to shit. My exercise has been half-hearted. I have felt disconnected from my goals.

The other day, I downed this massive bar of chocolate on my walk home so I would not have to share it with kids.

I think my future lies in being one of the Teletubbies😂

This is way too much self reflection for a Facebook post I realise this.

It is frustrating to achieve something good and then lose it though.

Loads of people were sending me messages to say that my fitness journey had inspired them.

There is a sense that I’ve let those people down also.

Here’s the rub though, this is not a beat Geoff up post at all.

This is me, telling you that I am ridiculously committed to being truthful and transparent.

If I share my wins then I’ve got to also share my challenges too.

Success is never a straight line.

No one wins all the time.

Sometimes we fuck up, fail and have to start over.

And that is okay, the most important thing for me is to not stay in a place of defeat.

To get up.

To go again.

To fix my eyes back on the horizon.

I have a session with my trainer again this afternoon.

I am going to double down on my goals and get in the best shape ever.

Whatever you’ve lost, you can find it again too.

G.x

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A dozen, dirty, rotten, incredibly gifted, sea merchants who are joining our ship for our August voyage.

In case you are a bit dim 😂🏴‍☠️ a Modern Day Pirate is a solo business owner who wants to make their entire life, a huge big adventure.

I prepared this slide for our pirates in advance of the call…

I expect there to be loads of questions.

They are going to resist me.

Might even get mutinous so I gotta be ready 😂

It is easy to stay comfortable.

It is simpler to keep your head down.

It’s safer to wait and hope that someone picks you.

There is not much adventure to be found there though…

In August our voyage is simple.

Together, we’re each going to build a captivating online presence where every pirate is 3 times more visible.

Nothing good happens when you are hiding from your dreams.

If you are hungry for adventure, please comment “Pirate” below and I will “try” and squeeze you in😱.

There are only 3 bunks left + one dirty old hammock up on deck.

Is it time you did something different?

Geoff “Sausage Hands” Talbot⚔️

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People are connecting not because of proximity, not because of blood, not even because of ritual or belief… Instead because of soul.

We don’t have to:

• have the same genes

• live in the same city

• do the same job

What matters is do we carry the same inherent sense of adventure and self-determination.

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Here’s the big idea:

If you’re too hard to find, you’re missing out on relationships, opportunities, and business.

Authenticity alone isn’t enough. A remarkable social media presence comes from living a remarkable life, then sharing that journey so the right people can find you.

Use this video to begin creating your Remarkable Rope.

This month we’re taking on a 30-day challenge to become more visible, build a stronger personal brand, and create more meaningful conversations online.

If you’d like to join us, comment “Challenge” below or send me a message, and I’ll show you the two ways you can come aboard.

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Not everyone wants to live their 80-plus years on earth as an adventure.

However, if you are drawn to pursue a brave, wildly successful life where you set sail for one horizon after another, then you are going to want to surround yourself with a crew of people who hunger and thirst for adventure too.

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Here are 10 ways to spot a fellow pirate in 2026:

#1. It’s the glint of magic in their eyes, the reflection of the horizon, an echo of their dreams. There is always something they are pursuing and an adventure they’ll never forget.

#2. When they don’t agree with something, they will tell you. They might be polite, or they might strike you with a blunt sword, but they will never be ambiguous.

#3. They will talk more about the future than they talk about the past. Old adventures are remembered, but new adventures will be whispered on the daily.

#4. You’ll be shocked by their ambition; they won’t be thinking small and qualifying their success in gentle ways. The horizon is wide, and they are charging towards it.

#5. You’ll feel excited and energised when you are around them.

#6. They will struggle to play by the rules and respect the norms. They don’t like dry land, being chained to a desk, or the white picket fence.

#7. There is an almost foolish openness to the pirate’s heart. Within 3 seconds, you’ll know how they are feeling in any particular moment.

#8. They will have failed a lot, and painful though it is, it cannot stop them from pursuing more adventure.

#9. Mischief. They will tease, mock, and joke around a lot. A good pirate does not sulk in his bunk for long.

#10. Loyalty. They’ll always have your back when you are on the ship, because your thirst for adventure makes you like “blood” to them.

Are you a pirate?

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Do xyz and you’ll get this amazing result.

Just this week, I’ve had several messages…

What’s the hack?

Can I pinch your content?

Tell me your secret?

And all of it is kind of bullshit.

It’s the filthy manure that keeps the Internet marketing machines turning over. And yet I’m here to tell you, there really is only one secret…

Sure you might win a while or make a lot of money by stirring up trouble or promising something false… But none of that will last.

This week, I’m taking a bunch of brave pirates on a trip to horizon where the real treasure lives. Comment “Guest” if you want a pass to board the ship.

Look at the diagram below:

The only way to create a remarkable social media presence, that sticks, that is authentic, that feels great to create content for every single week, is to do what this graphic illustrates.

Figure out what you are here on earth to do, and then do it full noise, 100%, with total commitment, overcoming every challenge, never giving up, always being you.

And then authentically share your story on social, so the others are inspired to work with you, to tell others about you, and to follow your example.

If this resonates with you, if you’re tired of all the crap… Comment “guest” and I’ll give you the goods.

Geoff.x

Our Modern Day Pirates Guild August Focus is…

Social Media for People Building Their Own Thing. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Now keep reading this if you want to use social media in a positive way that makes our world a little better…

This month within our private, paid, and growing community of ambitious Solopreneurs (pirates) we are going to:

1. Clarify your voice

2. Massively increase your visibility

3. 3X your engagement

4. Simplify your strategy

5. Grow your following

These are all new, innovative strategies designed to help people who are building their own careers.

Comment “INFO” if any of this describes who you are or what you want.

☀️Session One: Share Your Goals and Attract Your People.

The right people will be drawn to you when they know your mission. Expressed in the right way, your goals can be very inspiring to others. We will use both curiosity and story here to create compelling content.

☀️Session Two: Make your Voice Irresistible and Captivating.

Social media is noisy and extreme beige and bland, with an avalanche of shitty AI content being pumped onto the channels. None of this matters when you escape the algorithms and unleash your voice.

☀️Session Three: Everything Grows Through Conversations

In this workshop, you’ll start creating predictable opportunities for your business by generating real, life-giving, and tangible conversations with people online. This works on every channel.

☀️Session Four: Catalytic Connections and How to Build a Following Rich in People Who Energize You.

You don’t need a lot of people; you need the right people. You can build a very successful business with just 100 great connections. In this session, we will use social media to help you find your people.

☀️Session Five: Establish Influential Relationships with People Who Move the Needle Considerably for You.

Most people just post on social and hope for likes. The method you will learn here is our CoCreator Relationship Building Framework. You will connect, CoCreate, and form very profitable relationships with 20 people who open doors for you.

💥👉 These are our sessions. If you want to join us, comment “INFO” below.

I will only be adding 16 new members to our Guild this month. When we are full, we are full. Doors close.

Geoff.x

Note: This is me standing at the crossroads wondering if you will use social media for good, or not…

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Because I want to build a community where successful people become fully alive in every single dimension of their lives.❤️ I want this for me and I want this for others.

This is my…

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We do this through five pillars.

⚓ COURAGEOUS GOALS™

Using our 3-Word Goals™ system, you’ll set powerful, irresistible goals in every area of your life, so success isn’t confined to your business or your bank account.

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Post more often.

Be more consistent.

Work the algorithms.

Do whatever it takes to get attention. It’s exhausting.

But the gurus tell them they must, so they inhale...

A huge amount of content.

Dozens of different strategies.

A comprehensive library of hooks.

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I’m staring at my clothes through the glass at the laundromat, watching them go round and round and round.

I reckon life feels just like that for some very successful people.

Everyone’s watching you through the glass, as you hustle and grind your way to success.

There’s no freedom in the washtub though, you go wherever that bastard…

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I had mine.

I still do.

And yet for a while I forgot myself, the stressors of this world, the opinions of others, fell upon me like thick mist, and I couldn’t see the horizon anymore.

And yet, just because you cannot see your dreams anymore, just because you cannot feel them, doesn’t mean they don’t exist.

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I taught this to twenty people on our Modern Day Pirate Guild Zoom yesterday.

There are two big shifts required if you want to have a wild, fully alive, incredibly successful life in 2026.

1. You have to commit to living the biggest life possible. That look…

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Clawing at the surface of the pool, I was surely about to drown.

He was in an expensive Wall Street-style suit; he threw himself into the icy water and lifted my small body out of the pool.

He saved my life.

His name was Graham, and I have never seen him since.

Moments in life.

When we have the …

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And, oh, how he damn tried…

He used all the foolproof regular pirate tricks that his uncle, the Great Pirate Jim, had taught him.

He drank a whole bottle of gin in one breath right in front of her.

He told her filthy tales of his many great and sordid adventures across the ocean.

He farted loudly for a full…

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