PERSONAL UPDATE …

It’s been an “interesting” summer.

I think that’s true for most people. Life is full of challenges, adventures and constant change.

We always “think” that life will be like it is right now forever and of course it never stays that way.

I have a lot of young friends.

They help me stay in touch with life, meaning and purpose.

That’s good because, when you get to a “certain” age, you’ve seen so much and feel like you’ve done it all.

Young people keep reminding me that as long as you are alive, there’s more adventure ahead of you.

My Dad is now 91 and has been falling a lot. He’s receiving hospice care and I’m not sure how much longer he will last.

I’m hoping to see my Mom and Dad when I go out to Denver in a couple weeks for the Impact Event.

I remember Dad when he was my age and it wasn’t that long ago.

I took a big step back this summer and thought about the future.

I looked at options for where I wanted to live, how I wanted to work and support myself and the people I love and what I wanted to create for lasting impact.

I decided that I wanted to do less things, but do them better.

That’s why I’m so thrilled about what I’m doing right now.

Life is coming down to just a few key projects.

  1. My new book — to represent my meaning and purpose in life.
  2. My new movie — to reach millions of people with.
  3. My masterminds — to touch peoples lives personally with depth and purpose.
  4. My Impact Event — to be the event for thought leaders who want to create impact.
  5. The Impact Action Plan — to be the blueprint for people who want to reach millions with their ideas, products and services.
  6. The Impact Foundation — to continue impact beyond my life.

That’s my plan for this year.

Of course, it will be so much more than I expect.

New opportunities come every day and become part of the master plan, while other activities identify themselves as distractions.

I don’t expect that things will remain the same — for better or worse.

All of this sound like a lot of activities. That’s because it is a lot!

The good news is, we can do so much more working together.

All of these projects fit together perfectly, so really it’s only one project.

The book will distill the ideas of a lifetime. The movie will present them in a powerful new way. The masterminds will allow me to continue to touch people individually. The Impact Event will enable me to bring amazing people together. The Impact Action Plan will give people the blueprint for creating impact and the Impact Foundation will enable people with positive purpose to reach the people who they can bless, long after I’m gone.

It’s a big plan.

Sometimes, I think I can’t do it all — and I’m right.

It takes you — the Impact Family, my personal friends and supporters, the art, science and technology and so much more.

But it starts with the simple.

It’s the act of kindness and support.

That’s what builds powerful new communities that change the world for the better.

I have lots to think about and lots to do.

I’m so glad I get to do it with you.

All the best,

Ken McArthur
KenMcArthur.com
TheImpactEvent.com
OneDayIntensive.com

About Ken McArthur

Ken McArthur is the founder of ConnectLab.live, an AI relationship-intelligence and warm-intro platform that helps founders who are raising find the funds that fit and the people who can introduce them, and helps fund managers connect with the founders they back. He was recently accepted into Harvard Business School Foundry. He also writes Raise Smarter, a daily newsletter on what's really moving in early-stage fundraising. Ken challenges us to realize we ALL have an impact, whether we want to or not, on thousands of people we touch in our day-to-day lives, and he shows that simple things make a HUGE difference. ConnectLab.live grew out of that belief. Connection is the currency of the 21st Century, and the right introduction can change a company's future. Long before ConnectLab, Ken was the popular host of live events that brought together top-level marketers, entrepreneurs, business owners, corporations and non-profit organizations to build multi-million dollar joint venture relationships. He has managed product launches ranked in the top 400 sites on the Internet and is regularly asked to speak at leading marketing events. He created AffiliateShowcase.com, a pioneering affiliate program search engine and directory. He also founded the MBS Internet Research Center, which conducted the world's largest survey ever attempted on creating and launching successful information products. Ken was the official mentor for Sterling Valentine as he took his launch from zero to over $100,000 in less than 8 days, a proof of concept documented in Info Product Blueprint. Today he puts that same skill for connecting people and launching ideas to work for founders and the investors who back them.

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