Why I quit marketing to become a maid
Wearing a pink apron, standing in the middle of my kitchen.
Sunshineās streaming in through the window over the kitchen sink. You can hear the fan whirring from my countertop distiller on the table, as it blows out hot air while getting all the gunk outta our tap water. Meanwhile, the Saladmaster pots on the stove are chiming in time to the delicious steam just bursting out between the covers.
I can just smell the freshly cooked barley soup, blended with onion, garlic, basil, and oregano.
Welcome to my worldā¦ over a year agoā¦
ā¦ when the wifey had a little accidentā¦
ā¦ and I had to quit marketing for a while to do all the housework while she was recovering.
A grown man in a pink apron, who had no problems cooking because he was a chef and baker, but struggled to get all the housework done. Because he had to figure out where everything was, since he didnāt usually do it.
More than 4 hours had passed.
Leaving me with little extra time to do anything else, much less marketing.
āWhy does it take 4 hours to get all this done?!?ā I asked myself. āHow does she even find the time to do her art?ā
So I did what all good process engineers do:
I took that 4 hours of housework, and simplified it down to one hour. Starting with the vegetable washing, then the prepping, then the cooking, and everything in betweenā¦ all the way down to the last bit of cleaning.
By the time I was doneā¦
ā¦ I got dishwashing down from an hour a day, all the way down to 5 minutes.
All without a dishwasher.
And when the wifeyās recovery hiatus was over?
Boom! She took back over, and had so much free time with my new systems, she didnāt know what to do with it. Time she eventually channeled into stuff she loved. Like her art. And Iām still helping simplify it even more every day.
Hopefully we can get it down to half an hour.
And I did it all without any new equipment. Or buying anything.
Just simplifying the process.
It blows my mind how much time and sweat people are wastinā outside of their work everyday. If you think youāre productive because you got AI now, and can get it running some tasks on your computer, fine. I get that. Even though 99% of people are doing it the wrong way (something Iāll talk more about in one of my next works, on how I use micro automation instead, which I think is a much easier and better way to do it).
But most people never think about how much time they waste outside of work.
An email coaching client I was working with some time back.
Came to me, wanted to build his online business. So he could quit his job. But he didnāt have time. So I had to work with him on that first. And I told him he was wasting 95% of his time.
But he didnāt believe it.
Just like everyone else, he thought he was āproductiveā.
And the world was just getting faster.
And his schedule was just tight.
But when he started simplifying his life after seeing how I do it? He quickly started saving a couple hours a day. And that was just in the first month! Hours he used to build a new online income stream.
But thatās how the story goesā¦
Most people think theyāre using their time the best they can.
Most of the time, theyāre wrong.
And theyāre dropping free time and energy between the cracks. Wondering why timeās flyinā so fast. But theyāre not getting any stuff done. Whereās the progress?
Enter my new work on how to Scam Your Brain Productive:
My personal approach to getting stuff done that actually āstacksā. Meaning, as long as you keep doinā it, you keep getting faster. And better. And life keeps getting easier and simpler. Everyday. Which is also why I think most productivity methods are a pile of crap.
Because you do it todayā¦
ā¦ and you hustle again to get it all done tomorrow.
And Iāve tried them all. Probably.
Itās pointless if it doesnāt stack. And tomorrow isnāt better than yesterday. Like how it is the way I do it.
But my approach isnāt just for work.
You can use the exact same approach, on the spot, for anything you do. And anything youāre wasting time on. Or struggling with. So you can finally get it off your list, and get back to doing the good stuff.
Cooking, cleaning, moving, fixing, exercising, learning, reading, writing, hobbies, sports, automating, buildingā¦
ā¦ I use it to make anything and everything easier.
While getting good at stuff faster than anyone else I know.
But if you havenāt checked it out yet, hereās the link:
https://themysteriousmarketer.com/scam-your-brain-productive/
It closes in a couple more hours.
Allen Walker
The Mysterious āMaid, Notā Marketer
P.S. And if youāre too lazy to click the link, hereās some of the gold youāll find inside while itās still open:
Is this a scam? The biggest tell-tale sign of whether something is a scam or not (according to worldās most famous con artist Frank Abagnale)ā¦ and how to use this very same psychological hack to ātrickā your brain into doing almost anything faster, better, easier, and much more effortlessly than it would otherwise!Ā (This is also the biggest reason why people struggle endlessly with procrastination and getting things done, and I do too whenever I forget to do thisā¦ But the moment you start doing it? You can kiss those unproductive days goodbye. Page 16)
The crazy easy ācontent cheatā business guroo Seth Godin uses to effortlessly write his countless bestselling business books, and how I write them too with almost zero stress and struggle!Ā (Sorry, Iām not a fan of hisā¦ but even I must admit this little ātrickā makes it insanely quick and simple for even newbies to churn out almost any type of info-product on demandā¦ including books, audiobooks, kindle books, videos, courses, and moreā¦ without using any AI whatsoever! Page 12)
What a Consumer Fraud Bureau in the US says (based on thousands of hours of phone recordings) is the number one thing every scammer and con artist doesā¦ to effortlessly get you parting with your hard-earned money over the phone!Ā (And how you can use it to get customers to part with their money tooā¦ but in a good, legal, ethical way that customers will thank you for! Pages 60 and 61)
The super simple āword hackā I used in my YouTube video ads that instantly tripled the sales I brought in with my campaigns!Ā (You can use this regardless of whether your business is online, offline, or even if you own a mom and pop storeā¦ because the same concept works everywhere! Page 43.)
What you should NEVER do when buying a new home or piece of real estate if you donāt want to get scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollarsā¦ or potentially much more!Ā (This single piece of advice can save you uncountable amounts of money, tears, and timeā¦ because almost everyone does this, and I very nearly did too (which would have put me deep in the red)ā¦ but thanks to advice from a 9-figure business mentor, I very narrowly avoided it! And hereās how you can too, on Pages 4 and 5)
The Japanese ātime compressionā secret that worldās greatest manufacturer Toyota used to squish the time it took to make a car from several weeks, all the way down to now literally āprinting carsā in less than 8 minutes eachā¦ without using any AI whatsoever!Ā (But the moment you start injecting this into your life, it also instantly transforms almost any type of work, routine, or task you have on your checklist into a fun, easy, and brainlessly enjoyable āvideo gameā that keeps you hooked, and wanting to play over and over again, everyday. Pages 37 and 38 show you how)
The ālazy trickā you can use, no matter what youāre selling, that instantly lulls people into a semi-lazy state too, where they hardly even read your sales copy before they start hitting the buy button!Ā (WARNING: please only use this in a legal, ethical, and totally moral way, or elseā¦ youāll get thrown in the slammer before you know it! Page 10)
The ācopywriting hackā I learned from a 9-figure business mentor decades ago (which Elon Musk also uses) that lets me absorb new skills faster than anyone elseā¦. plus, how you can start doing the same thing immediatelyā¦ if you want to āstealā skills faster than anyone else in your field who doesnāt know this!Ā (Iāve been doing this for almost 2 decades now, and itās probably the biggest reason why Iām able to effortlessly master new skills on demandā¦ in very little timeā¦ including complex new tech skills like AI! The trickās on Page 17)
How I quickly, and very easily, get around 50 tasks done each and every morningā¦ within 3 hours after I wake up, one after the otherā¦ with no struggles or stress!Ā (Including exercise, book reading, bible reading, sunbathing, weight lifting, stat checking, brain training, copywriting training, walking, and much moreā¦ all of which donāt just make me a much better marketer and entrepreneur, but also effortlessly keep my life very well-balanced! But if youāre not getting enough power from your morning āsupport routineā? Page 13 shows how to do it.)
Simple pieces of colored paper you can pin on the wall, or fold and put in your pocket, that (scientific studies have shown) almost instantly increase the sales you get by up to 60% each and every day!Ā (I know this sounds spooky, but it actually works, as proven by researchers and worldās greatest email copywriter Matt Furey tooā¦ but thereās a very simple scientific explanation for thisā¦ which I reveal on Page 55)
The easy, almost zero-work trick I use to get thousand and thousands of free, organic, passive views to my content each and every week thatā¦ never stop coming no matter how the algorithm changes!Ā (And yes, I do it without needing to use any AI whatsoever. Page 12)
My absolute favorite book of 2025, after reading 1 to 2 books a day the whole year long, and the exact principle you can learn from it thatāll let you quickly ācrushā even the biggest dogs in your nicheā¦ whoāve been there way longer than you, with way bigger budgets than you, and way more resources than you, and have way bigger fan bases than youā¦
What the worldās most famous con artist, Frank Abagnale, taught Google employees about how almost all business scams and frauds happen, based on his work with the FBIā¦ and how you can avoid it happening to your business!Ā (This isnāt just the easiest way to avoid them, but it also makes almost any work you do so ābrain deadā simple and effortless, that the quality of your work just canāt help but go up as a byproduct! Pages 10 and 11.)
What my bestselling author and illustrator wifey once taught me about the fastest, easiest way to conjure up interesting new creative work, like content, products, services, and even artā¦ while removing almost all the resistance, struggle, stress, procrastinationā¦ and making it a breeze to go from start to finish no matter what youāre doing!Ā (Whenever I forget to use this little trick, I instantly start strugglingā¦ sometimes taking me up to a year to realize itā¦ but this is how you can get stuff done quicker, easier, and much more enjoyably, while also making your work so charmingly unique thatā¦ you attract hardcore fans on autopilot while having literally zero competition! Pages 19 and 20)
The AirBNB scam almost everyone falls for because it turns off your āthinking brainā, turns on your ātraveling brainā, and quickly gets you goingā¦ in the wrong direction!Ā (Plus, how you can legally and ethically twist it over in your marketing and copywriting to not only get more sales, but a flood of happy customers too. Fast! Pages 8 to 9.)
2 weeks from now: Your life, work, and business will get much simpler, easier, faster, and with much less struggleā¦ all by āscammingā your brain in this super easy way!Ā (When you do this, work just automatically starts becoming so āalmost effortlessā that even when youāre tired, lazy to the bones, or completely sleep-deprived, youāre still able to get lots of stuff done like clockwork! Page 14)
The single most important lesson that one of the worldās top copywriters, Caleb OāDowd, says the legendary marketer Gary Halbert taught himā¦ that allowed him to go from complete newbie whoād never seen a piece of direct response advertising before, toā¦ beating every other A-list copywriter out there promoting the very same product!Ā (This is so important, but very few marketers, copywriters, or business owners ever do thisā¦ which is why they fall flat on their face every time when it comes to getting stuff to sell. Pages 61 and 62)
A very simple, very natural, totally non-toxic way to kill pests, pathogens, bacteria, and viruses, on demand thatā¦ also happens to give the limbic system in your brain an instant focus, memory, and alertness boostā¦ while making you much less stressed, and much less tired!Ā (But while this isnāt directly related to copywriting, Iām using it right now to boost my writing and thinking speed. And you can too, for any type of work you do. The secretās on Page 7.)
What Scott Haines, the legendary Gary Halbertās top copywriting student, discovered is the biggest difference that instantly lets him tell apart A-level copy from amateur B & C-level copy, to the point that knowing this lets you instantly predict how many sales your copy will likely get you at a glance!Ā (This is a quirk in almost every humanās brain that makes it so thatā¦ just swapping this one thing in almost any content or copy you create instantly gets people mentally (and sometimes even physically) salivating to know more, and taking action more too! Page 14)
One of the fastest ways I know of for skyrocketing your sales immediatelyā¦ no matter what product or service youāre selling!Ā (One of my earliest mentors, worldās best webinar copywriter Jason Fladlien, never creates a new product or service unless he can easily do this firstā¦ because it just makes marketing so unbelievably easy, you hardly even need to persuade people to get them to buy. Page 24)
How to almost never procrastinate, not get stuff done, or take forever to do it!Ā (Thereās really no way I know of to hit the most important factor you need for long-term success without doing this, unless youāre a complete and total masochist! Details on Page 62)
Something super simple you can quickly addā¦ to whatever workās waiting on your notepadā¦ that almost instantly makes it far easier and funā¦ to not only to take action, but also to get it done!Ā (This psychological principles applies not just to you, but you can use it to get subscribers, and new customers too! And get your clients doing whatever you want doneā¦ while eliminating their overwhelm, and sending you testimonials by the ton! Page 20)
The ābrain lockingā hack used by the worldās worst scammers to get you doing exactly what they want you to do, whenever they want you to do itā¦ includingā¦ giving them your hard-earned money without a second glance! (But hereās how you can use it in the most ethical, legal way possible, to get your own stuff done, while also getting others to do and buy the stuff you want them to do or buy. Pages 15 and 16)
The most common psychological mistake (discovered decades ago by historyās most legendary copywriter, Gary Halbert, in a historic split-test) almost every modern-day marketer makesā¦ especially on the internetā¦ that makes it nearly impossible for people to buy more of your stuffā¦ and to make a profit selling what you sell!
Yeah, I did add a few tidbits here and there you can use to get more sales from your business.
Because the same principles apply.
And youāll find them here in my online kitchen:
https://themysteriousmarketer.com/scam-your-brain-productive/
