It’s time.
Aurum Ex Machina (loosely translated, gold from the machine) henceforth referred to as AEM - Planning stage.
It’s been a year(!) since I first started planning a wealth custom, and a LOT has happened since then.
The new modules in Titanium seem perfectly suited to a wealth custom for me, and last night an unexpected (and fortuitous) boon from @SaintSovereign appeared… so it’s time to start designing my wealth custom. Or, should I say, redesigning… I’ve been thinking about it continuously, and I’m on (at least) v3 now, as so many amazing new modules keep being released as well as my understanding of how existing modules can interact with new ones improves.
I have some ideas for AEM, but I’m very open to suggestions. I’m not one to jump on every shiny new major that is released (however tempting!) so I want to make sure I carefully consider each module chosen as I intend to run this for many months, perhaps up to a year. (By then there will be even more amazing new modules to entice me, no doubt, just in time for AEM v2)
On to the planning!
Some background:
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I have been using SC subs for nearly 2 years now, definitely not as hardcore as some of the folks here, but I’m far from a newbie. The first sub I bought was Emperor v3, which I loved, but found a bit too alpha for that point in my life. Now? Maybe.
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I’m happily married, with a (just about) 1-year-old daughter, so I have no interest in any of the pickup/hookup/etc subs or modules. Nor whatever scripting may exist for this stuff within Ascension or Emperor, but that’s a minor point.
Criteria:
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AEM has the primary focus of wealth and empire building, with a secondary focus of a calm and playful alpha mindset as I believe that generally good decisions are not made from a position of fear or uncertainty. I’ve already addressed much of the mindset stuff with my first custom Halcyon, but I’m still (sadly) operating primarily out of a position of fear and anxiety, which manifests as hesitating on certain decisions or actions… often until the opportunity is either gone or is no longer worth pursuing. I waffled over whether or not to jump on the Gamestop craze earlier this year, despite having $$$ just sitting in a savings account doing nothing, and the same thing happened when Musk tanked Bitcoin a few months ago… now I watch BTC tick back up, each time mentally calculating how much my money would be increasing had I actually bought when I thought I should… but didn’t.
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AEM is for general wealth and will support specific activities. I am considering a different custom specifically focused on innovation and technology development, built around a Stark core, but that will come later. I’m not looking for tech/science modules for this one, though intelligence boosting ones would be considered of course.
Goals/Intents:
- Boundless energy and motivation for building wealth
- The complete eradication of any doubts or hesitation for actions… even if it’s having an unpleasant conversation that I’m dreading, hearing my little girl giggle and laugh as she plays with my wife down the hall while I toil at my desk, or looking out the window at a beautiful day while I sit inside staring at spreadsheets or whatever else needs to be studied.
- Clarity on what needs to be done
- Confidence that I know how to do it
- The resolve to actually do it until it’s done.
The Plan (aka s***ty first draft) - feedback and suggestions requested for any/all of these!
Cores:
Ecstasy of Gold ST4 - While I haven’t run the full EoG program yet, I believe adding the ST4 module to this custom would be beneficial, as I can always buy the standalone EoG sub and run the stages alongside this.
I would also definitely consider other stages of EoG, if a different one would be more conducive to building an empire vs scaling one.
Limitless - More intelligence is good, and this will be supplemented by some of the supporting modules.
Option 1: Emperor - This sounds like a good option, as it is literally focused on empire building. However, I’m not 100% sold for 2 reasons. The first being that it has a LOT of extra scripting that isn’t wealth focused, and the second being that when I ran it before, I went a little overboard with how I acted. I now understand that I was coming from a position of weakness, so when I felt I had power to exert, I did so in a very dominating way. That was the #1 reason I dropped it and spent the next year running a mindset healing sub. I still think I would benefit from getting Dragon Reborn and running that for several months, but I’m still willing to consider Emperor as a core in this custom.
Option 2: Ascended Mogul - The original wealth & alpha powerhouse. Much more focused on wealth than Emperor (which feels like the ultra deluxe everything plus the kitchen sink sub), and is often recommended as a good foundational sub or module. I’ve heard countless praise for this sub in terms of business building as well as productivity/motivation for business/wealth purposes. Strong contender.
Modules:
Lion IV - This module perfectly personifies the mindset I want, so I will almost certainly include it in every custom I do. I wish I could get this one as a standalone sub. I suppose I could do an Ultima for it… but I digress!
RICH - For obvious reasons. Has anyone run this as a module in a custom AND as an Ultima booster?
Instant Business Tactician - I’ve read so many books and experienced so much, it would be ideal to have this information codified and curated as an advisor in my head, to apply to what I’m actually working on.
The Way of ROI - Very excited about this module, I feel it is perfectly suited to this custom. I designed my own analysis tool based loosely on the concept of a CARVER analysis to help me decide which project(s) I should focus on, and in what order of priority… having something like that automated in my head would be fantastic.
True Sell & Sacred Words - These go together perfectly, I think. I won’t get into specifics about what I’m working on, but suffice to say I’ll need to be able to sell & convince effectively.
The Lines & The Streams - Another 2 modules that seem to go hand in hand. Being able to see the bigger picture and how actions will play out will be invaluable. Combined with the modules above, I feel this would be incredibly helpful. These 2 replaced Mastermind, which was in my previous design for this custom. I’d definitely consider adding it back in though.
The Single Point - I struggle with maintaining focus… I didn’t used to, but now… I do. I need to be able to throw myself into the task at hand, whether it’s crafting a sales page or understanding a technical concept.
Unrelenting Wealth Motivation and Energy - Kind of the whole point of this sub, at least the mindset part.
Financial Success Reality Shifter - Helping to break my wealth ceiling, and boost the results of everything else.
Carpe Diem Ascended - Many mornings what gets me out of bed is the knowledge that there is coffee in the kitchen… it used to be the excitement of the day, of what could be done. I want this back.
Other possible modules:
Pragya & DEUS - for their results boosting effects - are these still as effective with Qv2 or do they still provide a similar boost?
Informaticon - I’ve got a massive business library, I don’t think I need more information. I need it to be curated into a laser-focused strategy… But, I love the idea of this module.
Stacks:
The Executive - I love the productivity boost from this, but I don’t need to be go-go-go all the time. I would run Executive on days when I needed it, and skip it on other days. No issues running this sub.
Beyond Limitless Ultima - I definitely like this one, for the quick cognitive boost. No issues running this sub.
Executive + BLU together (my DIY Limitless Executive) - Hella recon, no idea why since the components work fine as standalones!
Whew!
Thank you to all who made it through this long-ass post. I humbly and eagerly await comments, suggestions, feedback on this draft. If anyone’s counting, AEM has quite a few slots open before I max out a Q custom, though fewer modules would make it more focused. I have not included any manifestation modules except for RICH, so open to suggestions on that.
I’ve also not included anything specifically to address mental limits or blocks I have, except perhaps Financial Success Realty Shifter. I’m eager to hear suggestions on modules such as Limit Destroyer, Unlimiter, and the like, for this custom.
One last note… AEM is intended to be Stage 1 of a 2 stage custom… this is for empire building, the next one will be for scaling to extreme wealth… 8-figures, generational wealth.
Aaaaaaaand GO!