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Are you ready to trade holiday noise for real momentum? I’m opening the doors to a focused, private space for mid-career professionals who want clear guidance, practical tools, and steady support to lead better, land the right roles, and build a career that compounds in value. Budgets have tightened and conferences disappeared, but your growth doesn’t need to stall. For a limited time, you can lock in a full year of the Mid-Career GPS membership and get a bonus 45-minute one-on-one strategy session with me to map your 2026 plan.

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John Neral (00:00):
Hello, my friends.
I'm dropping in one last timeon this Thanksgiving Day weekend
to share with you my third andfinal Black Friday promotion.
This one's the best one yet.
So stick around for a couple ofminutes.
So many of you have seen yourorganization scale back on

(00:21):
learning and developmenttraining.
Maybe you weren't able to go tothat conference you really
wanted to go to this year.
And admittedly, I've talked tomany mid-career professionals
this year who would have lovedto have had the opportunity to
hire a career coach, but simplycouldn't afford it.
I get it.
Just like you, I go to thegrocery store and I know that

(00:42):
prices aren't any lower, and Istill got to put gas in the car,
and bills still have to getpaid.
But this weekend, as you'reshopping for gifts and you're
thinking about what the holidaysare going to be like, you might
be wanting something foryourself.
And this is the opportunityright now to do something for

(01:04):
you.
So listen very closely to thisquestion.
What if you could get a year'sworth of career support,
guidance, get your questionsanswered, and get the training
you need to level up yourleadership and career for less

(01:24):
than 1% of your salary?
Today's Black Friday offer isone many of you have been
waiting for, and you've got 48hours to get in on it.
If you've ever wanted ongoingsupport, if you want help
navigating your job, yourleadership, your career
decisions, if you want to be apart of a community of

(01:47):
mid-career professionals who getit, they understand and know
and experiencing the same thingsyou're going through.
And if you've ever wantedcoaching but weren't ready to
commit to a full three-monthcoaching package, this is your
moment.
My friends, this weekend andfor the next 48 hours until

(02:11):
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 at 3a.m.
Eastern, whenever you listen tothis, I am offering a year's
worth of support within theMid-Career GPS membership
community and a privateone-on-one 45-minute coaching
session with me.
So in this offer, you're goingto get a full year of membership

(02:37):
within the mid-career GPSmembership community.
Now, what you will get is youwill get the already created
library of monthly trainings andmasterclasses and recorded
office hours and ask me anythingcalls.
But you're going to still getthose monthly trainings and
masterclasses.
You're still going to be ableto come to those new live QA Ask

(02:59):
Me Anything calls.
You're going to be able to postyour questions inside the
community and get them answeredby me.
You're going to be able tofigure out how you're finding
that next job you're going tolove or how to lean in and love
the career you have, being abetter leader.
You will have job searchresources.
And most importantly, you willhave a supportive private

(03:23):
community.
It is hosted in Kajabi, whichis where I have everything.
It's not on Facebook, it's noton social media.
This is a private community oflike-minded professionals that
you can access whenever youwant.
The people in this communitylike you are all figuring out
whatever is next for them intheir careers.

(03:45):
But here's the exclusive BlackFriday bonus.
Inside the community, you getaccess to me within the
community, essentially within agroup.
But what if you and I couldwork together one-on-one?
That's why I am offering aprivate 45-minute coaching

(04:07):
session with me.
So in that session, you and Iare going to have a powerful
coaching conversation tostrategize your 2026 game plan.
Whether it's about finding thatnew job or being a better
leader or leveling up yourcareer in whatever capacity, I

(04:27):
want you to know that Irecognize the importance and
value of having some one-on-onetime.
And if you want some individualsupport, this is for you.
See, when you sign up for theannual membership inside the
community, you get immediateaccess.
And December's masterclass isgoing to be all about planning

(04:49):
your 2026 career goals.
And when you join themembership, I want you to watch
this masterclass and do the workbefore you and I meet for your
coaching session.
That's why I'm giving you untilMarch 31st, 2026, to schedule
your private coaching sessionwith me.

(05:10):
Now, in that coaching session,you're going to get clarity.
You will get a plan.
You will get support.
And most importantly, you willget momentum.
If you are feeling like you arestuck, undervalued, and
underutilized, that struggle isreal.
And I want to help you breakfree from that.
So what if this jump start thatyou could get with me within

(05:33):
the community and our privatecoaching session is going to
help you get your career ontrack for an incredible 2026?
So here's all you got to do.
You can check the show notes.
You can go to my website,johnnarrell.com forward slash
BlackHyphen Friday, or click theBlack Friday tab in the

(05:56):
navigation bar.
Now, the normal cost for themembership is $670.
Okay.
That price is not changing.
That's the price you are goingto pay.
But as part of the specialBlack Friday promotion, you are
getting the bonus one-on-onecoaching session with me.
It's time.

(06:17):
It is time to make 2026 youryear.
And if you want to work withme, and if you want to work with
me for an entire year to do sowithin the community, now's your
time.
Okay?
Mid-career is not simply aboutjust finding a new job.
It is about what comes afterthat and what comes after that.

(06:41):
So often when I work with myprivate coaching clients and I
help them find that job orcareer they're going to love,
they continue working with mebecause they appreciate the
coaching support and they'relooking to figure out what that
next step for them is going tobe.
That's why the membershipcommunity is so vital because it
gives you that ongoing support.

(07:03):
And you get that support for anentire year.
Look, I don't expect you tocome to every single call, but
they're recorded.
You may not watch themasterclass when it drops, but
it may be more relevant for youat another time during the year.
For $670, you have anopportunity to get a year's

(07:24):
worth of career and leadershipsupport that essentially is a
less than 1% of your salary.
Are you worth it?
Are you worth it to invest lessthan 1% of your salary in your
career right now?
Now's the time.
This is an incredible value,and I want to be here to help

(07:47):
you.
And I want to grow thiscommunity more than ever.
So that's why, for this limitedtime through Tuesday, December
2nd until 3 a.m.
Eastern, you have anopportunity to come on in, join
the membership community at theannual rate of $670, and get the

(08:10):
year's worth of support andthat private coaching session
with me.
Okay?
Now, this bonus coachingsession only applies to the
annual membership.
You can join for a month, $67for a month.
But wouldn't it be better ifyou joined for the year and got
the private coaching sessionwith me so we can strategize
your 2026? Visit https://johnneral.com/black-friday and

(08:36):
join me on Tuesday for anotherregularly scheduled episode of
the Mid Career GPS podcast.
Whatever your Thanksgiving hasbeen, I hope it's been
memorable.
Please travel safely, be kindto each other, and let's start
building your mid career GPSright now.
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