The Russell Brunson Show
Funnels Won’t Fulfill You Unless You Do This First! | #Marketing - Ep. 41
Wed, 04 Jun 2025
In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, I take you behind the scenes of our ClickFunnels Connect event in Salt Lake City, and into a personal journey I haven’t shared publicly in a long time. This session was a deep dive into the real reason we build funnels. Not just to make sales, but to fulfill callings, build movements, and create something that actually matters. I opened up about my own journey with ClickFunnels… From the moments that nearly broke me to the decisions that changed everything. This wasn’t a typical business presentation. It was raw, vulnerable, and packed with lessons I wish someone had told me when I was starting out. Whether you’re just launching or scaling to eight figures, this episode is about rediscovering your “why”… and building from a place of purpose, not pressure. Key Highlights: The two kinds of callings entrepreneurs feel, and how to know which one is driving you Why the strongest funnels are built from faith, not fear How your business is a reflection of your internal growth The “3 types of funnels” framework and how each one serves a different mission Why chasing money alone is a trap (and what to do instead) What I’ve learned from the most fulfilled entrepreneurs I know, and how they build movements, not just offers If you’ve been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from your business, this episode might be the reminder you’ve been needing. Let’s realign your mission, reconnect with your calling, and get back to building something that actually lights you up!! https://sellingonline.com/podcast https://clickfunnels.com/podcast https://www.clickfunnelsconnect.com Special thanks to our sponsors: NordVPN: EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal https://nordvpn.com/secrets Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Northwest Registered Agent: Go to northwestregisteredagent.com/russell to start your business with Northwest Registered Agent. LinkedIn Marketing Solutions: Get a $100 credit on your next campaign at LinkedIn.com/CLICKS Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster at RocketMoney.com/RUSSELL Indeed: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job’s visibility at Indeed.com/clicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What is the purpose of building funnels?
Und dann sah ein paar Leute es und sie promotierten es, und als die Leute es promotierten, war ich so, was ist da los, dieses Angebot ist aufgelöst, richtig? Und dann habe ich all diese Letters von Leuten bekommen, die waren so, ähm, I bought it twice because I want to make sure your wife gets the couch. All these kind of things. And so afterwards I told my wife, anyway, I love my wife.
She's very risk adverse. And so I'm like, honey, these people on the internet send us money. I'm buying you a couch. And she's like, is this legal? I'm like, I'm pretty sure it's legal. We'll find out. So we bought the couch and after we got pictures of it on the couch and we sent it out to all the people. Thank you so much for helping with Christmas.
But that was the first time I was like, I used an offer to pay for something. I didn't pay for that out of my own pocket. Sie haben das von Dan Kennedys Geschichte gehört. Er hat es in der ersten Funnel Hockey Library erzählt, wo er immer darüber spricht, wenn du etwas hast, dann sendest du das Geld an die Hürde. Das ist eine Dan Kennedy-Phrase, oder? Sendet das Geld an die Hürde.
Und so, als Dan, ich glaube, seine zweite Verabschiedung durchging, messete einer seiner Mitglieder ihm und sagte, hey Dan, wir sind nur gespannt, wann die Offer rauskommen. Und Dan sagte, was redest du da? Und ich sagte, naja, wir haben festgestellt, dass dieses Verabschiedungskosten teuer ist, aber wir wissen, dass du nicht bezahlt wirst, also was müssen wir von dir kaufen? Okay.
So, I want to talk about... Gimp-Arms, I'm so sorry. Someone asked earlier what happened. So if those don't know, so a month and a half ago I went to a wrestling tournament. There's a wrestling tournament every year for old guys. And somehow in the tournament, I got in one of my matches, I came off and my bicep went flex. I was like, that's really weird. Oh well.
And they called my name again, so I went to another match. That match I shot and the guy sprawled in my arm. I heard my bicycle pop. I was like... Oh, Scheiße, das ist nicht gut. Und dann, glücklich, habe ich ihn übergelegt und ich habe ihn gepinnt. Ich habe noch den Match gewonnen, auch wenn ich keine Arme habe. Der Chef hat mich in die Hand gelegt. Ich kann meinen Arm nicht aufnehmen.
Er hat mich in die Hand gelegt. Ich gehe raus, ich schaue runter und ich war so, oh, meine Güte, diese sehen nicht aus wie Arme. Es ist wie ein 3-Inch-Gap zwischen hier und hier. Und dann war ich so, My wife and kids were in Hawaii for spring break. I was like, I'll figure it out later. So we jumped on a plane. I flew to Hawaii. I'm trying to lift up my backpack.
I'm like, I can't even lift this thing up. And then I'm in Hawaii and my arms look like they had elephantitis. They were just swollen up like yellow and purple. And like the whole week I was just like, but I knew that my wife, my wife didn't want me to go wrestle. She wanted me to be on spring break with her. And so it was already this weird thing.
And so as I'm flying to Hawaii, like can't move my arms. I was like, if she knows I'm hurting even a little bit, I will never live this down. So I showed up. I was the most happy Russell on the history of the planet for a week straight. I'm like, ah, Und wir fliegen zurück nach Hause und ich dachte mir, ich sollte diese wahrscheinlich angeschaut haben.
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Chapter 2: How can entrepreneurs identify their calling?
Wie du es positionierst, beginnt es sofort zu wechseln. Das war Nummer 3, Mifki zu verbinden, damit du so oft wie möglich gratis bist. Nummer 1 ist, dass du dich gratis fühlst. Nummer 2, Mifki zu verbinden. Nummer 3, Mifki zu verbinden, damit du so oft wie möglich gratis bist. Nummer 4, wir sprechen in einer Minute über Upsell Offers.
All of us are selling something on the front end, and then we have upsells. And it's crazy to me how often even my own team and I make this mistake, which means I'm assuming some of you guys are making it as well. If not, I'm preaching to the choir, which is great, but just as a reminder.
So when somebody buys your first thing, we start transitioning now to the upsells, the next things they're going to buy, right? This is all about positioning. And this whole principle... Ich arbeite mit Anthony Morrison. Wir arbeiten gerade mit ihm auf einem Funnel. Er hat das für fünf Jahre gearbeitet. Das sind verrückte Zahlen. Es ist nicht mehr live. Aber er hat die alten Pages gefunden.
Wir haben sie alle gefunden. Ich habe seine Videos gesehen. Und seine Upsell-Videos sind faszinierend, weil er drei Upsells hat. Und jedes Video ist wie, hey, das ist Anthony. Keine Sorge, ich verkaufe dir keinen Upsell. Ich hasse Upsells. Ich glaube nicht an Upsells. Denn Upsell ist mehr das, was du gerade gekauft hast. Und das ist nicht, was ich mache.
Was ich mache, ist, dass ich dir das nächste Ding verkaufe. Und er hat es so positioniert, dass es nicht ein Upsell ist. Und der zweite Upsell ist, dass es nicht ein Upsell ist. Das ist das nächste Ding. Aber das Funnel war wie ein 50-60-Millionen-Dollar-Funnel. Und es war einfach faszinierend, wie er es machte. Es gibt zwei Gründe, was du verkaufst auf den Upsells.
Nummer eins ist, dass du das nächste Ding verkaufst. Okay? And this is the key, especially in the info product business. Okay? Somebody just bought your course on how to get six-pack abs. If the next thing you sell is something else about abs, it's not going to convert well. Okay? You have to close it. Congratulations, you bought the thing. You now have six-pack abs. Congratulations.
Now here's the next thing. This is not... Es war furchtbar, ich lachte, weil er es so positioniert hat. Aber es ist wahr, oder? Er sagt, ich schaue einen Upsell an, als ob jemand dir das gekauft hat, jetzt musst du das erfolgreich machen. Das ist nicht wahr. Alles, was ich weiß, wird erfolgreich sein. Also separat, hier ist das Nächste, was du brauchen wirst.
Es ist kein Upsell, es ist eine Position. Aber du schaust an, wie du die Offer strukturierst, wenn du Info-Businesses machst, ist es immer das Nächste. Okay? Now, if you're selling e-commerce physical products, it's not true. Okay? When you're selling physical products, what the next thing is, is more of the same at a discount. Okay.
So if you, if you want any of trays, again, if he has to do OFA, by the way, you guys all jump back into OFA. It is insane. Um, I think we've rebuilt that course five or six times. The newest version is insane. Um, and there's two paths. There's like the e-commerce path with tray or there's mine. It's, it's awesome.
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