Growing Steady | Intentional Creative Business Podcast
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Episodes: 269
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Growing Steady is for online creators who want to grow their business without burning out. Each week, we (Jason & Caroline Zook) share practical lessons on building businesses that are profitable, predictable, and still leave room for a good life.
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Our first app of 2026 launches... tomorrow!
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Caroline's first solo unfiltered episode 🙈
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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I haven't been this excited in... 17 years 😳
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Unfiltered thoughts from Jason about Teachery
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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257 - We’re back! As parents! Update + a look ahead…
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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256 - Last ep before baby! What pregnancy has been like…
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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255 - Our Final WAIM Launch: The FULL Recap...
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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254 - Real-time FINAL launch update (3 of 3, Jason only)
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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253 - 10 most common questions we get asked
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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252 - Real-time FINAL launch update (2 of 3, Jason only)
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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251 - The 3 human skills you need to be building in an AI content world
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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250 - Real-time FINAL launch update (1 of 3)
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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249 - How we're learning AI tools without overwhelm
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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248 - What’s changed with launches?
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May 29, 2025 |
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247 - 6 tools we *MIGHT* build next year
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May 22, 2025 |
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246 - The Future-Proof Creator (what still works in 2025?)
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May 15, 2025 |
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245 - We asked AI to interview us...
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May 08, 2025 |
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244 - Back on Instagram after 3 years: Month 1 recap + Month 2 plan
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May 01, 2025 |
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243 - How we’re (currently) prepping/planning our parental leave
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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242 - Why we're ending WAIM Unlimited (part 2)
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Minisode (Jason Only) - Does everything feel messy right now?
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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241 - 5 signs it's time to pivot your business
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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240 - Why we’re ending WAIM Unlimited (part 1)
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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239 - Spring 2025 Launch Recap (lower sales, big lessons, and future shifts)
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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238 - We’re having a baby! 😱 (Fertility journey update)
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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237 - 4 steps to make your next launch feel CALM
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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236 - Business is overcoming these 6 roadblocks
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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235 - 7 changes in online biz you shouldn’t ignore
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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234 - We built an accountability app with NO CODE!
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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233 - Is NOW the right time to diversify?
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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232 - Tools for managing self-sabotage
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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231 - Invent a new social media app? (and other Qs!)
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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230 - The BEST tool we've used in years!
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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229 - Predictions for 2025...
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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228 - Our 2024 review and 2025 preview
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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227 - How'd our first Black Friday deal in 7 years go?
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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226 - A (real) messy convo about social media
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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225 - Top 5 marketing tactics to use in 2025 (draft style + Thanksgiving!)
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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224 - We're back from 5 weeks of travel in the U.S....
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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223 - Our fertility journey (so far) | Two early miscarriages in 3 months
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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222 - Our Fall Launch recap (sales #s and takeaways!)
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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221 - Teachery's Lifetime Plan experiment results
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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220 - Deconstructing our pre-launch strategy
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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219 - $1m+ in digital products as an intuitive creator (Michelle Rohr interview)
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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218 - Are Done-For-You courses the new thing?
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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217 - From 7 sales to $30,000 launch (Wayne Fick interview)
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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216 - Evergreen vs Launching 👀
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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215 - This is the #1 key to getting MOMENTUM
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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214 - 4 tips to never have a FAILED launch again
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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213 - Behind the scenes making our next product
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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212 - It’s so hard to get going again
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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211 - 8 weeks out from launching (our plan!)
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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210 - Should you hire a team??
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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209 - Will this content batching plan work??
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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208 - A BIG shift in our content focus
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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207 - We found a solid article writing process
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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206 - We hired an SEO strategist for Teachery, here's their plan...
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May 30, 2024 |
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205 - How video went, what content goes where, scrapping our goals
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May 23, 2024 |
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204 - How we’re thinking about Teachery VIDEO content
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May 16, 2024 |
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203 - Our short-form content plan for Teachery (TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts)
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May 09, 2024 |
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202 - Getting back on social media (steal our content plan)
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May 02, 2024 |
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201 - We fell short of our launch goals. What did we learn?
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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200 - Untold stories!
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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199 - The truth about working with your spouse
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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198 - How to choose when you have lots of ideas
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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197 - 7 *magical* tools that've changed our biz in the past year
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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196 - On the verge of burnout? Reassess these 6 things...
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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195 - 14 QUICK wins for business growth this week
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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194 - A paid coaching program requires 4 crucial parts
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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193 - Why we love lifetime pricing
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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192 - What happens when you lose momentum?
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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191 - *NEW NAME!* ..... Growing Steady
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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190 - More ease doesn’t mean easy
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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189 - 7 things you’ll need on your creator journey
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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188 - Where’s your resistance coming from?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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187 - Taking a side project to a full-time project
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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186 - Our 2023 year end review and 2024 preview!
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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185 - What does practicing “enough” look like?
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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184 - One year of living in Portugal (pros and cons!)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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183 - Simplifying your business (part 2!)
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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182 - Fall launch recap: Our best launch ever!
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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181 - 30-day content challenge stats + lessons learned
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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180 - Simplifying your business
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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179 - What're we doing with coaching in 2024?
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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178 - 4 lessons for your next big project
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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177 - Introducing…Calm Business Encyclopedia!
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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176 - How we got out of the "video mud" by ignoring the blueprints
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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175 - Our worst day of filming videos ever (OOF!)
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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174 - Avoiding burnout during big projects
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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173 - Why we love 30-day challenges and our next one
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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172 - The next big move with our software product (and NEW segment!)
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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171 - Dinosaur Park, AI Thoughts, A Cool Tool, and Summer of SaaS
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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170 - Pros and cons of an "invisible" business
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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169 - Jason interviews Caroline! (Part 2 of 2)
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May 25, 2023 |
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168 - Carol interviews Jason! (Part 1 of 2)
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May 18, 2023 |
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167 - 10 IMPACTFUL money decisions we made
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May 11, 2023 |
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166 - Spring launch recap: All the juicy details!
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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165 - On getting older
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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164 - Instagram's invisible noise of comparison
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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163 - The “Satisfied Striving” paradox
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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162 - Our "PRAM" framework to transition to digital products
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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161 - 27 tips to get you from clients to digital products
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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160 - How to keep going when you can’t see results
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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159 - All the things we're working on right now
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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158 - Learning the same lessons over and over (is okay!)
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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157 - How we built a $500,000+ affiliate program in 3 years
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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156 - Setting your "good enough" standard
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Minisode - Watch us build a project LIVE in one day!
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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155 - Growing pains in redefining relationship roles
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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154 - 3 things to do when you're at max capacity
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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153 - New year, new goals! The big picture in 2023 for us...
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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152 - Our 2022 favorite travel moments and MORE (part 2!)
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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151 - Our 2022 full-time travel RECAP (part 1!)
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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150 - The gratitude check-in ("bring 5")
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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149 - We're in our NEW home in Portugal!
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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148 - The Portugal visa process... explained!
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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147 - What we're looking forward to in our move to Portugal
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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146 - The 20-hour rule (by Josh Kaufman)
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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145 - The simplest 4-part marketing plan
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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144 - Our coaching plans for 2023
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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143 - What it REALLY takes to pivot your business
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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142 - Has every idea already been done?
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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141 - The emotions of experimentation
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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140 - Are we ever going back on social media?
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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139 - Ending things (not a clickbait title and not this podcast)
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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138 - Tiny things that have helped our relationship
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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137 - Welp... we're moving to PORTUGAL! (we hope?)
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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136 - You DON'T have to "dent the universe"
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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135 - Trying to cultivate more satisfaction
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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134 - Are you playing the game of life on hard mode?
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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133 - Surviving the summer business slump
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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132 - Do you HAVE to niche down to succeed?
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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131 - Business Nemesis (aka dealing with comparison)
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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130 - Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) in a relationship
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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129 - Reflecting on 40 years in life and 4 years in biz
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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128 - Where we've been the past 8 weeks
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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127 - When something has to give...
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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126 - How do we handle a full day of travel?
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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125 - 5 essential business mindsets
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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124 - What self-imposed rules are you placing on your biz?
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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123 - What we've learned after 2 months of full-time travel
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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122 - Embracing YOU: Selling (and Kinsale, Ireland stories!)
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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121 - Embracing YOU: Decision Making (and our next travel destination revealed!)
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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120 - Embracing YOU: Productivity (and final Lisbon stories!)
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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119 - Embracing YOU: Social Media (and more Lisbon stories)
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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118 - Embracing YOU: Branding + Copywriting (and Jason got covid)
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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117 - Embracing YOU: Goal Setting (and we made it to Europe!!!)
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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116 - 2021 Year-End Review and 2022 Preview
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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115 - The storm before the calm
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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114 - How can we make this easier?
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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113 - Embrace the chaos
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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112 - We've entered... the stressful season! (2022 travel update)
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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111 - How long could you survive in the wilderness?
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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110 - You are not a machine
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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109 - No right way to transition from clients
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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108 - Focusing on the input, not the outcome.
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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107 - Lessons from 3 weeks of travel
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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106 - Recapping our BEST launch yet ($214,000 in total revenue!)
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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105 - Ways we make business (and life) FUN!
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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104 - You got zero sales, what do you do?
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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103 - Our entire pre-launch strategy, broken down!
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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102 - The BIGGEST shifts to grow business revenue
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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101 - Ten things we've learned from 40 sales launches
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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100 - Your assumptions about us!
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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099 - Just because you can doesn't mean you should
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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098 - Should your biz have one or many offers?
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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097 - The #1 online business mistake
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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096 - Compassion for procrastination
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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095 - Traveling in 2022 (Part 4 - Our biggest fears + Q&A)
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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094 - Traveling in 2022 (Part 3 - We're making decisions)
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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093 - Traveling in 2022 (Part 2 - Will we create a business?)
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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092 - Traveling for a year in 2022 (Part 1 - How will we do it?)
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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091 - 10 thought-provoking questions
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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090 - Summer sabbatical (and why you need a break)
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May 27, 2021 |
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089 - In the midst of anxiety
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May 20, 2021 |
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088 - FOMO, NO MO!
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May 13, 2021 |
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087 - How we argue
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May 06, 2021 |
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086 - The art of making it hard (LOL)
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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085 - Life after COVID-19?
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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084 - Ignoring societal (and familial) pressures
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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083 - Everything we've learned about paid memberships
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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082 - Setting boundaries and saying "no"
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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081 - Answering your (really great!) biz questions
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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080 - Kick perfectionism to the curb!
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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079 - How important are original ideas?
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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078 - Let's talk MARKETING
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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077 - Okay, what's up with Clubhouse??
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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076 - Did you know we have a second business?
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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075 - 36 questions that lead to love
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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074 - Measuring "Life Metrics"
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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073 - Staying the course
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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072 - Dealing with hard stuff
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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071 - "Intention"
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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070 - Habits for normal people
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Bonus Ep: The Christmas Movie Draft!
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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069 - Year-End Review
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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068 - The last 5% of a project
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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067 - Longevity vs Legacy
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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066 - The last 10 years...
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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065 - Our proven content strategy (aka Content Salad)
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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064 - These weird things help us run our businesses
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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063 - Should you push through or pull back?
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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062 - A subtle reframing that's helped us a ton
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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061 - What to do when future plans fall apart
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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060 - How we work together
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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059 - "Calm businesses"
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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058 - 3 reasons your business isn't making money
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Oct 03, 2020 |
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057 - The 5-step business process we use all the time
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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056 - Shit sandwiches
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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055 - What brings you purpose every day?
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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054 - How have our fears changed over time?
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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053 - Should you switch from product launches to a membership?
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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052 - Do we need social media?
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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051 - Announcing: What is it all for? (new show name!)
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Changes are afoot...
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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We scrapped part of our big launch...
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May 28, 2020 |
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If you're not ENJOYING your business, switch it up!
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May 21, 2020 |
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You have to be willing to do ENOUGH selling (one week from launch)
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May 14, 2020 |
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How do we manage a BIG project (tasks, to-dos, priorities, and mindset), The Uncertain Times - Ep 7
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May 07, 2020 |
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What we're doing to lead up to our FINAL launch, The Uncertain Times - Ep 6
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Dealing with the ups and downs during COVID-19, The Uncertain Times - Ep 5
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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What 5 movie characters would you want to be quarantined with? The Uncertain Times - Ep 4
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Is baking sourdough bread everyone's new normal?? The Uncertain Times - Ep 3
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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This is our first pandemic, The Uncertain Times - Ep 2
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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How we're working through coronavirus, The Uncertain Times - Ep 1
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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10 key decisions that doubled our business growth during our toughest year
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Dec 15, 2019 |
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FaceApp old age photos, societal stigmas, and our coffee shop grudge match
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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What are our weirdest and most helpful rituals?
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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How we fix work friction (real-time discussion!)
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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A foolproof way to get more clients (and a fun new project!)
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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Update on Caroline's health and this show!
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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Our relationship and some sea otter facts
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Jun 09, 2019 |
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How to deal with feedback and criticism
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Jun 02, 2019 |
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We need to stop measuring our self-worth with social media
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May 26, 2019 |
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How we got rid of our bad habits
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May 19, 2019 |
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Simple ways to add more thoughtfulness to your life
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May 12, 2019 |
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Slow and steady wins the race (but it's HARD)
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May 05, 2019 |
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We're making a big business pivot (Unedited Meeting)
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May 03, 2019 |
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Where will we be in 5 years? Why aren't we doing public speaking? Q&A Part 2
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Apr 28, 2019 |
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Are we having kids? Are we vegans? Q&A Part 1
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Apr 20, 2019 |
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We're taking a short break...
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Mar 17, 2019 |
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An extremely honest conversation about anxiety
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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Our secret to success (well, one of them)
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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Simple ways to improve your time management skills
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Feb 17, 2019 |
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What to do when you experience burnout
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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How to deal with self-doubt and imposter syndrome
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Feb 03, 2019 |
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Do you have big dreams?
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Jan 27, 2019 |
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Is Build Without Burnout Academy right for you?
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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Why and when you should make a business pivot
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Jan 21, 2019 |
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Our unique wedding and our unconventional thoughts on marriage
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Jan 13, 2019 |
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The things we wish we'd known when we started our businesses
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Jan 06, 2019 |
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How to plan for your dream trip and our 2019 travel plans
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Dec 31, 2018 |
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Which one of us has had more one-night stands? (WAIM After Dark #2)
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Dec 24, 2018 |
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Our 2018 Year End Review (and 2019 Preview)
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Dec 17, 2018 |
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The power of constraints and limitations
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Dec 10, 2018 |
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Authenticity isn't just a buzzword
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Dec 03, 2018 |
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Is minimalism right for you?
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Nov 25, 2018 |
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Changes are afoot!
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Nov 23, 2018 |
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The good, the bad, the ugly of customers
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Nov 18, 2018 |
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A conversation over tequila and wine (WAIM After Dark #1)
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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How to handle toxic friendships
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Practical ways to increase confidence
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Oct 29, 2018 |
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Should you co-mingle finances?
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Oct 22, 2018 |
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Our current marketing strategy and the future of marketing
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Oct 15, 2018 |
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Our up and down journey with working out
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Oct 08, 2018 |
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When was the last time you took a big risk?
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Oct 01, 2018 |
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Let’s talk about therapy and mental health
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Sep 20, 2018 |
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Who are Caroline and Jason Zook?
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Sep 16, 2018 |
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What is Wandering Aimfully? Start here!
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Sep 16, 2018 |