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Your next 90 days in business

April 1, 2025

To Plan or Not To Plan Before my first marketing meeting with my publisher a few months ago, I drafted a marketing ‘pie in the sky’ plan in Google Drive. It was something like, “if I had all of the...

236. Your Next 90 Days: A Simple Plan to Grow Your Online Business in 2025

March 31, 2025

Listen on Apple | Spotify | YouTube Listen Now: Can you believe quarter one is already over? If you’re like me, the first three months of the year flew by in a blur. But before we sprint into Q2, let’s...

Before I Knew Enough to Care

March 25, 2025

Before I Knew Enough to Care If you thought you recognized me from somewhere, it might have been my summer camp’s 1996 production of Annie… Or was it when I played Doorman #2 in the Wizard of Oz that summer...

235. Why Working Harder Won’t Grow Your Business (Try This Instead) [Happy Trap Series #4]

March 24, 2025

Listen on Apple | Spotify | YouTube Listen Now: If working harder was the secret to success, every burned-out entrepreneur would be rolling in cash. But we both know that’s not how business works. I used to think that if...

What I did when my mom said THIS…

March 18, 2025

(Not) The Meanest Thing She Ever Said I was kayaking around the water outside of my house when I felt my phone buzz and saw it was my mom calling. Normally I’d have my phone on silent and wouldn’t dare...

234. Why More Followers Won’t Fix Your Business—But This Will [Happy Trap Series #3]

March 17, 2025

Listen on Apple | Spotify | YouTube Listen Now: If you’ve ever thought, “If only I had more followers, then I’d make more sales…”—this one’s for you. Because, spoiler alert: That’s just not how it works. There are people with...

This Business Myth Is Hurting Your Business

March 11, 2025

This Business Myth Is Hurting Your Business Like any married couple, we have the same fight over and over again. It happens every time we go into New York City from our house out on Long Island. “Do you want...

233. The Business Advice That’s Keeping You Stuck (And What Actually Works) [Happy Trap Series #2]

March 10, 2025

Listen on Apple | Spotify | YouTube Listen Now: Have you ever felt like every business “guru” is shouting about one perfect strategy—the magic formula for hitting $10K months? But no matter what you try, nothing seems to stick? Yeah,...