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My wake-up call about online safety

September 16, 2025

The Dark Side of Sharing Online When I bought a house on Long Island four years ago, it came with its own small, crab-filled beach. One of the first days in my new house, I walked down to the water,...

6 Ways to Protect Your Privacy While Growing Your Business

256. How to Protect Your Privacy While Growing Your Business

September 15, 2025

Listen on Apple | Spotify | YouTube Listen Now: Can you actually build a successful online business and keep your personal life private? Spoiler: yes, you can and you don’t have to feel like you’re choosing between being safe and...

Putting This Off?

September 9, 2025

Sometimes You Just Need to Start A few days after I signed my Big 5 book deal, I sat staring at my MacBook, wondering, “do I just start a new Google doc?“ As a naive first-time-author, I imagined a book...

255. You’re in a Perfectionism Trap (and Your Business Is Dying)

September 8, 2025

Listen on Apple | Spotify | YouTube Listen Now: Have you ever caught yourself stuck in “plan to plan” mode? You know, where you’re endlessly researching, collecting info, or waiting for the perfect time to finally start that new project,...

Ready for a Fall (digital) Clean-up?

September 2, 2025

Ready for a Fall (digital) Clean-up? It feels like no matter how old you are, or how long you’ve been out of school, the entire world runs on a school schedule. I’m not mad about it. I still routinely call...

The Most Awkward Post I Had to Write

August 26, 2025

the most awkward post I had to write The funny thing is, today I had planned to write to you about doing a digital fall cleanup [cue the falling leaves, a pumpkin spice latte warming up my hands, and bringing...

My 4-part framework to 50k subscribers

August 19, 2025

my 4-part framework to 50k subscribers If we hung out in real life, I’d force you to go to a really good restaurant with me. Not a fancy one. Just one that I research the heck out of — researching...

254. The NEW Way to Structure Your Workday for Better Content

August 18, 2025

Listen on Apple | Spotify | YouTube Listen Now: Ever start your workday with the best intentions to finally record that video, write that email, or publish that podcast episode… only to look up at 3 p.m. and realize you’ve...