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Check out our deep dive essays (and podcast episodes) diving into the online business status quo with actionable ideas designed to cut the BS.

desire map planner

Review of Desire Map Planner

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Danielle LaPorte’s Desire Map, so when I had the chance to review the Desire Map Planner, I…

A5 Luxe Day Planner

Review of the a5 Luxe Day Designer

If you’re a planner nerd like me, you’ve probably heard about the Day Designer. I’ve been using the Flagship Day Designer for a couple of…

cult of consumption

Episode 86: Stop Buying Into the Online Business Cult of Consumption

We’ve all done it. Spent money thinking we were missing something or if we just did X, Y or Z, we’d get the magic formula.…

scaling your business

Episode 85: Stop Sweating it Over Scaling Your Business

When you’re growing a business, there’s one thing that you can’t ignore – scale. How exactly are you going to build this business? How will…

making business harder than it needs to be

Episode 84: Stop Making Business Harder Than it Needs to Be

You know the situation.  You’re plugging along thinking “I got this.” But then you think, maybe you don’t. Maybe you need a funnel. A new…

living other people's dreams

Episode 83: Stop Living Other People’s Dreams

We’ve all been there. You thought you were doing amazing, but then – you logged into Facebook and quickly you’re playing the comparison game and…

say NOvember

Episode 82: Introducing Say NOvember

When you start a business, you’ve got a lot of motivations, but a big one is your freedom.  After all, wouldn’t you just stay in a…