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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.

masterminds for your business

Episode 87: The Power of Masterminds for Your Business

Masterminds are something that can really help to accelerate your business and provide you with support along the way. In this episode, we’re talking about…

happiness planner

Review of the The 100 Day Happiness Planner

When I heard about the 100 Day Happiness Planner and I was intrigued by the idea. Instead of productivity, the Happiness Planner focuses on happiness. The…

liveWELL Planner

Review of the liveWELL Planner from Inkwell Press

The planner I’m reviewing in this post came highly recommended by several people, so I was excited to review this one!  In fact, the Livewell…

Flagship Planner From Day Designer

Review of the Midyear Flagship Planner From Day Designer

The Flagship Planner from Day Designer is a classic, and both Maggie and I are quite devoted to this one. Truth be told, this is…

daily action planner

Review of the Daily Action Planner

I was introduced to the Daily Action Planner by a member of the Small Business Boss Society, so I knew I had to review it.…

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…