MOTM #591: “Am I Too Old for Instagram?”

2026 is just a few short weeks away so I wanted to chat about my online business predictions for the upcoming year and—spoiler alert—they look a hell of a lot alike the predictions I made going in to 2024. Change is hard and it takes a long-ass time, so let that be a sign to […]

If you want to do some serious growing, you’re going to have to slow down for a time. It’s like a slingshot—you’ve gotta pull the rubberneck backwards before there’s any forward acceleration. Slowing down can feel like losing, so before you quit in the slow down, make sure you give yourself enough time and a […]

We all know that change takes time, but sometimes we underestimate how long that time really will be, or we let the fact that it does take so long sabotage us—maybe we start out strong, but when we don’t see results ASAP, we slip back into old habits. That’s why the real secret to making […]

There’s plenty of talk about what we might be missing in our relationships, but do you sometimes feel like you’re missing something in your business? It’s okay to feel dissatisfied with some aspect of your business, but you gotta get clear on what it is you’re missing if you want to be able to fix […]

Are you selling out by selling on Black Friday? Maybe! Like all things in online business and life, there’s nuance here, but ultimately it boils down to the way you run your business the other 364 days of the year. Yes, consumer culture is toxic, but we can’t take it down by pretending it doesn’t […]

The Boss Babes and the Brochachos of the online business space just keep spewing bullshit about what it takes to succeed, and I can’t sit idly by and let people think they’re telling the truth. There are people who would treat online business like a pyramid scheme, but there is a better way—a way that […]

If you’re attracting the perfect clients for your business, then I’m happy for you. But for a lot of people, it takes some trial and error to start getting the right clients into their ecosystem who not only fit your avatar, but are ready to invest and start taking action. So how do you find […]

If you didn’t know, regenerative farming is a practice that aims to restore soil health and  natural ecosystems—in other words, to leave the earth better and healthier than you’ve found it. What if, just like these regenerative farmers, we practiced regenerative commerce, and we left our customers and the world better than we’ve found it? […]

Businesses are built on solutions to problems, so are you any good at solving problems? Do you know your shit? There are a million ways to market your services, but knowing what you’re doing will always be effective. When you know your shit, people trust you and value your expertise, and they buy from you. […]

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the internet sucks now. And when I say the “internet” what I really mean is Instagram and Threads. The algorithm only rewards either rage bait or meaningless slop, and I’m not having fun the way I used to online. But social media isn’t going anywhere and it’s also […]