Adventures on the Blog
Stories, (Un)Marketing experiments, inspiring conversations and spiritual business
What a $3.99 “Get Rich Quick” Ebook Taught Me About Ethical Marketing
Last week I purchased an ebook called, “Click. Send. Earn. The Email ATM Blueprint For Passive Income” by Igor Kheifets for a whopping $3.99. I imagine you’re thinking… Steph, why the hell would you buy something with a title that reeks of get-rich-quick-online...
WARNING: Reading This May Cause Radical and Irreversible Self-Trust
An unexpected and potentially dangerous contagion is spreading throughout the IMPACT Creators’ community. It began with a seemingly innocent invitation: “What if you stop listening to the experts, the media and your Facebook ‘friends’ about what to do…and you listen...
Why Inspiration Isn’t Enough For Transformation In Business
Sometimes people find their way into my world because they love the feeling of it. They tell me they enjoy my energy because they feel uplfted and inspired. They leave our conversations with a desire to create. It’s beautiful. And yet… If you want true transformation,...
The End of Niche Obsession and the Dawn of Getting Paid to Be You
I have a bone to pick with the whole niche obsession. The dangerous, caught in your throat kind of bone. Right now, everyone and their mama preaches about niching your business to stand out in the chaos of our online world. “I help left-handed guitar-playing...
The Surprise Blessing of Random Connections and Almost-Friends
I’m scanning my emails and spy an email with the subject: “Hey” Nothing special. But I recognize the sender’s name. It’s been a while since we’ve talked and I was just thinking of (let’s call him Gary), when his email drops into my inbox. Some background on Gary: He...
Why Doing Less Can Help You Learn Faster – Two Surprising Examples
I have a healthy obsession with a couple of things right now. (Well, maybe more than a couple – when I dive into something, I tend to go deep.) One of them is flexibility. Ever since falling in love with pole dancing, I’ve become painfully aware of just how...
The Million-Dollar Skill Most People Ignore
In 2005, Alex Tew was broke, living at home, and worried that he’d never be able to pay off his business school loans. Frustrated, he asked himself: “How can I make a million dollars?” Then came a crazy idea: selling 10 x 10 pixels on his website for $1 a piece. Sell...
How to Stop Holding Back In Your Business
If you ask which I value more, being liked or being true to myself, I would emphatically say: Being true to myself. Of course. But John Demartini once said that values aren’t found in what you say; they’re revealed by what you do. A recent example comes to mind: The...
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