Big Fun, Small Business: An audio sketchbook for building a business that feels good

Here’s the deal. I get this whole idea of not trading time for money. It sounds great. I don’t have to work, and I get money. You know what else sounds great? Winning the lottery.

Or like that episode of Saved By the Bell when they were at the mall early to try to get U2 tickets and they found that bag of money just sitting there in the planter by the bench.

Remember that episode? Sometimes I feel like that’s what the online business world is. Just a bunch of Zack Morris’s trying to pull some get rich quick scheme.

In this epsisode I talk about:

• The YouTube Series "Zack Morris is Trash"
• My very first experience working with an agency owner
• How you can work very little and make a ton of money (if you're willing to exploit people)
• Go to: deannaseymour.com/zackmorris for the full show notes & transcripts

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Today I'm chatting with my client turned friend Julie Brown. She’s a keynote speaker, networking expert, author and podcaster. And she’s funny as shit, which is why I think we’re a match made in heaven.

I’m Julie’s right hand ma’am when it comes to all her content, including her weekly newsletter,  but she totally has a hand in the stories we tell, which is what I think makes the newsletter so successful.

Julie and I talk about:

• Some of our favorite newsletters that we've sent over the past year.
• The types of responses she gets from her readers.
• Why we think she has such an amazing open rate.
• How Julie reuses the content from the emails over on Linkedin.
• Go to: deannaseymour.com/juliebrownbd for the full show notes & transcripts

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When you’re a solopreneur it’s pretty hard to draw that hard line between life and business. Especially if you’re a personal brand. So the idea that we can infuse more fun into one and it’ll benefit the other is pretty cool to me. Today on the show I’m talking to Lara Haver about how (and why) you should infuse more fun into your life and business.

And don’t worry, if you think you’re not “fun” or “playful” Laura’s gonna help you figure out what would work for you.

Laura and I talk about:

• The benefits of adding more play to your life
• Why grownups tend not to value play
• How much play we really need
• Her new book with fun games for the whole family!
• Go to: deannaseymour.com/laurahaver for the full show notes & transcripts

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Have you ever felt like you sucked at making goals. I mean, maybe you’re good at making them but it’s the keeping them part that you’re not so hot at?

Ok, same. And this episode is for us. I’m talking with Lara Buelow today. She’s a certified professional coach that specializes in mid-career transitions and life design. But she also runs this really cool 30 day challenge called That Moxie Life.

Lara and I talk about:

• What doesn’t usually work for people when it comes to typical goal setting stuff out there.
• The idea of having a two minute habit.
• How people can find the motivation to stick with their goals or habits.
• How Lara came up with That Moxie Life and the three pillars of the program.
• Go To: deannaseymour.com/larabuelow for the full show notes & transcripts

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My 2023 word of the year is: LIFE FORCE. 💥

But Life Force is another idea or tool that they cover in the movie Stutz, that I recently watched and I’ve been obsessed with.

Click play above to listen as I go over all things LIFE FORCE.

• What it is.
• Why I chose it for my word(s) of the year.
• And what I’m gonna try to do more of in 2023.
• Click here for the transcripts

And don’t forget to let me know if you have a word of the year, I’d love to hear it.

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What do you have to contribute to the Online Business World?

• I mean, no pressure you don't HAVE to contribute anything, but you might do it by accident
• How so many things we consider "normal" weren't a thing until someone made them up
• How can you make space in your life and brain for your next big idea?
• The Anti-Hustle Holiday Countdown starts on December 1st!
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How to gain confidence in your business:

• You have to do the dang thing (not sexy I know)
• Creating your own way of doing things helps you find a way that works for your brain
• How other people's systems are the opposite of a short cut
• The Anti-Hustle Holiday Countdown starts on December 1st!
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How to create an easy workflow for your podcast series:

• The system is easy (and set up in Google Doc) but truth be told, there's a lot of steps.
• I dive deep into the steps to go from recording prep to posted!
• How I'm replacing audiograms this year
• The Anti-Hustle Holiday Countdown starts on December 1st!
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Is hosting a private podcast series right for you and your business?

• I'm running through all the benefits of hosting my Anti-Hustle Holiday Countdown.
• What's in it for the listeners?
• What's in it for the speakers involved?
• What's in it for me as the hostess with the mostest?
• The Anti-Hustle Holiday Countdown starts on December 1st!
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Do you edit yourself when it comes to connecting with other business owners?

• Go behind the scenes of me sending a bit of a silly email to pitch them for my podcast series
• Why sometimes it pays to just be yourself
• How I think it makes it easier for me to make myself vulnerable
• Oh, and The Anti-Hustle Holiday Countdown is coming December 1st!
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