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

You might think with the release of Steal This Course that I'm a hater when it comes to online courses. That couldn't be further from the truth. I just want to make sure that you're buying courses you really need, and that you're choosing teachers who actually care about your success!

Today I'm talking with Azhelle Wade (aka The Toy Coach) all about what makes a great teacher in the online business space.

Azhelle and I chat about:

• Her course Toy Creators Academy
• How she’s adding value to her course
• Why she has never thought of courses as “passive income”
• How you can scale your business and still provide immense value for your students
• Go to: deannaseymour.com/thetoycoach for the full show notes & transcripts

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If you’re coworking curious, or have ever found yourself thinking, “I wish I had some friends to work with on this.” This is your episode!

Raina’s gonna walk us through how she thought of the idea, all the details about how she ran it, and what she’s planning on doing next.

Raina and I talk about:

• Why she started Waffles n' Work to begin with
• All the deets like: timing, price, number of attendees, and who was invited
• The surprising thing about her price, and what she’ll do differently in the future
• The fun stuff she sent her participants in the mail, and why she thought it was important to have that element
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Do you consider yourself creative? If you don’t why not? Is it because you’re not artistic? Or maybe because you “can’t draw”?

Well, today I’m chatting with Paulette Erato all about creativity, and I’m hoping it’ll help you see yourself in a whole new light.

Paulette and I talk about:

• What it really means to be creative
• How you can reframe your definition of creativity
• Why you shouldn’t worry about who’s watching your journey
• And how to deal with the fear of doing things “wrong”
• Go To: deannaseymour.com/creativity for the full show notes & transcripts

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Today Taran Conwell and I are talking about the famous naptime hustle. This idea that you can be a stay at home mom and have a job and make money. In the online business world, lots of folks are promising you how easy it can be, how little you have to work to make full time income, and how quickly you can get your business off the ground.

We're busting the myths and talking about the truth behind it all.

Taran and I talk about:

• The myths that we're told about working from home with kids
• The things both Taran and I have done to make money with kids at home
• How Taran was able to make the most money while working from home (spoiler alert: it wasn't online)
• The fact that things like blogs and businesses need time to grow.
• Go To: deannaseymour.com/naptimehustle for the full show notes & transcripts

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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!
• Click here for the transcripts

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