Million Dollar Grit

Let’s talk about the brutal truth of coaching in high-stakes industries—especially when the results aren’t guaranteed and clients expect magic. In this episode, I’m breaking down what it really looks like to lead from your expertise without tying your worth to whether or not someone’s ads, funnel, or launch “worked.”

I’m sharing the five things that keep me from spiraling into burnout—even with 50+ clients at a time—including personal business values, boundaries, and how to spot when a client is (accidentally) using you as their magic 8-ball or emotional life raft. If coaching has started to feel like an energetic drain, this one’s for you.

This might be the one to share with your biz bestie who's on the edge of coach fatigue.

Let’s talk about the thing nobody wants to admit: we’re sleep-walking into an AI-induced mental and spiritual mess. In this episode, I pull back the curtain on how I still use ChatGPT as my “second brain” and why that same super-power can nuke your clarity if you’re not careful.

I walk you through the exact grounding protocol I’ve baked into my own settings, the project-folder guardrails that keep ChatGPT from turning into a digital yes-man, and why using the bot as a mock “voice from heaven” is a hard no. Think practical tech tweaks meets a straight-up spiritual safety PSA.

Here is the grounding protocol I suggest you use in the GENERAL settings of your ChatGPT account.

"Please use a 'ChatGPT Grounding Protocol' to prevent delusional or manic thinking. ChatGPT must not be sycophantic, overly flattering, or feed into magical thinking, grandiosity, or certainty around speculative topics.

User is vulnerable to...

[insert your particular weaknesses - you can see mine]

OCD & Anxiety

Please prioritize objectivity, clarity, psychological grounding, and evidence-based responses at all times.

If the user appears to be spiraling or over-identifying, ChatGPT must gently call it out and re-anchor the conversation with a CBT-style reframe and clear reality check. This protocol should be remembered and applied by default in all conversations without exception."

Let’s talk about the thing nobody warns you about when you start mixing faith and business: how fast the lines get blurry.

In this episode, I break down what’s shifted in me spiritually this year — and why I’m not turning my business into a ministry. I talk about the difference between Christian-owned businesses, paid discipleship, spiritualized masterminds, and performative faith-based brands — and why one of those makes my skin crawl.

If you’ve ever felt a weird tension around Christian masterminds or wondered how to integrate your faith into business without turning it into a paid church, this one’s for you.

Let’s talk takeaways from CEO Week—one of my favorite weeks of the entire year. I hosted 26 brilliant humans at my home for three days of deep work, real rest, and raw conversations about what it actually takes to lead a business right now.

In this episode, I’m walking you through how the week was set up, what we ate, who showed up (yes, even a bobcat), and the four big themes that kept coming up: rest as a requirement, not a reward… the very real now-ness of AI (including coaching clones)… why weekly webinars are the new clarity engine… and how to tell the difference between overthinking, overcomplicating, and over functioning—so you can stop spinning and start leading.

This one’s packed. Might be the one to send to your biz bestie.

Let’s talk about the least sexy but most reliable way to make money online: daily sales activities. If you're in the short-game season (aka you need cash, like now), this episode breaks down exactly what to do—no ads, no funnels, no waiting around for strangers on the internet to “discover” you. Just the kind of relationship-driven selling that builds real momentum. I’ll walk you through the three purposes behind daily sales work, give y

In this episode, I’m unpacking one of the biggest reasons entrepreneurs sabotage their own success — not because they’re flaky or lack strategy, but because their nervous system can’t handle how slow the long game feels. I dive into the tension between needing short-term cash and trying to build long-term stability, and why confusing the two timelines is what keeps so many people stuck. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why can’t I just commit and stay consistent?” — this is the episode you need to hear.

Let’s talk about the power of attention—and why it might be the most underrated form of agency you have.

In this episode, I share what’s been happening in my quiet time lately (including a moment from Isaiah 6 that wrecked me), what I’ve noticed about my patterns when it comes to truth and rupture, and why attention doesn’t just shape your marketing—it literally shapes your worldview.

Whether you’re spiritual, strategic, or both—there’s something here for anyone who’s ever struggled to show up online, stay focused, or figure out what actually matters in the noise.

Let’s get real about the messy middle of writing a book. Spoiler: “Million Dollar Grit” is finally wrapped—but not the way I first imagined. I chopped it down to the raw decade that took me from stay-at-home chaos in 2007 to my first million in 2017, before ClickFunnels days, before Funnel Gorgeous, before DI. Think 15 chapters of war-stories and million-buck lessons, minus the parts I’m still living and processing (privacy, haters, emotional landmines—yeah, those).

In this episode I break down why the manuscript shrank from 80K words to a tight 30K, how God nudged me to give it away for free, and what’s next: an ebook and a private podcast where I’ll read each chapter and riff on the bits that didn’t make the cut. Want first dibs? Pop over to https://emailsbyjulie.com/mdg and get on the list.

“Someone told me, ‘Julie, you preach niche clarity but don’t follow your own advice.’ They weren’t wrong—but they also missed the bigger picture. This episode is for the multi-passionate entrepreneur trying to figure out where to pitch their tent (and why your niche isn’t what you sell, it’s where you sell it).”

In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on why webinars break down — and it’s not just the tech. I’m walking you through the real fault lines I see over and over again: messy offers, flat hooks, chaotic pitches, weak proof, boring slides, low show-up rates — you name it. Whether you’re launching live or running an evergreen funnel, these are the spots that sabotage results. I’m also sharing how I’m turning this into a full-on webinar support group, so you’re never stuck alone trying to figure it out again. Let’s fix your webinar, for real this time.