I just celebrated my ten year business birthday and anniversary (and am still processing the milestone!).

As a multi-six-figure business owner with an 80% profit margin, this puts me in a small % of businesses, and even smaller when we look at women-owned and led businesses and longevity.

This level of financial security and freedom isn't something I take for granted, and earlier this year I found myself reflecting to my own coach that even if my business never makes another dollar beyond what it already does, I'm content and have more than enough.

And yet… last month, I caught myself in a familiar pattern that sounds like, "This isn't enough, yet."

That's why in this week's episode, I'm unpacking ONE Question to unhook from the pressure to be increasingly impressive in order to sustain bigger results. We're diving into how high-achieving business owners weaponize their own ambition and drive against themselves, and how to shift out of this form of self-sabotage to scale more sustainably (and actually enjoy your business, too).

• The high-achiever trap that disguises itself as growth, discipline, or "just wanting more", what this is actually about, and how this limits success.

• The role pressure plays in decision-making, creativity, and long-term business sustainability.

• Why chasing bigger and better results can block receiving what you actually want (even when things are objectively working).

• The counterintuitive shift that supports steadier revenue, grounded confidence, and leadership without constant self-monitoring or proving.

Episode Links:

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You know how they say, "New level, new devil"?

I've found it to be more like, "New level, same devil". It just shows up differently. And ideally, with each new level, it gets easier to notice and shift more quickly.

In this episode, I'm unpacking ONE Question to stop overfunctioning and becoming the bottleneck in your business.

This is a pattern that's shown up for me at every stage and uplevel of business, and one I see with high-achieving, high-capacity, hyper-independent business owners who are used to being the one who's always "got it!".

I talk about how this dynamic plays out with clients, teams, and leadership and why learning to step out of it is essential if you want to grow without burning out or unintentionally disempowering the people you're trying to support.

• The identity shift that becomes essential as you scale and how it impacts both your personal growth and your client and team dynamics

• The lesson I didn't expect when I retired my husband and became the breadwinner and how it changed the way I think about responsibility in business.

• Why leadership can start to feel heavier at each new level, even when things are "working," and why this often becomes the real constraint to growth.

• The difference between overdelivering and overfunctioning and why that distinction matters if you want to support client results without carrying everything yourself.

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Instead of unpacking ONE Question the way we usually do, listen in on a live coaching session and the questions that come up when you're ready to build momentum and book more clients but low on time and energy (maybe you can relate?).

Because while there's no one-size-fits-all formula for business, what's personal is almost always universal. And, what came up in this session is something I see stall so many entrepreneurs, whether they're booking their first client or scaling to six-figures and beyond.

In this coaching session, you'll hear from a business owner who's balancing a job while rebuilding her business after a more passive year. She wanted an efficient, sustainable way to book clients and increase revenue without burning out or resorting to marketing that feels pushy or gross.

Together, we simplified her marketing, got clear on her sales actions to actually move the needle, and mapped out a simple plan to book her next few clients in weeks (not months). In fact, about two weeks after our call, she reached out to let me know she'd booked a new pay-in-full client.

Here's what you'll hear in the session:

• Why offering calls felt sticky for her and how to structure them in a way that actually leads to booking paying clients.

• The truth about "helpful" content vs. content that converts, and a simple shift you can apply to your own marketing for more sales.

• A different way to think about "problem awareness" content that builds trust without shaming your audience.

• The truth about more manipulative marketing tactics that's helpful for all of us to remember.

Be sure to stick around until the end of the episode, where I share a few reflections and self-coaching questions to help you apply this to your own business, whether you're just getting started or ready to scale.

If you take nothing else away from this session, I hope it reminds you that you're probably closer to your goals than you realize, and that you already have more clarity about your next best step than you think.

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BONUS: Seven-Figure Sales Action Cheat Sheet (no opt-in required)

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What do you do when your content is technically correct… but you can tell something's off?

I don't just review my clients' content and copy. I regularly look at my own data and give myself feedback, too. And this week, I was looking at a few of my talking-head reels that were perfectly fine on paper, but still missing the mark for me.

Taking a neutral step back made the issue pretty obvious. And it's something I've been noticing more and more in my clients' marketing as well.

That's why, in Episode 206, I'm unpacking ONE Question for magnetic, relationship-driven content.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• What "polished" content is often missing, and what to shift without looking sloppy, messy, or unprofessional.

• The subtle energy that repels clients even when you're saying all the right words.

• How to use one simple question to drop the mask, share more lived insight, and build deeper connection, trust, and social currency with your audience.

Episode Links:

Join Kim on Substack for Business Inside Out @kimargetsinger

Tune into Episode 129: ONE Question to Lean In & Lean Back to Sell with Service

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I told my stepson the other day that I've never regretted a decision I've made.

But I have regretted decisions I didn't make because I hesitated, overanalyzed, ignored what I knew was true, or let someone else tell me what was right for me.

As I'm sitting with a strategic decision about starting a new platform (spoiler alert: Substack), I've been reminded of that truth.

Because while I do think it's important as entrepreneurs for us to consider what's working, data, what's trending, and what's most strategic, the longer I'm in business, the more I've realized that the best decisions I've made weren't always the most logical, but they were the most aligned.

That's why, in Episode 205, I'm unpacking ONE Question to decide your next move in business.

This is the same question I use to filter nearly every major decision in my business (and life), especially when there are multiple "good" or "right" options on the table.

It's also the same question that's helped me discern which opportunities aren't for me (even shiny, profitable ones), and where I need to say no (and leave money on the table) so I have the capacity to say yes elsewhere.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• How this lens has shaped the way I structure my business, make decisions more quickly, and choose strategies I can actually stick with long enough for them to compound.

• Why so many business owners stay stuck in indecision even when the next step is clear and what this hesitation costs you.

• The hidden tradeoffs that come with every opportunity, including the "good" ones, and why understanding this matters if you want to scale sustainably.

• Two underrated CEO-level skills that help you cut through noise, shiny objects, and external pressure.

• The biggest secret and hack of all time for long-term, sustainable success.

Episode Links:

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Ever look at someone and wonder how they're getting the results they are when their strategy seems so basic?

If you're honest, you've probably looked at some of the people making seven and eight figures and thought your offer, delivery, content, or strategy is better…or at least just as good.

And, while those things matter (they're all things I support my 1:1 clients with), the longer I'm in business, the more I've seen that strategy alone isn't what determines how much money someone makes or their ability to sustain it.

What matters just as much is who we're being, how we're thinking, how we're showing up, and our capacity to hold what comes with success.

When I look at the extra $100k I added in revenue last year, or at my $52k cash month, I can see clearly that neither came from creating a new offer, building a complicated funnel, pushing harder, or spending just as much on team and ads.

That's why, in Episode 204, I'm unpacking ONE Question to Scale Your Success Without Pushing It Away, one I've had to ask myself at every level.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Why "having the right strategy" and working harder isn't always enough to scale or sustain growth.

• What actually comes with making more money, visibility, and success and why that matters more than most business owners realize.

• How your identity sets the ceiling for how much success and money you'll allow yourself to make and hold.

• Why smart, talented business owners end up in feast-and-famine cycles or feel like their strategy "isn't working" despite doing the "right" things.

• Why your next level of growth may require more safety and capacity and not just another offer, strategy, or sales sprint.

Episode Links:

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One of the questions I get asked most often is how I make the kind of money I do as a 1:1 coach.

Right behind that is: How do you really feel about revenue share? Very quickly followed by: Do you think revenue share would work in my business?

I've used a revenue share model for about five years, both as a client and as a coach. I'm still paying my own coach this way nearly eight years later, and I've built my entire 1:1 coaching practice around it. I've also seen (and love) clients and peers adopt this model after watching how it's worked for me.

That said, I don't think revenue share is right for everyone. Like any business model, it comes with tradeoffs that are important to understand before opting in.

That's why, in Episode 203 of ONE Question, I'm answering your question about whether revenue share is right for your business and sharing my unfiltered experience after years on both sides of this as a client and coach.

Whether you're simply curious about revenue share, actively considering it for your business, or trying to understand how I think about scaling more broadly, this episode will help you think more clearly about what actually matters when choosing a business model.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Who revenue share does (and doesn't) work best for practically speaking.

• The real truth about control and speed when scaling with revenue share (and why this isn't a get-rich-quick strategy).

• The risk involved with this model and how I recommend protecting yourself if you use it.

• How revenue share encourages long-term relationships, retention, and deeper client results.

• What's been hardest for me on both sides of this model as a client and as a coach.

• The mindset work required to make revenue share sustainable (especially around boundaries, enoughness, and money).

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Last year, I added $100k in additional revenue to my multi-six-figure coaching practice without launching a new offer, adding more complexity, or changing my business model.

It wasn't because I posted more, worked harder, or increased ad spend (I've consistently maintained an 80% or more profit margin).

But, I did focus on one thing most people overlook when they think about scaling a coaching or service-based business.

That's why, in Episode 202, I'm sharing ONE question I've been asking myself for over a decade, and how it's helped me build the right kind of demand, stay fully booked with clients I genuinely love for seven years, increase capacity, and scale sustainably.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• The primary strategy I'm focusing on in 2026 to scale my high-level coaching practice without burning out or wanting to burn it all down (and how this approach works across business models).

• Why scaling sustainably is really about solving a capacity problem and the three types of capacity that allow you to increase revenue without working harder.

• What I see many business owners overlook in the sales process, and why this matters if you want to avoid misaligned or draining client dynamics.

• The common way service providers misuse the term "right-fit client," and how this can sabotage growth, capacity, and getting (and staying) fully booked.

• How this question evolves at different stages of business, and the five filters I use to discern right-fit clients as I scale.

• How to apply your answer to this question across your messaging, marketing, and sales process to attract better clients, improve retention, and grow sustainably.

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It's not new news that things have changed online. Gone are the days where you can just post whatever, sit back, and watch the clients and sales roll in.

So, if you've noticed your reach going down, content not working the way it used to, or a slow down of leads from social media, you're probably not imagining it.

The way we're all consuming content and information has changed and even the way we're shopping, looking for recommendations, and deciding who to trust is changing faster than ever. Whether we like it or not, AI is a big part of that shift, especially when it comes to visibility in an AI-driven world.

AI also isn't going anywhere, so ignoring it isn't a strategy (it's avoidance).

That's why, when I heard my friend Sam DiNicola, the founder of Sam DiNicola Digital, a boutique marketing agency, talking about a strategy to get recommended on AI (not just ranked or seen), I knew I had to talk to her and bring her on the podcast.

Join us in Episode 201, where Sam generously shares her decade of marketing experience and unpacks her ONE Question to Get Visible, Stand Out, and Sell in an AI-Driven World.

• The visibility strategy Sam is using with her clients that feels Gary Vee-ahead-of-the-curve (and why most people are already behind).

• How AI is changing reach, discovery, and being found and why this matters for your business even if you don't use AI at all.

• Why people are getting less traffic from social media, where that attention is actually going, and what you can implement to get seen and discovered by more right-fit leads.

• "AI slop," how it affects everyone (even original content creators), the trust recession, AEO, and what it really means to be discoverable when people aren't even "Googling" the way they used to

• How search behavior and buying behavior have fundamentally changed (ours included).

• The business advice that matters whether you're using AI, social media, or old-school marketing, and why we can't afford to ignore this shift if we don't want to be the Blockbuster of 2026.

Whether or not you use AI in your business or plan to implement an AEO strategy, this is a valuable and relevant conversation for every business owner who wants to remain relevant and scale in 2026.

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Connect with Sam DiNicola:

Website: samdinicoladigital.com

On IG: @sam.dinicola

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Let's talk about money, honey. Because the more we talk about it, the more we normalize it, understand it, and get better at the game of money.

Some of the most clarifying and helpful financial education I've had has come from having conversations with other business owners, and this turned out to be true again at a retreat I went to last year with 20+ multi-six and seven-figure business owners.

What started as a conversation about our biggest lessons around wealth also showed me a common thread about how we think about safety, support, ambition, generosity, and what it actually means to feel "resourced" with money.

Everyone came at their finances and wealth building from a different angle, but underneath it all was the same desire: to stop relating to money from pressure, scarcity, or proving, and the power of making decisions from steadiness and enoughness.

That's why, in Episode 200, I'm unpacking ONE Question I use to make and have more than enough money and how I think about setting financial goals and building wealth, saving, investing, retirement, donating, and spending.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• A behind-the-scenes look at what those retreat money conversations revealed about how successful business owners relate to money, safety, ambition, and making and having "enough."

• How I use one simple lens to make financial plans that support wealth-building, ensure I have what I need when I retire, and allow me to enjoy and spend my money now, without operating from fear or pressure.

• Why clarity around your numbers can create more freedom, better decisions, and less emotional charge around money.

Episode Links:

No opt-in required free resource: Pay Yourself More Profit Planning Playbook and Workshop

Episode 169: ONE Question to Hold Millions with Julia Mother F*cking Wells

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