Growing Steady | Intentional Creative Business Podcast

Episodes

July 14, 2022

133 - Surviving the summer business slump

Let’s talk about the inevitable slow-down that happens every summer in the online business world. You may be noticing a drop in email open rates, less website traffic, lower sales, minimal engagement, and declined viewership…
July 7, 2022

132 - Do you HAVE to niche down to succeed?

The big question we're answering in this week's episode: Is it possible to run a more generalized business or do you HAVE to niche down to be successful?
June 30, 2022

131 - Business Nemesis (aka dealing with comparison)

Every superhero has a villain and every online business owner has a Business Nemesis (queue the evil music!) But seriously, this week we want to talk about comparison and how it affects us at different times in our journeys.
June 23, 2022

130 - Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) in a relationship

This week we are sitting down to talk about being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). What’s it like to operate in the world when you’re a bit more sensitive than most people? What does being more sensitive actually mean? And w…
June 16, 2022

129 - Reflecting on 40 years in life and 4 years in biz

This episode is a dual celebration! Jason turned 40 years young this year AND WAIM turned 4 years old this year. They were close enough in proximity we decided to record an episode sharing lessons from each.
June 9, 2022

128 - Where we've been the past 8 weeks

Annnnnnd we’re back! Thanks for bearing with us as we took a much-needed break from the podcast (and really just any additional work). Let’s get you caught up on 8ish weeks of travel!
April 21, 2022

127 - When something has to give...

It's a quick update episode today as we share that overwhelm has crept in and we're taking a short few weeks' break from podcasting. Don't worry, we WILL be back soon! But, we wanted to share the realities of full-time trave…
April 8, 2022

126 - How do we handle a full day of travel?

Ever wanted to know what it’s like for two travelers to book a budget airline in Europe and deal with flight anxiety? Well, we share that with you this week (and even more travel content, including the “triple DIRTY dog!”)
March 31, 2022

125 - 5 essential business mindsets

Let’s have a chat about five key mindsets we believe every business owner needs, especially when getting started (but also as your business evolves and changes!)
March 24, 2022

124 - What self-imposed rules are you placing on your biz?

When was the last time you realized you were doing something in your business that sucked… and was completely self-imposed?? We’ve been there! Let’s discuss challenging all our arbitrary biz rules.
March 18, 2022

123 - What we've learned after 2 months of full-time travel

It feels like the first two months of our year of full-time travel have gone by fast AND slow. We’ve experienced so much already on this journey and we wanted to share a bunch of that with you!
March 10, 2022

122 - Embracing YOU: Selling (and Kinsale, Ireland stories!)

Selling your product or service can absolutely feel icky, sleazy, and out of alignment with your values. In this final Embracing YOU episode, we want to share some different perspectives and ideas around the concept of selli…
March 3, 2022

121 - Embracing YOU: Decision Making (and our next travel destination revealed!)

When a big decision is staring you in the face, how do you know what the right next move is? Do you go with your gut? Phone a friend? Look to an “expert” for advice? We tackle these questions and more!
Feb. 24, 2022

120 - Embracing YOU: Productivity (and final Lisbon stories!)

We do NOT believe that productivity is one-size-fits-all. We don’t even think about productivity just as it relates to work, nor do we assign being “good” or “bad” to getting more or less done. We break down our thoughts on …
Feb. 17, 2022

119 - Embracing YOU: Social Media (and more Lisbon stories)

We’re continuing our Embracing YOU series and talking about social media this week. Do you need it? Does it bring you joy? Could the time you spend on it be better spent somewhere else? What are we doing with social media ri…
Feb. 10, 2022

118 - Embracing YOU: Branding + Copywriting (and Jason got covid)

We’re continuing our 6-week series called Embracing YOU and chatting about putting more you into your copywriting and branding in this episode. We also talk through Jason testing positive for covid during our stay in Lisbon.
Feb. 3, 2022

117 - Embracing YOU: Goal Setting (and we made it to Europe!!!)

We've officially made it to Europe for our year of living aboard and being full-time travelers! We share our first destination and some stories in the "pramvel" part of the podcast. Then, we talk about the 6-week series Embr…
Jan. 27, 2022

116 - 2021 Year-End Review and 2022 Preview

Listen, we know this episode came out a few weeks “late” by Year-End Review standards but who is making those standards anyway??? We play by our own rules around these parts and that’s why you get our review/preview ep now. …
Jan. 20, 2022

115 - The storm before the calm

What does it feel like the WEEK before you completely uproot your life?? We share the last minute stories and emotional roller coasters we’re riding.
Dec. 16, 2021

114 - How can we make this easier?

The mantra this week in our household is, “how can we make this easier?” There are so many decisions being made as we’re just 4 weeks away from moving to Europe!
Dec. 9, 2021

113 - Embrace the chaos

What happens when you’re getting ready to completely uproot your comfortable lives to become full-time travelers? CHAOS. Let’s chat about how we’re embracing that chaos this week.
Dec. 2, 2021

112 - We've entered... the stressful season! (2022 travel update)

The departure date for our year of travel is QUICKLY approaching and we’ve left the “Excited Season” and moved into the “Stressful Season” of our trip. We don’t want this episode to come off like complaining as we know being…
Nov. 25, 2021

111 - How long could you survive in the wilderness?

Hello, friends! This week we’re sharing a handful of random/silly questions as it’s Thanksgiving week and wanted to do something a bit more light-hearted.
Nov. 18, 2021

110 - You are not a machine

Our capitalistic culture is driven by efficiency and productivity. It’s extremely easy to feel guilty when you notice you aren’t working “enough” or as much as other people. We want to help shift our collective mindset in th…