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Staying quiet to keep the peace only gives resentment room to grow.In this episode, head coach John Felkins takes a call from a business owner who’s ready to grow beyond his brother and business partner. John explains how to address the real problem, get clear on what needs to change, and move forward without unnecessarily destroying the family relationship. Next Steps: • 🎯 Not sure what to do next in your business? Let’s figure it out together. Book a free 30-minute consult call with the

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Send us Fan Mail Thinking about selling your home but not sure where to start? Whether you’ve never sold a home before or it’s been 30, 40, or even 50 years since you last sold a house, this video is for you. I want to walk you through the 4 key things I discuss with homeowners before they sell their home. My goal is simple: to educate you, answer your questions, and help you feel comfortable and confident throughout the selling process. Here are the 4 things we’ll cover: 🏡 1. A Quick

🔗 Read the Full Show Notes & Resources for This Episode → https://secondactsuccess.co/272Wondering how to get clients for your business without constantly selling, posting on social media every day, or pretending you have everything figured out?In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, business coach Shannon Russell is answering one of the biggest questions new entrepreneurs ask: How do you actually find clients and customers when you're starting a business?Shannon shares the four

Motherhood can change how many hours you have to work, but does it have to lower your earning potential? For women entrepreneurs, the assumption that having children means scaling back can quietly become a ceiling on ambition. Laura Sinclair challenges that belief through three lessons from her own experience of motherhood and profitable business growth. After becoming a mom, Laura discovered that having less time didn't mean she had to earn less. It forced her to examine low-margin work, de...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Your business is working, clients are paying, and from the outside you look successful, so why do you keep wanting to quit? Veronica Dietz breaks down the difference between being done with your business and being exhausted by the way you’ve built it, including overdelivery, constant availability, founder dependence, and a version of success that no longer fits your life.

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Tired when you wake up. Wired when you should be asleep. That isn’t necessarily a motivation problem. It could be a timing problem. Most high performers run their business with structure, systems and clear operating hours — then expect their body to perform for 18 hours without the same structure. You wake up and grab your phone. Coffee goes in before your body has properly switched on. Work starts immediately. Then at night, the laptop stays open, the lights stay bright and your brain...

What if the biggest difference between families who build wealth that lasts for generations and those who watch fortunes disappear within a single lifetime isn't how much money they accumulate, but understanding that children who feel forced into family businesses will resent the obligation, that sending your kids abroad for education while shielding them from the discipline and hard work that built your success is the undoing of the next generation, and that at conferences bringing family

This video explains which digital marketing strategies local SEO businesses should focus on in 2026 to improve Google Business Profile rankings, entity trust and lead generation from citations. James Dooley and Dan M. Jones start with KPI tracking because knowing which listings and numbers drive enquiries helps local businesses prove where leads actually come from. They cover brand SEO, AI visibility and Google Business Profiles because stronger search presence improves trust and conversion

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This video explains which digital marketing strategies businesses should focus on in 2026 to improve AI visibility, lead quality and conversion rates. James Dooley and Paul Truscott start with KPI tracking because measuring conversion rates from cold web leads versus AI-sourced leads shows where the highest quality enquiries come from. They cover brand SEO, AI visibility and Google Business Profiles because stronger search presence improves trust and conversion rates.The discussion also

Got some feedback or a question for Laura? Send it in here! If you're a health or life coach who wants more clients without living on social media, this one's for you. A couple of my recent clients found me through ChatGPT, and it turns out AI search could be one of the best things to happen for sensitive coaches. In this week's episode, I share how people are now using AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini to find a coach, why your deep, nuanced content already puts you ah...

Send us Fan Mail On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating a healthy and resilient future! We are happy, humble, helpful people that want to be healthy and fit now, as well as in their 90's. I talk about how to live that good life now and later with heavy slant towards fit...

Your pool route might be profitable, but it also comes with a deadline most people ignore until their knees, hands, or shoulders force the conversation. We get real about the physical wear of pool service and why “I’ll figure it out later” can turn into working longer than you ever planned, especially when inflation keeps raising the cost of everything from gas to groceries. We walk through clear, practical retirement planning ideas for self-employed pool service pros: why cash sitting...

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Join the network. After reflecting on the Texas Woodworking Festival and the supportive community within the Handcrafted Network, Paul shares a lesson for navigating difficult seasons in business and life. The Stockdale Paradox teaches us to confront the harsh reality of our circumstances while maintaining unwavering faith that we will ultimately prevail. Using the metaphor of captaining a ship through turbulent seas, Paul explains that we cannot control the storm—but we can prepare, ch...

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Podcast 343 - Wildcat5e Robotics Opens St. Luke's Pumpkin Patch This Week - Lars Dike & Izzy GrantIf you've driven down Mount Vernon Road in October, you've seen the giant pumpkin patch in front of St. Luke's. Every one of those pumpkins helps pay for Dunwoody High's robotics team. My nephew Lars Dike and his friend Izzy Grant are both on Wildcat5e, and they walked me through what the team actually does. We got into the brand new game that drops every January, what six weeks of "lock-in time"