This episode marks the Season One finale of the Digital Growth Group podcast.

In this closing episode, I reflect on what it’s meant to learn how to work from home, create and market digital products, and rebuild life during a season of recovery and transition. I share why My Family’s Recipe Journal has become the strongest and most complete journal in my collection, and how holding a finished physical copy reminded me why I started creating in the first place.

I also talk honestly about the realities of disruption — a house torn apart by new flooring, unfinished tech setups, and learning new systems while life is anything but settled. Alongside the business updates, I share important health news, including upcoming casting appointments and the next steps toward learning how to walk again.

Season One wasn’t about having answers or teaching systems.
It was about showing up while rebuilding — physically, spiritually, and professionally.

This season captured recovery, learning curves, mistakes, faith, fear, gratitude, and the early foundation of Digital Growth Group LLC. It is an origin story — unfinished, imperfect, but real.

Season Two will return with more structure, clearer direction, and a deeper focus on building strong digital foundations.

Thank you for being here.

Block by block.
Day by day.
One step at a time.

— Gregory Stephens
Digital Growth Group LLC

“This is Gregory Stephens with Digital Growth Group LLC — reminding you that real growth happens one block at a time. Stay encouraged, stay creative, and keep moving forward. I’ll see you in the next episode.”

In this episode, I focus on Fantasy Recipe Journal — the first book in my catalog that made it through Amazon KDP correctly in both format and print.

I talk honestly about why I still love this 6×9 book: the graphics, the full-page layouts, and the way it fits naturally into smaller kitchens and cabinets. I also share the immediate feedback I received from family and friends who loved the concept but wanted more room to write, especially for longer or more detailed recipes.

This episode is about learning through action — listening to feedback, recognizing design limitations, and owning small mistakes, including missing guide lines on an early cover design. Every lesson from this book helped shape the rest of my catalog and pushed me toward better formats and cleaner designs.

This isn’t about perfection.
It’s about paying attention, telling the story behind the product, and continuing to build one step at a time.

“This is Gregory Stephens with Digital Growth Group LLC — reminding you that real growth happens one block at a time. Stay encouraged, stay creative, and keep moving forward. I’ll see you in the next episode.”

This episode is about showing up even when things aren’t perfect.

In Episode 8, I share updates from recovery after major surgery — stitches are out, healing is progressing, and I’m beginning the next chapter of finding and being fitted for a prosthetic. I talk honestly about fear, gratitude, faith, and what it looks like to keep building a business while your life is changing.

I also share an important publishing update: my first KDP book, My Fairy Recipe Journal, originally launched with the wrong trim size. After learning from the mistake and listening to feedback, I fixed it and re-released it properly. That lesson alone reminded me how much learning happens through action — not perfection.

I also talk about releasing one of the most personal projects I’ve ever shared, Bless You, Change Me — a raw memoir about rebuilding life from the ashes of your own choices. Letting that story go into the world was part of my own healing process and part of committing to honesty in this journey.

This episode touches on:
• Healing and recovery updates
• Gratitude for listeners and supporters
• Learning through mistakes in publishing
• Fixing and re-releasing early work
• Faith and God’s timing in uncertain seasons
• Why building something meaningful takes patience
• Why showing up imperfect still counts

This podcast is about progress, not polish.
Block by block.
Day by day.
One step at a time.

— Gregory Stephens
Digital Growth Group LLC

“This is Gregory Stephens with Digital Growth Group LLC — reminding you that real growth happens one block at a time. Stay encouraged, stay creative, and keep moving forward. I’ll see you in the next episode.”