Is it possible to take a vacation from work without actually taking the traditional vacation? What started as a simple way to teach myself, I don't have to work all the time, so that someday I might actually take more than a day or two off work turned into some fun revelations and a new softer start to my days. Now, let me be clear. I'm not sharing anything about time management. This was more about releasing the pressure that I feel to be productive, even though I was thinking going into it, I'd be productive as hell.

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🎧 Mentioned in the episode... ⁠From Depleted to Restored: Which Type of Rest Do You Need Most?⁠ on the Small Business Casual with Emily Aborn

🧰 I love me a good digital marketing tool.This week’s recommended tool is Better Proposals.
An online software that enables you to create attention-grabbing proposals with the help of an easy-to-use editor and a library of templates.

Peek inside my toolbox for all my tools.

🎧 This week’s recommended podcast episode is How to Get Unstuck: The Science and Soul of Releasing Emotional Loops with Katie Morton.

Katie shared a quote from the book, the Artist's Way, that says "Perfectionism I always thought was seeking out the best in things but it was actually me looking for the worst." Mind… blowing… right?

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About This Show

Created by Compass Digital Strategies, the Small Business Sweet Spot offers an eclectic mix of episodes, all meant to help you find the sweet spot in your business. Each week, you'll hear the what, why, and how's of getting more visibility on your website for the goal of more traffic and leads, along with bonus episodes, some experiential from other business owners sharing their own sweet spot.

We talk about everything that influences creating an atmosphere around and inside you that you actually love because how you grow your business and how you move through your life are connected, and neither of them are linear.

If you're feeling stuck on what goal to set for your website, don't just aim for "better SEO." Use this rule instead.

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👉 For all the links and resources mentioned in this episode, check out the supporting blog post here.

🧰 I love me a good digital marketing tool.This week’s recommended tool is Flick.

A social marketing platform that helps you schedule your social posts, generate hashtags and helps with caption writing. It has some really cool reporting too.

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🎧 This week’s recommended podcast episode is Coming Home to True Refuge by Tara Brach.

Tara's talks often provide insights for me. New awareness into what's in my brain. She says "we habitually leave presence and go for what I call false refuge." She goes on to say that it's not false because it's bad, but because it blocks your way to true refuge, true peace. We need to see them to choose to change them. Fascinating episode.

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About This Show

Created by Compass Digital Strategies, the Small Business Sweet Spot offers an eclectic mix of episodes, all meant to help you find the sweet spot in your business. Each week, you'll hear the what, why, and how's of getting more visibility on your website for the goal of more traffic and leads, along with bonus episodes, some experiential from other business owners sharing their own sweet spot.

We talk about everything that influences creating an atmosphere around and inside you that you actually love because how you grow your business and how you move through your life are connected, and neither of them are linear.

Wanna get a coffee with me? Depending on your location, we can meet in person or do a virtual. I'm gonna be all over the US this year so there's a good chance I'll show up in your area. The reason I'm offering is because sometimes it's helpful to meet who we will work with. I pride myself and my business on having integrity and being true. And I had an experience lately that was the opposite of that. I ignored the signs and gut feelings and gave the person a shot and I got burned. Thankfully not for a lot of cash but definitely for not trusting myself. So how can we show integrity and good values in our marketing as people are getting to know us? That's what we're going to cover today.

• Digital Street Cred

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🧰 I love me a good digital marketing tool.This week’s recommended tool is Termageddon
Speaking of digital street cred… this tool is an easy to use app for generating things like a privacy policy, various disclaimers, terms and conditions and end user license agreements.

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🎧 This week’s recommended podcast episode is Micheal J. Fox on Literally! with Rob Lowe. I'm about halfway through but so cool hearing them talk back and forth. I forgot that Michael J. Fox wrote some books, quite a few and now I want them all.

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About This Show

Created by Compass Digital Strategies, the Small Business Sweet Spot offers an eclectic mix of episodes, all meant to help you find the sweet spot in your business. Each week, you'll hear the what, why, and how's of getting more visibility on your website for the goal of more traffic and leads, along with bonus episodes, some experiential from other business owners sharing their own sweet spot.

We talk about everything that influences creating an atmosphere around and inside you that you actually love because how you grow your business and how you move through your life are connected, and neither of them are linear.