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Growing Steady | Intentional Creative Business Podcast

by Wandering Aimfully

We’re Jason and Caroline Zook, a husband and wife team running two businesses together and trying to live out our version of a good life in the process. In this business podcast, we share with you our lessons learned about how to run a calm, sustainable business—one that is predictable, profitable AND peaceful. Join us every Thursday if you’re an online creator who wants to reach your goals without sacrificing your well-being in the process.

Copyright: Copyrights are silly, don't steal our stuff.

Episodes

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

1h 11m · Published 03 Feb 14:00

Did we mention we made it to Europe and OMG we live out of our suitcases now and are traveling full-time?? Wowowowowow.

Tune in to hear where we are in Europe and the truth about how hard it is for a highly sensitive person with anxiety to be awake for 24+ hours and on planes for more than half of that.

But, we made it and we want to share some stories about our first Airbnb, the cute little grocery store we found, the amazing coffee shop that’s just downstairs, and our very first rooftop dinner experience (that wasn’t… perfect).

Hope you enjoy the idea of the Embracing YOU series and our first discussion about goal setting!

🍿 Movie discussed: Matrix 4 and Kodachrome

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More goodies from us: 

Feel like you might be experiencing a business roadblock? Let us help you get un-stuck with our free quiz - wanderingaimfully.com

Build and sell your online course using our easy-to-use and friendly course platform - teachery.co

Follow us on the ole IG - instagram.com/wanderingaimfully

116 - 2021 Year-End Review and 2022 Preview

1h 0m · Published 27 Jan 14:00

If you want to write or record your own Year-End Review you can follow our simple format we’ve used for years:

What went well? Feel free to share life and business moments (plus anything fun, like “Classic Movie Night” or any other traditions/experiments during the year).

What didn’t go well? Life, business, or just keep this section short if it doesn’t serve you.

Next year's preview! What are you focusing on? Looking forward to? Plans/goals you hope to hit? This section is super fun for the following year's review.

If you do create a Year-End Review, feel free to send it our way, we love checking them out!

🍿 Movie discussed: No movies discussed (again) this week

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More goodies from us: 

Feel like you might be experiencing a business roadblock? Let us help you get un-stuck with our free quiz - wanderingaimfully.com

Build and sell your online course using our easy-to-use and friendly course platform - teachery.co

Follow us on the ole IG - instagram.com/wanderingaimfully

115 - The storm before the calm

41m · Published 20 Jan 14:00

In this episode, we go over the final things we had to do before making our big move into full-time travel. We go over selling the remainder of everything we own, talk about a few logistical challenges, and where we ended up financially after all the eBay, OfferUp, and Garage Sale-ing.

We also dive deep into a heavy conversation about Caroline’s current emotional state. We get into the grief of a big transition (or two), talking about a big identity change, and lots of thoughts and feelings tied to how we show up in our families of origin.

🍿 Movie discussed: No movies discussed this week

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More goodies from us: 

Feel like you might be experiencing a business roadblock? Let us help you get un-stuck with our free quiz - wanderingaimfully.com

Build and sell your online course using our easy-to-use and friendly course platform - teachery.co

Follow us on the ole IG - instagram.com/wanderingaimfully

114 - How can we make this easier?

1h 2m · Published 16 Dec 21:48

In this week’s episode, we do a feelings check-in. How’s everyone feeling about our nemesis Omicron? How’s everyone feeling about the remaining tasks to do? How’s everyone feeling who is finishing a third round of shingles?

Then, we take you on an adventure through our Garage Sale AND the UN-Fine Art Sale (which is still going until December 17 — just 9 pieces left for sale as of recording!) We break down exactly how both of these two projects went, including the emotional roller coaster we each went on to make them happen.

Hope you enjoy another update on this huge life change we’re diving into! Also, #teambunkbed or #teamtrundlebed??

👩🏻‍🦰🌍👨🏻‍🦲 WAW Countdown: 29 days!

🍿 Movie discussed: In Bruges and Single All The Way

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More goodies from us: 

Feel like you might be experiencing a business roadblock? Let us help you get un-stuck with our free quiz - wanderingaimfully.com

Build and sell your online course using our easy-to-use and friendly course platform - teachery.co

Follow us on the ole IG - instagram.com/wanderingaimfully

114 - How can we make this easier?

1h 2m · Published 16 Dec 21:48

In this week’s episode, we do a feelings check-in. How’s everyone feeling about our nemesis Omicron? How’s everyone feeling about the remaining tasks to do? How’s everyone feeling who is finishing a third round of shingles?

Then, we take you on an adventure through our Garage Sale AND the UN-Fine Art Sale (which is still going until December 17 — just 9 pieces left for sale as of recording!) We break down exactly how both of these two projects went, including the emotional roller coaster we each went on to make them happen.

Hope you enjoy another update on this huge life change we’re diving into! Also, #teambunkbed or #teamtrundlebed??

👩🏻‍🦰🌍👨🏻‍🦲 WAW Countdown: 29 days!

🍿 Movie discussed: In Bruges and Single All The Way

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More goodies from us: 

Feel like you might be experiencing a business roadblock? Let us help you get un-stuck with our free quiz - wanderingaimfully.com

Build and sell your online course using our easy-to-use and friendly course platform - teachery.co

Follow us on the ole IG - instagram.com/wanderingaimfully

113 - Embrace the chaos

52m · Published 09 Dec 14:00

Everyone deals with chaos at one time or another and there’s no perfect way to get through it. One thing that helps us is to not try to fight it and instead to embrace it.

Caroline getting shingles for the third time? Sorting through 300+ pieces of one-off to sell? Gearing up for a garage sale to sell the majority of our things? And a bunch of other smaller decisions to make thrown in? What chaos??? 😂🙈😂🙈

Hopefully, this episode doesn’t stress you out, and instead, shows you how we work through these tougher and more difficult seasons of life!

👩🏻‍🦰🌍👨🏻‍🦲 WAW Countdown: 36 days!

🍿 Movie discussed: Noelle

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More goodies from us: 

Feel like you might be experiencing a business roadblock? Let us help you get un-stuck with our free quiz - wanderingaimfully.com

Build and sell your online course using our easy-to-use and friendly course platform - teachery.co

Follow us on the ole IG - instagram.com/wanderingaimfully

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

51m · Published 02 Dec 14:00

We are fully aware that this big life change is something we chose, so the emotions we’re feeling are self-imposed. However, much like starting your own business, or growing your family, or moving across the country, etc, even if you’re making that choice those big life events can still be (and are!) hard.

This episode is a bit of an emotional check-in where Jason ACTUALLY has some emotions - gasp! 😱 After going on an emotional journey with both of us, we get into some nitty-gritty items like selling a portion of our stuff on eBay, getting ready for two garage sales, and of course creating a Plan B for the start of our trip if covid (Omicron) has other thoughts.

That and more in this big WAIM Around the World (WAW) travel update.

👩🏻‍🦰🌍👨🏻‍🦲 WAW Countdown: 43 days!

🍿 Movies discussed: None this week

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More goodies from us: 

Feel like you might be experiencing a business roadblock? Let us help you get un-stuck with our free quiz - wanderingaimfully.com

Build and sell your online course using our easy-to-use and friendly course platform - teachery.co

Follow us on the ole IG - instagram.com/wanderingaimfully

111 - How long could you survive in the wilderness?

1h 0m · Published 25 Nov 14:00

We have 11 questions we grabbed from the game OpenUp! These weren’t pre-selected and we simply picked them at random while recording to make it fun and authentic.

Have fun asking these questions with your friends, family, partner, or just answering them on your own:

  1. If you had a hairy spot on your body that you could NEVER shave and that would grow forever, where should that spot be?
  2. Do you feel that life has been generally fair or unfair to you?
  3. Do you eat food that’s past the ‘best by’ date? Explain.
  4. Have you ever told a friend you were interested in more than friendship, and gotten turned down?
  5. How well do you think you could keep an important secret if you were subjected to torture?
  6. What’s the largest age gap you would consider when choosing someone to date/marry?
  7. Would you go commando for one year for $10,000? Why or why not?
  8. What is the last thing that made you laugh out loud?
  9. Would you be willing to flash a stranger? (*At FlashCon, a conference we made up for people who like flashing other people)
  10. How long do you think you could survive in the wilderness without help or supplies?
  11. If there were no electronics (TV, smartphones, i-anythings) what would you do for fun?

👩🏻‍🦰🌍👨🏻‍🦲 WAW Countdown: 50 days!

🍿 Movies discussed: Red Notice and Love Hard

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More goodies from us: 

Feel like you might be experiencing a business roadblock? Let us help you get un-stuck with our free quiz - wanderingaimfully.com

Build and sell your online course using our easy-to-use and friendly course platform - teachery.co

Follow us on the ole IG - instagram.com/wanderingaimfully

110 - You are not a machine

1h 4m · Published 18 Nov 19:53

We’ve learned so much in recent years that not everyone has the same circumstances, opportunities, or physical/mental abilities to work at the same pace. We’ve tried to shift our online biz messaging to remove any mention of a certain pace or amount of money being deemed as “good.”

What matters is that YOU define the pace and the amount of money/work that YOU can do that’s right for YOUR life.

There are so many external pressures to be more productive but maybe we’re not realizing our human-ness isn’t meant to be so productive? Maybe it’s okay to work a bit less, spend more time away from our businesses, and enjoy life without feeling guilty? Maybe it’s okay if our pursuits (esp biz ones) take wayyyy longer to get to our personal milestones we set based on our specific individual circumstances?

We hope you enjoyed this discussion this week and if you have any thoughts to share, feel free to send an email to [email protected].

👩🏻‍🦰🌍👨🏻‍🦲 WAW Countdown: 56 days!

🍿 Movies discussed: Scream 4 and Shang-Chi

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More goodies from us: 

Feel like you might be experiencing a business roadblock? Let us help you get un-stuck with our free quiz - wanderingaimfully.com

Build and sell your online course using our easy-to-use and friendly course platform - teachery.co

Follow us on the ole IG - instagram.com/wanderingaimfully

109 - No right way to transition from clients

59m · Published 11 Nov 14:00

This week, we’re sharing our experiences about moving from client-based businesses to running digital products (or really anything non-client biz related). The BIGGEST point we want to hit home is that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to moving away from clients.

It might take you a year, and that’s okay.

You might need to save up 6-months savings to feel comfortable, and that’s okay.

There might be clients you want to keep and it’s not actually a full transition away from clients, and that’s okay too!

We’ll share helpful tips we’ve learned and hope they can help you if you’re currently stuck at this point in your biz journey.

👩🏻‍🦰🌍👨🏻‍🦲 WAW Countdown: 66 days!

Dad Thrillers article (h/t Chavelli): https://maxread.substack.com/p/90s-dad-thrillers-a-list

🍿 Movies discussed: Scream 3 and Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

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More goodies from us: 

Feel like you might be experiencing a business roadblock? Let us help you get un-stuck with our free quiz - wanderingaimfully.com

Build and sell your online course using our easy-to-use and friendly course platform - teachery.co

Follow us on the ole IG - instagram.com/wanderingaimfully

Growing Steady | Intentional Creative Business Podcast has 219 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 196:08:55. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 22nd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 22nd, 2024 22:41.

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