Chuck McKay's son asked for help starting a landscaping business. Chuck's honest answer: "This is a really good business plan. Please don't do it." (He hated selling. That's the whole job.) 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

Quick reframe for aspiring authors: Your book doesn't have to cover everything you know. It has to solve ONE problem really well for ONE reader. Trying to fit your whole expertise into one book is exactly why so many "someday" books never get past chapter 2.

Before you go solo, prove you can deliver. Chuck McKay's advice: help a nonprofit with fundraising first. If you can bring in dollars there, you can do it for paying clients. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

Hot take: automation doesn't make your business feel less personal. Bad automation does. A generic "Dear Customer" email that goes out 3 weeks too late? That feels cold. A timely, well-timed follow-up that remembers what someone actually asked about? That feels like you care.

Chuck McKay went from disc jockey to ad sales to marketing consultant. His lesson: creativity matters, but it's not the whole game anymore. Where you focus your dollars is. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

"Rest is productive. Without it, nothing sustainable can be built." The work Hannah Darby does after resting? 10x better than anything she pushes through. Solopreneurs, take note. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

Your niche isn't always a gap in the market. Sometimes it's the blend of what you've lived + what you've trained for — that no one else can replicate. Hannah Darby on finding her edge as a holistic healer 👇 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

"Build a business that fits your life, not one you have to constantly recover from." Holistic healer Hannah Darby on knowing your limits, playing to your strengths, and doing business YOUR way — not everyone else's. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

Most business owners are great at their craft — and behind on their books. Scott Keene built his niche in that exact gap: 20 years of experience, one recurring problem, one business built to solve it. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

Grateful to join The Thoughtful Entrepreneur podcast for a conversation about leadership and impact. 🎙️ Episode here: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/post/2456-growing-your-business-through-the-power-of-a-non-fiction-book-with-solopreneur-solutions-donna-amos #thoughtleadership #podcasting #authority

You're going to fall off the horse. What matters is how long you lay in the dirt before getting back on. Don't give up. Build your circle of support. Keep moving forward. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

"That's not my job" isn't in my vocabulary. That's the trap most solopreneurs fall into — everything on your shoulders, no clean line between your work and everyone else's. Delegation isn't optional. It's survival. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

He closed the biggest deal of his life and felt... empty. The question that changed everything wasn't "what now?" It was "who now?" Harland Merriam on purpose after the win. 🎧 Full episode https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542?i=1000775573889

Successful real estate investors kept asking Harland Merriam the same question: "Is this all there is?" His answer: profit was never supposed to be the foundation. It's the fuel — not the purpose. 🎧 Full episode https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542?i=1000775573889

Just wrapped a great interview with @upmyinfluence.org on The Thoughtful #Entrepreneur. Grateful to be recognized for the impact we're making. 👇 Link in comments #influence #impact

Raise your hand if you've been "almost ready" for longer than you'd like to admit. Perfectionism isn't protecting your reputation. It's protecting your ego — and billing it to your business. https://solopreneursolutions.substack.com/p/done-is-better-than-perfect-why-momentum

The advice: you had the idea, go build it yourself. The problem: that's exactly what's capping your growth. Harland Merriam on why the solopreneurs who scale best aren't doing less — they're just not doing it alone. 🎧 Listen here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

AI isn't your replacement. It's your executive assistant. Drop your idea in. Ask: does this still align with my brand, budget, marketing? Don't master 50 tools. Master one. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

You'll never have all the info. All the time. All the budget. If you wait for the trifecta of perfection, you go nowhere. Start small. Be consistent. Move forward. Adjust as you learn. Desperation doesn't sell. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

I don't care if I made $100,000 today. If I didn't spend the day finding business, I didn't have a successful day." Dan Rochon on Breaking Solo. The moment you stop generating, the math catches up 60 days later. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

"📖 IT'S OFFICIAL — Dr. Michael Glenn's What Word Would You Use to Describe Executive Coaching? is now available. Twenty leaders. One question. One word each. Grab your copy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H64DL9JZ #ExecutiveCoaching #Leadership #BookLaunch #InspiredPress

Dan Rochon tells real estate buyers exactly how anxious they'll feel that night — before they even feel it. Result? They trust him more, not less. Stop waiting for predictable problems to become real problems. Name them first. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

"You're not in the plumbing business. You're in the lead generation business with plumbing as your vocation." Dan Rochon on Breaking Solo. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

"It never sleeps. It never takes a break. It doesn't go for coffee." Dr. Suhail Hussain on Breaking Solo — calmly explaining why AI isn't coming for plumbers. It's coming for the admin, the accountants, the radiology reads. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

"You are part of our extended family." A patient said that to Dr. Suhail Hussain — a home-visiting doctor in the UK. The old-fashioned way isn't outdated. It's just rare. And rare is what stands out. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542 #Solopreneur #BreakingSolo

Everyone's chasing the newest AI marketing tool. Magic Brad is quietly winning with postcards. Branded merch. Birthday automations. Showing up in actual mailboxes while everyone else fights for inbox attention. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

Hot take: only 3% of people who say they want to write a book actually finish one. I'm unpacking this whole myth on Substack this month → https://substack.com/@solopreneursolutions

Check out my substack for how to make your book different from everyone else. https://open.substack.com/pub/solopreneursolutions/p/what-makes-my-book-different-from?r=5cobm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

The most dangerous place to be in your business isn't struggling. It's doing fine. Ken Steven on Breaking Solo: when you're doing well, the hard questions quietly stop. And that's exactly when complacency wins. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542

"If you don't know what's broken, you don't know what to fix." Most solopreneurs are guessing. His free Revenue Growth Readiness Scorecard takes 5 minutes and tells you which of 5 drivers is misfiring. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-solo/id1802739542