Adventures on the Blog
Stories, (Un)Marketing experiments, inspiring conversations and spiritual business

How to Get Attention Online Without Feeling Gross About It
This question landed in my inbox recently from a fellow coach and creator: Hi Stephanie, As I was reading this it occurred to me to want to explore more about using social media (ie, Facebook, Instagram, X, or whatever service is out there, as well as sending emails....

What Losing My #1 Referral Source Taught Me About Marketing Resilience
Mistakes happen. I make them all the time, one-off oopsies like typos, broken links, showing up late for a meeting. Mostly, I shake them off and forget about them. But sometimes a mistake not only stings – it sticks around. One of the most painful mistakes I made was...

Dance | Wildspire Sparks
For some time, something's been puzzling me. Whenever I watch a video of a dancer who is moving to the music with such embodied flow, completely immersed in the music, that it's as if they are not moving – the music, the dance is moving them – it brings me to tears. I...

What I Learned From Steve Chandler That Changed How I Sell Forever
When someone I respect enough to joyfully pay money for coaching or mentorship raves about their coach, I pay attention. More than one has pointed me to Steve Chandler. Steve is a coach for coaches, best known for his Coaching Prosperity School and books on growing a...

Why I Choose Humor Over Outrage, CTR Be Damned
Outrage sells. It’s behind viral headlines and fierce click throughs. So how can it be that I can’t come up with an idea that stirs vitriol for me? Right now I’m passionately irate at Descript for not being intuitive enough to nail my video editing process in the...

The Color of Trust
This story was inspired by the request of Kari Burch. Once there was an artist who dreamed that his paintings would change the world. He imagined people so inspired by his paintings that they would instantly fall in love, write poetry or maybe even heal the sick....

Why Isn’t Your Business More Successful? (A Real Answer)
This question came in from a reader: Steph, here's the part where you are in my head… The same day [I asked a friend and client to recommend me] I read your email about asking friends to be clients (the ‘just how I roll’ email) Asking my client to share her...

Why You Shouldn’t Think Outside the Box
Would you like to create a life and business that’s truly yours? Then... Don’t think outside the box. I know they say you should think outside the box to be original and authentic. Color outside the lines. Break the rules. But even that is a reaction to the status quo...
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