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The Teacher Biz Podcast
Hey there! Welcome to The Teacher Biz Podcast with Heather O’Donnell.
Each week, Heather shares strategies she’s used in her own online business to replace her teacher income (several times over) while working just 25 hours a week. Learn how a profitable teacher biz actually works (psst… we’re not throwing up resources on TPT) and how to get started without falling into the most common pitfalls and time wasters in the online business world.
Through a mix of interviews and solo episodes, you’ll learn about building an email list, creating and selling digital products, time management, a must-have mindset for success, how to run a profitable business on your own schedule, and much more.
Hit subscribe and get ready to learn how to build a profitable home business with a lot less effort than it takes to run a classroom!
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The Teacher Biz Podcast
40: Taking Small Steps Towards Big Goals with Ruth Soukup
New York Times bestselling author Ruth Soukup is dedicated to helping women everywhere create a life they love. She is the host of the wildly popular Do It Scared podcast, as well as the founder of several successful brands, including Living Well Spending Less®, Elite Blog Academy®, and her newest endeavor, Thinlicious™, created to make getting healthy taste and feel good. Her practical advice has been featured all over, including Good Morning America, the Today Show, Family Circle, Entrepreneur, TIME and Fox News.
In this episode, Ruth shares so much goodness about overcoming perfectionism and setting a strong foundation for your online business. Hear her insights on the power of taking small steps consistently over time, the importance of human connection in the age of AI, and her recent focus on showing up authentically on social media (primarily Instagram). Ruth also shares her predictions for the future of online business in 2024, including the effectiveness of blogging and other content formats.
“Big goals never happen all at once. They are the result of small steps taken consistently over time.”
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Key Takeaways:
- (03:20) Ruth's journey in starting her first online business
- (05:50) Taking small steps and remaining consistent
- (11:15) The concept of time blocking and dedicating full days to big projects
- (13:10) How the book, Do It Scared, helped Heather overcome perfectionism
- (16:00) Fear archetypes; identifying and overcoming fear
- (18:50) Ruth’s predictions for the online business world for 2024
- (21:35) Showing up on social media and building genuine connections
- (26:05) Results of organic growth and increased sales
- (29:35) Blogging in 2024
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