Amy Vandeputte, also known as FastForwardAmy, went from being burnt-out and broke to building her own 7-figure business. As a business coach, she has coached over a thousand entrepreneurs to earn money fast from doing what they love so they can live a life on their own terms. In this podcast, Amy shares her advice, behind the scenes and most recent insights in bite-sized episodes so you can build build your own freedom-based life and business too based on simple strategies. Be it sales, (mon ...
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3 Low-Risk, Low-Cost Ways to Start Making 1K/Month Online Today
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Are you curious about the easiest and most low-risk ways to start making 1K online? In this episode of Fail to Win, I share the top strategies to help you generate income without the high risk. From affiliate marketing to advertising revenue and selling digital products, discover how you can start earning 1,000 euros a month or more with simple ste…
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From Break-Even to Profit: 5 Strategies to Transform Your Financial Bottom Line in 2024
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Is your business doing well in terms of revenue, but do you barely have any profit to show for it? Last year, I noticed our profit margin was dropping drastically and vowed to elevate it again. Now, with pride, I can say that in the middle of 2024, we've already crossed our break-even point, and the rest of the year will be pure profit. In this epi…
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Mid-Year Motivation: 3 Ways I Set Goals That Keep Me Happy and Driven (Instead of Demotivated)
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Are you finding it hard to stay motivated with your goals halfway through the year? Let me share my secret to setting goals that not only keep me on track but also keep me happy and excited. In this episode, you'll discover how to set multiple goals and balance results with processes to reignite your passion and drive. Do you want my 4-step process…
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My 3 Introverted Secrets: How I Transformed Introversion and Sensitivity into a 7 Figure Business Superpower
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Do you think being introverted and highly sensitive is a disadvantage in the online business world? Think again. Join me as I reveal how I transformed these traits into my own greatest strengths, building a successful 7 figure business online. Discover how you can do the same! In this episode, I'll take you through my personal journey as an introve…
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SOS: 7 Practical Tips to Double your Online Sales
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People don't buy what they need, they buy what they want. And they need to be even more excited than you are about your offer if you want them to actually cross the checkout border. If your sales have not been going the way you want them to, give one (or more) of these 7 tips a try! Looking for more practical steps? Download my 10-part selling chec…
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Why Today is the Perfect Time to Start Your Online Business
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Discover the 6 reasons I believe now is the perfect time to start your online business! In this episode, we explore the benefits of diversifying your income, the abundance of resources available in 2024, and the expanding opportunities in today's online landscape. Get motivated and kickstart your online business journey with this short podcast epis…
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Income Protection for Solopreneurs: 4 Simple Risk Reduction Strategies
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"Being an entrepreneur is dangerous because what happens if you run into financial trouble" is often said as a way to hold people back from becoming an entrepreneur. Usually by their parents with a bad money mindset, who always loved 'being safe in a fulltime job'. Is that true, though? When you work for someone else, you are dependent on one incom…
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Revive Your Sales in 2024: Adapting to the Post-2020 Market
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Many online business owners have reported a huge drop in their sales in 2024. If you’ve noticed this too, I want to comfort you: you’re not alone, and it can be fixed! Last year I was in a bit of a rut myself. I didn't want to drown in the masses, so I started looking for ways to stand out in an authentic way online again. The result? Profit is up,…
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Scaling: 3 Ways to Streamline Your Business Without Hiring
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If you’re feeling overwhelmed in your business, and want to hire someone to come and fix the chaos… I gotta be honest with you: hiring a fulltimer isn’t gonna magically fix everything. On the contrary: if you make the wrong hire, this might cost you tons of time and money! I made this mistake multiple times, until I finally figured out how to strea…
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LA Update Pt. II: Playing a Bigger Game: Top 3 Mindset Insights from LA
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Join me in this episode as I spill the beans on the three major mindset shifts that hit me while I was in LA for business coaching. I'll share some details on how I went from feeling stuck to breaking through my self-doubt. If you're ready to unlock your own potential and play a bigger game, this episode is your must-listen of the day! Follow me on…
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LA Update Pt. I: How I'm prioritizing strategy work while managing my workload on workation
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In this episode, I dive into how I’m making the most of my workation in Los Angeles, balancing strategic work on top of my usual workload. I'll share my approach to proactive work and avoiding reactive tasks that can derail my productivity. Tune in to discover how I use my Notion dashboard to keep a crystal-clear dashboard of all my to-dos, ensurin…
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How I found my authentic online voice back and stopped making myself smaller
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These past few years I got criticised so much by my direct environment, that all of the criticism I had received since 2017... just really took its toll on me. Without realizing it, I had started becoming more and more vanilla out of fear of getting hurt again. Because that's what fear of failure does to you. This past 1.5 year I got to work and st…
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My 4 favorite money apps to plan, track, spend better
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Last year I massively cut down on the costs in my business and I've now cut down costs to 35% less monthly and increased my profit margin drastically. I didn't just do this in my business, but I also became a lot more mindful of the spending in my private life: how much was I spending on clothes, beauty products and the likes? And did I like this, …
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How I'm Staying Abundant while Saving Money
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Having an abundant money mindset is not the same as just spending a ton. For me, spending and saving money have to do with my money compass and the values I prioritize in my life and business. In this episode I'm explaining how I went from overspending in my business to cutting down costs and doing that while staying abundant! If you want access to…
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3 Top Habits that make the difference between building a 6 or a 7 figure business
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After spending a weekend with my multi-6-figure business owner clients who are on their way to reaching their first 7 figure year this year, I felt inspired to record a podcast episode with some the teachings we talked about this weekend. Tune in to discover the top 3 habits that will help you become a 7-figure business owner this year! Resources: …
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Behind the Scenes: The (Ugly) Truth About Online Entrepreneurship With Donata White
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Ever caught yourself wondering if there’s more to running an online business than meets the eye? Donata White is a multi-six-figure business mentor - besides running a social media marketing agency - and joins me in this episode to crack open the glossy facade of online businesses and to reveal the genuine grind of entrepreneurship. You'll get a ca…
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Mindset: How to Go All In on Your Million Dollar Dream and Create €4.500 Days
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If you knew your day is worth €4500, would you still be doing the same things? I'm a firm believer that scaling from a 6- to a 7-figure business is more of a mindset shift than anything else. I've had clients being afraid of working more to earn more (which is not even necessary in most cases), or not being able to believe they had what it takes to…
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227. My SPARC Framework: The 5 Mindset Mistakes Standing Between You and Your Dreams
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I firmly believe we all have ambition, it just gets dimmed along the way. Partly because of the very narrow view society has on ‘being ambitious’, but also due to our own thoughts and limiting beliefs. Although we’re often convinced we simply can’t do or achieve something, it’s actually a mindset game. That’s why, in today’s episode, I want to talk…
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6 Tips on How to Sell When You Hate Selling
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A lot of entrepreneurs want to start their business and love everything about it, except selling their offer. Maybe you're one of them, thinking "I love helping people, but I really don't like selling." It's understandable you might feel as if it's icky to sell. However, sales are the fuel of your business, without sales there's no business at all.…
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12 Steps to Success and Freedom in Your Business
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If you want to start your own business, you'll inevitably feel overwhelmed. You feel stuck, you don't know where to start or how to proceed. If you feel like this, like you don't know how to build a successful business, this episode is for you. After years of hard work, these are the 12 steps that helped me build a multi-million dollar business. An…
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How Much Revenue Do I Need to Quit My Day Job?
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"I'm sick of working for someone else." "My dream is to start my own business." You're ready to take back control over your life and happiness by starting your own business. But, there's one thing stopping you: the fear of not having a grip on your financials. Because how much money should your business be making to match your current salary on pay…
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4 Things to Do When Someone Thinks Your Prices Are Too High
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"I'm sorry, you're too expensive" Hearing this is every entrepreneur's biggest nightmare, especially when you're just starting out. It's never fun and it makes you doubt yourself like never before. The question is: what do you do when someone tells you they think you're charging too much? In today's episode, I talk you through 4 things you could do…
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7 Ways to Make Money Online (That Aren't Courses)
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Maybe you've been dreaming about starting your online business, but you don't know what you want to offer exactly. You're craving all the upsides of being your own boss, like location-independency, choosing who you want to work with, and you want to be able to turn your ideas into reality without having to run it by different people. In this episod…
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Navigating Overwhelm: A 5-Step Guide for Busy Business Owners
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As a business owner, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and overworked. There are tons of things you need to do and all those extra ideas you get when brainstorming about the new year are not helping. So, if you're overwhelmed and you don't know what to do first, where do you start and how do you get out of this overwhelm? In 5 steps, I take you through…
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Crush Your Goals: 4 Tips to Stay Motivated After January
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In today's episode, I tackle the phenomenon that a lot of people lose their motivation for the new year by the end of January. You know the trend where gyms do great revenue in January because people have lots of New Year's resolutions? At first, they're really determined, but one by one they never return to that gym again... So, I hand you 4 tips …
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In today's episode, I dive deeper into the subject of scaling your business. There are a lot of entrepreneurs who work tirelessly to grow their business and there's always a moment when they plateau. So, how do you create growth in your business when working even harder is not an option? I talk about 5 ways of making that growth happen for your bus…
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7 Things I'm Changing About My Marketing Strategy in 2024
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What lessons did I learn in 2023 about my marketing strategy that helped me see change was necessary for 2024? In today's episode, which I recorded from my hotel room in London, I'm talking about the 7 changes I'll apply to my marketing strategy for 2024. If there's one thing I'll spoil for you, it's that it's going to be a year where strategy will…
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BONUS: 6 Tips to Crush Your Growth in 2024 [Success Habits Series #4]
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If business growth is one of your 2024 goals, this episode is for you. Together with Business Dad (aka my father) we discuss 6 keys for exponential growth in business that you can apply no matter what type of entrepreneur you are. You'll learn the most important things to focus on, what's likely not worth your time, and why visualization should be …
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This Is The Biggest Lie in The Online Coaching Industry
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In today's short repurposed Instagram live, I share my take on the biggest lie that's told in the coaching industry. A lot of business coaches glorify starting a business and I wanted to bring some honesty into a world where a lot of lies are told. Listen to this episode and find out which lie I'm talking about. Follow me on Instagram for more busi…
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BONUS: How I Stopped Giving up on My Health [Success Habits Series #3]
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In the age of body positivity, it sometimes feels like you’re not allowed to want to lose weight. But to become the best version of yourself in the new year, you need to (re)prioritise your health and look at your health habits. In this episode, I share my own health journey and talk about using data to measure progress, taking ownership, the impor…
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CEO Update: 7 Business Lessons 2023 Taught Me
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First of all: Happy New Year! In today's episode, I take the time to look back at 2023 and the lessons this year taught me. I also have cause for celebration - well, besides the new year - because I have officially been an entrepreneur for 8 years. In today's episode, I talk about things such as: Feeling like I burned down my business How other peo…
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BONUS: Stop Wasting Your Time in 6 Steps [Success Habits Series #2]
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Are you prepared to make 2024 your best year in business yet? In this podcast episode, Amy teaches you how to evaluate the previous year, how to set your Big Ass Target (BAT) for 2024, and how to create a schedule and lifestyle that allows you to actually hit your BAT. Get 6 tips time management tips that will help you ensure you're using your time…
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Dare to Dream Big: Embracing Your Entrepreneurial Vision
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In today's up close and personal episode, Amy shares her opinion on entrepreneurs who dream big but are scared of giving their ideas room to breathe. The clue of the story is to surround yourself with the right people: you'll discover who they are and what their profiles look like in this episode. Amy talks about how she evolved from being scared t…
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BONUS: 9 Tips for Smarter Financial Decisions in 2024 [Success Habits Series #1]
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If you want to be successful, a positive relationship with money is key. Don’t get me wrong: success doesn’t necessarily mean ‘being rich’, but it definitely doesn’t hurt to have more money than you need. That’s why it’s so important to improve your relationship with money so you can attract AND retain more of it. In this episode, Amy guides you th…
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In today's episode, Amy dives into what keeps her steady and poised to have a successful week - time and time again. You can't expect your business to be successful if you don't create an opportune space to reach that. In this episode, Amy discusses topics such as: Not all habits have to be professional, some can also be personal How you can find s…
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My Business on Autopilot: How I'm Preparing for a Month Off
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Next week, Amy's hopping on a plane to Australia and she'll be away for a month. So, she's leaving the managing of her business to her team and to prepare for this properly, Amy took 5 steps to make sure she can leave with peace of mind. In this episode, she'll talk about: How to handle your team and their preparation What if you don't have a team?…
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How I Make Money BEFORE Creating New Products: 5 Tips for Profitable Preorders
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Today, Amy's diving into the specifics and the exact steps you should take to run a perfect pre-order for your launch. A lot of businesses go bankrupt simply because they’re not managing their cash flow very well. For example: there are businesses left and right pumping tons of money into developing a certain product or service and in the end they …
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My 5-Step Guide to Your 2024 Business Plan
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In today’s episode, Amy takes you through 5 steps that you need to take into account when working on your business plan for 2024. Based on her own experience and real-life examples, she makes every single step crystal clear so you can get to work on your plan. PS Make sure you stay until the end because the last step is the one most entrepreneurs f…
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Through this episode of The Fail To Win podcast, and The Launch Gamebook, I share how to launch successfully so you can make a name for yourself, attract new clients, and make more money. Launching can be an amazing asset for you personally as well as for your business. It gives you a cash and client injection into your business. Being successful a…
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Time Is Money: Should You Do Everything Yourself to Save Money? All About Opportunity Cost
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They say "Time is money", but is yours really? Or are you sure that doing everything yourself is the best way to save as much money as possible? If you've ever felt like you just have TOO MUCH TO DO, yet too little hours in a day... Listen to this episode, so you can get yourself out of the hole of 'not enough time'. The millionaires of the world h…
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[REWIND] Motivation: 5 Tips to Break Through Launch Paralysis and Keep Going
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In this episode, Amy discusses common reasons why entrepreneurs lose their motivation and struggle during launches, and she shares her best tips and advice for staying on track. You’ll find out why enthusiasm is key to a successful launch, how to overcome your fears, why you should stay committed to your launch even when it seems like no one is pay…
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MOTIVATION: How to Show Up for Your Business When Life Is Feeling Heavy
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Not every season is a season of killing it, and maybe you're currently not feeling the motivation to go on and crush it online. The good news? You don't have to. The bad news? You can't just go and f*ck off completely... Listen to this episode if you want to discover how you can show up at a lower capacity and honor your energy. If you want access …
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[REWIND] How I Use Waitlists for Multi-6-Figure Launches
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In this episode, Amy explains how you can use waitlists to maximize your launches. She shares her strategies for building waitlists that have helped her achieve million dollar launches, and she answers questions such as: What exactly is a waitlist? Why use a waitlist? When is the best time to launch a waitlist? And so much more! Are you ready to pl…
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Black Friday, Pink Friday and More: Should You Participate, and How?
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In this episode, Amy weighs in on the dilemma surrounding Black Friday and whether small businesses should claim their stake during this frenzied day at the end of November. She'll answer questions such as: Which benefits can you expect with Black Friday? Which downfalls should you look out for? In short: is it worth your time and energy? A little …
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[REWIND] My 7 Favorite Strategies to Maximize My Launch Results as a 7-Figure CEO
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Creating something new is fun, but the real magic happens when you improve what you already have. In this episode, Amy shares how she and her team continuously optimize their launches and the steps they’re taking to get even better results in 2022. Find the written recap here: www.fastforwardamy.com/123. If you want access to my 24 minute FastForwa…
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BONUS: What is 'Launching' and can it help to increase the sales for your business specifically?
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In this bonus episode, Amy tells you all about the concept of launching. Often, she gets asked: "Amy, exactly what is launching?". So, that's the question she's answering today. Amy also elaborates on what launching can mean for your business and how it's a way of selling that you can make your own. Are you curious to discover what launching really…
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Bossbabe Exit, Babybump and Failing Forward with Danielle Canty
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In today’s episode, Amy shares the mic with one of her idols and role models: Danielle Canty. Danielle is the co-founder of Bossbabe and a digital marketing and community building expert. A while back, Amy went to Los Angeles for two weeks to attend Danielle's mastermind retreat and she returned with a boatload full of new insights and inspiration.…
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[REWIND] SOS: 10 Questions to ask yourself if sales are slow
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Heeeeelp! People are not buying. The SOS siren is echoing in the background, and Amy is here to rescue you whether your a business owner, salesperson, side hustler, or entrepreneur, and your offer is NOT SELLING. In this episode, Amy takes on the role of your coach, guiding you through 10 questions you should ask yourself if people are not buying a…
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The Action Gap: The Difference Between What You Know and What You Do
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In today’s episode, Amy talks about the action gap. A term she recently discovered for herself and delivered some incredible insights for her personally and professionally. Amy goes deeper into: What an action gap is Some examples How you can reduce the action gap Take a listen and discover if you have an action gap and what you can do about it. Fo…
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ANNOUNCEMENT: How I went from a failed 6 ebook launch to building a multi 7 figure empire
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In this episode Amy reveals how her first online sales weren't great (ahem), but that they eventually did lead to discovering a better strategy to sell online. Listen if you want to discover how you can improve your revenue through a more strategic way of selling, and to get inspired as to what you can accomplish. Do you want to attend the "5 Secre…
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