Why traditional (factory-inspired) business principles kill your heart-centered business
Sam Garcia Sam Garcia

Why traditional (factory-inspired) business principles kill your heart-centered business

In 2010 I had my first dark night of the soul.

I was in an environmental sustainability fellowship program & one of the required classes taught about climate science (shocker).

The instructor showed us a graphic of a bathtub with a faucet, a drain & a maximum fill line.

He told us that this bathtub represented the ability for the earth’s atmosphere to hold Carbon before it negatively impacts us —

— when those Greenhouse Gases start causing sea level rising, wildfires, droughts, famines…

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The promised 15 hour work week
Sam Garcia Sam Garcia

The promised 15 hour work week

I “got into the biz” doing just about anything for online businesses that I thought were cool. Just flailing around, following direction.

A few years in I ended up becoming an “online launch manager” for a large online astrology business, and that’s when I could actually see the man behind the curtain.

It was 2016 which my brain sees as not that long ago, but it’s nearly been a decade now 😳…

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Say Goodbye to Money Objections: 10 Copywriting Prompts to Address Money Objections
Sam Garcia Sam Garcia

Say Goodbye to Money Objections: 10 Copywriting Prompts to Address Money Objections

When people have resistance to joining your course or hiring you because of the money – that is a very valid reason!

We live in an exploitative capitalist society and in a country that choosing to fund war over basic human needs, so money has become a topic of survival for a lot of people.

While that’s true, “money objections” are often pointing to a few different underlying things.

The truth is - if you solve the burning problem of your ideal client, and they trust that you will actually solve it, and they trust themselves to do their part… they will be very comfortable paying any amount of money.

Therefore, often… “money objections” have NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY…

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6 Expert-Approved Methods to Help You Reach Your Online Course Launch Goals
Sam Garcia Sam Garcia

6 Expert-Approved Methods to Help You Reach Your Online Course Launch Goals

Online launches are the lifeblood of an online business. “Launching” is a way to display my work - like a flower in full bloom. It’s a way to build up energy and desire for the people you’re here to serve. The regenerative aspect of launching is that launching is an incredible vehicle to deliver immense value to your people, whether or not they buy from you now, later, or ever.

So let’s make sure your launches do what you want them do to! (with more flowy fun, please and thank you)

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How to Bounce Back After a Failed Online Course Launch
Sam Garcia Sam Garcia

How to Bounce Back After a Failed Online Course Launch

In a growing online course industry with more and more people than ever starting a side hustle or becoming a coach, there are a whole lot products on the interwebs for people to see, and a whole lot of EXPECTATIONS around what can happen in a launch.

Especially with Big Name “experts” telling everyone and their mother that as long as they have an idea and a dream, then they can have a successful online business from year 1.

I’m writing this article today to act as a guide for those who just experienced a flopped launch, or who has in the past and are still hurting from it.

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War Tax Resistance with Money Witch Jessie-Susannah Karnatz
Sam Garcia Sam Garcia

War Tax Resistance with Money Witch Jessie-Susannah Karnatz

Today we're talking about War Tax Resistance (aka not paying taxes to fund genocide) with Jessie Susannah Karnatz, aka the Money Witch.

We dig into how, why (or why not), and why you may be resisting taxes in general (including neurodiversity + your shadow)…

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2024 Astrology for Your Business
Sam Garcia Sam Garcia

2024 Astrology for Your Business

Plan your 2024 business year with our guest, Traditional Astrologer, Robin Langford of Wicked Veracity! We get very detailed on exact dates and months to do all the things (and to rest, or review, or hide under a rock).

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The 3 phases of setting up a regenerative business model
Sam Garcia Sam Garcia

The 3 phases of setting up a regenerative business model

It boggles my mind what a little bit of water and attention can do.

The land I live on is essentially a dessert. Not that it’s meant to be — Olowalu, on the West side of Maui 5 minutes south of Lahaina, used to be a breadfruit forest and considered a place of refuge (puʻu honua).

The waters in the streams and traditional waterways have been stolen and diverted for corporations, private use, and hotel lawns after the land was clear cut for the sandalwood industry and then sugarcane industry.

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The 5 BIG REASONS why reconstructing your business into a regenerative business model is urgent and essential
Sam Garcia Sam Garcia

The 5 BIG REASONS why reconstructing your business into a regenerative business model is urgent and essential

Does anyone else feel like this was the longest year ever (and it also went by in a blink)?

We’re now in the final few months of 2023 and for many of us that means making the most of this time to complete the goals that we set out at the beginning of the year — and also start thinking about those big 2024 plans and dreams.

I’m not gonna lie - I have an agenda for today. A hope that I can sway you as you’re planning and dreaming.

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8 signs you’re leading your business with an industrial mindset
Sam Garcia Sam Garcia

8 signs you’re leading your business with an industrial mindset

Did you know there have actually been 4 Industrial Revolutions since the mid-1700’s?

The First Industrial Revolution: The Age of Mechanical Production— Beginning around 1760

The “revolution” here was from the reliance on animals, human effort and biomass as primary sources of energy to the use of fossil fuels and mechanical power…

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Embracing the Wild: The Power of Nature-Based Regenerative Business Practices with Sustainable Business Magazine
Sam Garcia Sam Garcia

Embracing the Wild: The Power of Nature-Based Regenerative Business Practices with Sustainable Business Magazine

In the vast tapestry of life, Nature stands as the ultimate systems designer. Its designs, perfected over billions of years, have resulted in ecosystems that are not only efficient and resilient but also sustainable. These systems are not merely functional; they are beautiful, fulfilling, and contribute to the overall health of the planet…

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