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Archives for January 2018

You Are Not the Savior

By Jared Dees

“Couldn’t we have some stratagem?” said Peter. . . . “It’s no good, Son of Adam,” said Mr. Beaver, “no good your trying, of all people. But now that Aslan is on the move . . . He is in Narnia at this moment. He’ll settle the White Queen all right. It is he, not…

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January 21, 2018 Filed Under: On Spirituality

Ask Yourself: Will doing this inspire the change I seek to make? 

By Jared Dees

I sent a series of emails this week that inspired people to change. I got hundreds of responses many of them saying it challenged them to rethink the way they were doing things. As authors or influencers we are pulled in all sorts of directions. Other people are finding success in the growing number of…

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January 20, 2018 Filed Under: Marketing, On Entrepreneurship

Being OK with Not Growing

By Jared Dees

“My audience didn’t grow much in 2017. The newsletter seems to be holding steady around 30,000 subscribers and signups for my courses seem stable as well. In most businesses, this would be considered problematic since it’s not growing—but in my case, I’m actually quite happy. I have enough of an audience where I can make…

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January 19, 2018 Filed Under: On Entrepreneurship

The Grunt Test: How to Make Your Website Better (Donald Miller & StoryBrand)

By Jared Dees

Donald Miller, founder of StoryBrand, has a quick and powerful way to evaluate your website. Does your website pass the grunt test? Could a caveman understand what you offer? Look at the homepage of your website. If a caveman asked, “What you do?” Could you answer in a way that even a caveman could understand…

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January 18, 2018 Filed Under: Marketing, On Entrepreneurship

December 2017 Project Report

By Jared Dees

Welcome to my December 2017 Project Report. My goal with these monthly reports is to help other authors, entrepreneurs, leaders, or anyone else who wants to make an impact on others. Each month I will share how I spent my time as an author and creative entrepreneur and the successes, failures, and lessons I’ve learned along…

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January 17, 2018 Filed Under: Monthly Reports

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