We’re Jason and Caroline Zook, a husband and wife team running two businesses together and trying to live out our version of a good life in the process. In this business podcast, we share with you our lessons learned about how to run a calm, sustainable business—one that is predictable, profitable AND peaceful. Join us every Thursday if you’re an online creator who wants to reach your goals without sacrificing your well-being in the process.
In January, Caroline 👩🏻🦰 came down with the most debilitating season of anxiety she'd ever experienced. She dealt with symptoms she'd never had before with such severity, things like depersonalizati…
What are the implications of uploading our photos to a random app and should we be concerned about the privacy implications?
👴🏻 You can view Jason as an old man here: https://twitter.com/jasondoesstu…
One of Jason's weird rituals has gone on for over 1,000 (nearly) straight days and it took him from feeling negative throughout each day to creating a ripple effect of positivity as soon as he opened…
While working on a Building A Squarespace Site from Start to Finish (BASSSF) project, we had a couple tough conversations. This isn't the first time we've experienced friction while working together …
UPDATE: Last week we talked about how we weren't doing a video version of the show but this week Caroline talked Jason into just doing a simpler video version and letting go of some of the production…
In this episode we talk about some of the things that have made the biggest impact in improving Caroline's battle with anxiety, including a specific vitamin regime and a big change in our diet.
We al…
When it comes to relationship advice we don't tend to give it very often. Relationships are all extremely different and individualized but we have noticed a few key trends and important factors in al…
Around these parts, we believe feedback is dangerous and can almost literally kick you in the face, Chuck Norris style! We all struggle to deal with feedback and criticism so we decided to share tips…
Being on social media websites can be helpful for our businesses and for staying connected with loved ones, but the longer we spend on these networks the more our self-worth gets tied to them.
We've …
When it comes to getting rid of bad habits the first thing you need to do is acknowledge them.
So often we go through life not changing our ways because we're ashamed of some of the choices we make a…
We're all guilty of thinking of ourselves before thinking of others but in this episode, we want to challenge you to add more thoughtfulness to your daily life (and business!)
How can you be more con…
It's really easy to hand out business advice and platitudes when everything is going well (as the person giving the advice). Sure, slow and steady does win the race, however, it can be difficult to f…
You don't run an online business if you don't use the word "pivot" and constantly find yourself experimenting!
For us, that's what the past year has been almost on an almost daily basis with our Wand…
This is Part 2 of 2 of a Q&A we did via Instagram and here on YouTube! Some of the questions we answered in Part 2 include:
This is Part 1 of 2 of a Q&A we did via Instagram and here on YouTube! Some of the questions we answered in Part 1 include:
Hey friends! We're taking a short break from podcasting to avoid burning out. With Caroline's health stuff (see the previous episode) and an impending move, we knew something had to give in our day-t…
This episode will be a bit different than the rest as we share Caroline's story in dealing with anxiety. It's something she's been confronted with for years but recently it hit her extremely hard, to…
We aren't going to bury the lead, our secret to success is: Doing things differently.
That might sound nebulous and generic but when you dive into this week's WAIMSHOW episode you'll hear specific wa…
Does it feel like time is always slipping through your fingers? Are you working long hours and not seeing the monetary rewards for your efforts?
This week's WAIM Show is all about time management and…
We've had the DISpleasure of dealing with creative burnout on more occasions than we'd like to admit. It simply seems like experiencing burnout is a right of passage when you work for yourself.
But..…