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After months of reflection, I've decided to end the Unbox the Inbox podcast and shift to a weekly newsletter format that better aligns with my current business direction and personal values.

• Started this podcast to help others grow subscription box businesses based on my experience with BusterBox
• Noticed significant industry headwinds making it harder for clients to justify coaching costs
• Attempted to pivot toward helping coaches grow their businesses but felt inauthentic
• Realized after stepping back from BusterBox that I missed building with my friends rather than going solo
• Recommitting to building BusterBox's new venture, Top Dog Prizes, with my business partners
• Launching "Don't Follow Me" newsletter for slower, deeper, quieter weekly communication
• Newsletter will share real-time lessons and ideas as I return to building rather than just talking about business
• No content calendar or performative content—just authentic weekly emails

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We rarely talk about those moments when the business you've built with passion suddenly feels heavy and disconnected. That's exactly where I found myself recently - not quite burnt out, but definitely feeling a sense of "meh" that I couldn't shake.

Have you ever built something that once lit you up, only to hit a stretch where you feel completely numb to it? In this raw and unplanned episode, I'm sharing my current struggle with feeling disconnected from my coaching business.

After returning from vacation, I've been questioning everything - my approach, my content, and whether I want to continue doing things the way I've been doing them.

For me, the realization was that I'd drifted from alignment. Despite teaching others to build businesses without constant hustling, I found myself resorting to Instagram DMs and sales calls during a slow period - the exact tactics I'd moved away from.

But here's what I'm discovering: sometimes we don't need a dramatic pivot or to push through. Sometimes, what we need most is to slow down enough to soften and reconnect with what matters.

If you're feeling lost in your business right now, I want to remind you that you're not broken or failing - you're evolving. And evolution requires stillness before strategy. Maybe the business you truly want is still waiting to be built, and maybe today isn't the day to build it.

Let's make it okay to talk about these moments of disconnection too. They're not just normal; they're necessary for growth.

Reach out to me at gary@garyredmond.net if this resonated with you. I'd love to hear your story of reconnection.

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Are you trapped in the coaching hustle cycle? That feeling where every new client brings both excitement and dread as your calendar fills up with more sales calls, DM sessions, and delivery obligations?

This episode shatters the myth that's keeping talented coaches stuck at 5-20K months while burning themselves out completely. Gary explains why "more effort" is not the answer to sustainable growth, and breaks down a transformative framework that allows coaches to scale without sacrificing their freedom.

At the heart of this approach is a complete reimagining of your business model through three critical elements.

First, restructuring your offers away from time-intensive one-to-one work toward leveraged approaches like memberships and cohorts.

Second, shifting from exhausting outbound tactics to magnetic inbound strategies that attract ideal clients through content and email rather than endless sales calls. Finally, creating delivery mechanisms that work without your constant attention.

The distinction between achievement entrepreneurship (building to exit) versus lifestyle entrepreneurship (building for freedom now) puts everything into perspective.

By optimizing for both profit and time from the beginning, coaches can create sustainable businesses that fund their desired lifestyle without the common burnout cycle.

Ready to stop pushing harder and start scaling smarter? This episode provides the exact blueprint needed to break through income plateaus without sacrificing your wellbeing in the process.

Whether you're feeling the early signs of burnout or completely overwhelmed by your current business model, these strategies will help you reclaim control and build a coaching business that serves your life, rather than consuming it.

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