If you could clone one of your clients, which would you choose?
Optimize your content, offers, and marketing to speak to that exact person.
That’s how you attract more of your ideal clients.
Now, on to this week’s ideas…
The Starting Five
1. What I’m Doing To Get Stronger Social Proof From My Clients
Including words to avoid when making the ask.
2. 5 Ways To Get People To Respond To A Cold Email
In a 31-second video.
3. A 24-Hour Audience Growth Challenge
Five things to do in the next 24 hours to grow your audience and revenue.
4. How To Grow Your Business By Subtraction
This 40-minute video breaks down how your business got unnecessarily complicated and what to do about it.
5. How To Ask Your Clients For A Referral
The exact words to say.
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Playlist of the Week
Title: Josh’s Jukebox: August 2025
Description: Songs from Fitz and the Tantrums, Snoop Dogg, REM, The Beatles, Green Day, and more.
Perfect For: When you just want to press play and be pleasantly surprised.
Featured Artists: UB40, Elvis Presley, Nine Inch Nails
Must-Listen Song: “Sunday Candy” by Nico Segal
Related Playlist: Josh’s Jukebox: July 2025
My Final Words Of The Week
Give yourself a break this week.
You don’t have to be “perfect.”
(Perfect doesn’t exist anyway.)
You don’t need to do all the things.
(You don’t actually “need” to do any of the things.)
You don’t have to be so hard on yourself.
(No one expects as much out of you as you do.)
Relax.
Have an interesting week!