The Three Month Vacation Podcast
Sean D'Souza
Sean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your business and profits? Do you buy into the myth of "outsourcing everything and working just a few hours a week?" Not really. Instead, you structure your business in a way that enables you to work hard and then take three months off every single year. And Sean walks his talk. Since 2004, he's taken three months off every year (except in 2005, when there was a medical emergency). This podcast isn't about the easy life. It's not some magic trick about working less. Instead with this podcast you learn how to really enjoy your work, enjoy your vacation time and yes, get paid in advance.
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Jun 26, 2021 • 30min
Why Understanding The Faces of Overwhelm Helps You Sidestep Frustration
We often see overwhelm as a nameless, faceless monster. It seems to charge into our lives like some Godzilla and never wants to leave. However, the moment we categorise the concept of overwhelm into sections, we realise we don't have to be powerless. Here's a trip into the three faces of overwhelm and how to beat it—or at least keep it at bay.
Jun 19, 2021 • 15min
Three Unusually Zany Tips to Change Your Mindset
Sometimes we need to make big changes to our behaviour. Sometimes, it's just a little tweak. In today's episode we look at three very tiny tweaks that I learned while listening to other podcasts. And yes, you are likely to find good value in these tweaks too.
Jun 12, 2021 • 11min
Re-Run: Why You Don't Need Clickbait Headlines To Get Clients (The Power Of Normal Headlines)
Do Clickbait Headlines Work? Can a normal headline be just as powerful? Clickbait headlines seem to be designed to get our curiosity. But what makes a clickbait headline so attractive in the first place? And how do we write “normal” headlines that are far superior in getting the attention of the client? Let's find out in the podcast.
Jun 5, 2021 • 30min
Re-Run: The Contrarian Mindset (How To Think Differently Under Normal Business Circumstances)
When is it beneficial to adopt a contrarian mindset? What does it mean to be a contrarian? What is the concept of contrarianism? Do you know why Tesla is such a big car? Think about it for a second. Tesla Motors only make electric cars. The bigger the car, the heavier it's going to be and the greater the drain on the battery. So why make a big car? Let's find out.
May 29, 2021 • 27min
Re-Run: How To Systematically Manage The Pre-Sell Of Your Product or Service
Which product should you pre-sell?Should it be the $20 product or the $2000 one? Let's find out what's involved and how you can systematically manage your pre-sell. Stage 1: Which products are the most important? Which are not? Stage 2: Have we created a “separate section” for each of the vital products/services?Stage 3: How can we create urgency and scarcity?
May 22, 2021 • 16min
Re-Run: The Mastermind Mindset (How To Harness It Across Your Business)
What is a mastermind mindset? How does a mastermind group work for courses, workshop and membership sites? When we think of a mastermind mindset, we tend to isolate the ideas to a group of people. But what if you could use the very same concepts in online courses, workshops and even in membership sites? Here are three steps to powerfully use mastermind concepts across the board in your business.
May 15, 2021 • 33min
Re-Run: Three Bizarre Learning Principles (And Why We Struggle With Learning)
Learning is odd. It should be logical, even progressive. This is why we feel that we're bad at learning. But if we recognise what's really happening, we can move forward steadily. In this series, we look at three sets of phenomena that I've personally encountered while learning.
May 8, 2021 • 8min
Re-run: How To Be A Source Of Inspiration To Others
You'd think you'd need to be someone great or at least do something wonderful to inspire others. Yet, you're a source of inspiration. How do you inspire? It's remarkably simple —and here's a short piece on how you need to go about it.
Apr 30, 2021 • 21min
Three Ordinary Aspects of Writing (That We Forget To Implement Consistently).
We often go looking for a magical solution to help us write. And yet the magic is often found in the ordinary. How can seemingly repetitive advice help you become a consistently good writer? Let’s find out
Apr 24, 2021 • 14min
How Subsets Help You Gain Momentum In Business (And Gain New Clients Too!)
When someone asks you what you do, what do you say? People tend to give a top-level answer. They say, "I'm a lawyer, a real estate agent, a fitness trainer". And while that information is descriptive, it's also extremely vague. It doesn't necessarily get clients to want to work with you right away and often they're not curious enough to ask for more information. How do you avoid being vague? You do so with the power of subsets. Subsets allow you to be extremely precise and in turn make the client want to know more, thus increasing the chances of working with you. Best of all, creating a subset is easy. Time to figure out how to create a subset and use it to your advantage, eh?
