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How To Survive The New Online Business Reality
Manage episode 515424952 series 2463510
A quiet summer wasn’t a pause—it was a rebuild. We stepped back to rework our systems and curriculum because the online business landscape shifted faster in one year than it did in the last decade. If you’ve been wondering why your old tactics feel flat, why engagement is down, or why it seems harder to convert even warm audiences, you’ll find straight answers and a clear path forward here.
We break down three essential shifts. First, modern messaging and sales psychology: how to speak to the exact problem your ideal customer is living with, cut through a louder internet, and stop relying on feature lists or personal goals to make the sale. You’ll hear why “do more” is outdated advice, how specificity beats volume, and what it takes to resonate in a world dominated by Amazon convenience and TikTok attention spans. Second, beliefs that hold under pressure: moving past surface affirmations to root-cause coaching so you can dismantle fear of rejection, failure, or success and finally act consistently. Third, leadership that builds leaders: replacing hype and giveaways with real coaching, decision frameworks, and systems that help teams think, sell, and lead without you.
Along the way, we share honest stories from the field: why some leaders stalled when energy tactics stopped working, and how others revived entire downlines by upgrading messaging, doing real inner work, and raising leadership standards. If you’ve felt the “trickle up” of apathy, this conversation shows how to reverse it with clarity and conviction. The message is urgent but hopeful: adapt these skills now and you won’t just survive a tough economy—you’ll set yourself up to scale when tailwinds return.
If this resonated, subscribe, share it with a teammate who needs a wake-up call, and leave a review with the one shift you’re committing to this week. Your next level starts with what you change today.
If you would like to learn more about working with Josh, and the Legacy Leadership Coaching Certification, visit JoshCoats.com!
Chapters
1. Return From Hiatus (00:00:00)
2. Why The Summer Shifted Priorities (00:01:50)
3. Warning: The Market Has Changed (00:02:40)
4. From 2020 Comfort To 2024 Reality (00:04:05)
5. Sounding The Tornado Siren (00:06:40)
6. Three Shifts You Must Make (00:08:03)
7. Shift One: Master Messaging (00:10:20)
8. Competing In A Louder Market (00:15:30)
9. Effectiveness Over More Activity (00:18:10)
10. Shift Two: Upgrade Your Beliefs (00:20:05)
11. Get To Root Causes, Not Band-Aids (00:24:40)
12. Shift Three: Build Leaders, Not Hype (00:27:15)
197 episodes
Manage episode 515424952 series 2463510
A quiet summer wasn’t a pause—it was a rebuild. We stepped back to rework our systems and curriculum because the online business landscape shifted faster in one year than it did in the last decade. If you’ve been wondering why your old tactics feel flat, why engagement is down, or why it seems harder to convert even warm audiences, you’ll find straight answers and a clear path forward here.
We break down three essential shifts. First, modern messaging and sales psychology: how to speak to the exact problem your ideal customer is living with, cut through a louder internet, and stop relying on feature lists or personal goals to make the sale. You’ll hear why “do more” is outdated advice, how specificity beats volume, and what it takes to resonate in a world dominated by Amazon convenience and TikTok attention spans. Second, beliefs that hold under pressure: moving past surface affirmations to root-cause coaching so you can dismantle fear of rejection, failure, or success and finally act consistently. Third, leadership that builds leaders: replacing hype and giveaways with real coaching, decision frameworks, and systems that help teams think, sell, and lead without you.
Along the way, we share honest stories from the field: why some leaders stalled when energy tactics stopped working, and how others revived entire downlines by upgrading messaging, doing real inner work, and raising leadership standards. If you’ve felt the “trickle up” of apathy, this conversation shows how to reverse it with clarity and conviction. The message is urgent but hopeful: adapt these skills now and you won’t just survive a tough economy—you’ll set yourself up to scale when tailwinds return.
If this resonated, subscribe, share it with a teammate who needs a wake-up call, and leave a review with the one shift you’re committing to this week. Your next level starts with what you change today.
If you would like to learn more about working with Josh, and the Legacy Leadership Coaching Certification, visit JoshCoats.com!
Chapters
1. Return From Hiatus (00:00:00)
2. Why The Summer Shifted Priorities (00:01:50)
3. Warning: The Market Has Changed (00:02:40)
4. From 2020 Comfort To 2024 Reality (00:04:05)
5. Sounding The Tornado Siren (00:06:40)
6. Three Shifts You Must Make (00:08:03)
7. Shift One: Master Messaging (00:10:20)
8. Competing In A Louder Market (00:15:30)
9. Effectiveness Over More Activity (00:18:10)
10. Shift Two: Upgrade Your Beliefs (00:20:05)
11. Get To Root Causes, Not Band-Aids (00:24:40)
12. Shift Three: Build Leaders, Not Hype (00:27:15)
197 episodes
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