The Three Month Vacation Podcast
Episodes
How to get clients to go from "NO" to "YES" (And why the right mindset is crucial)
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Usually a "NO" feels like a door slammed in your face. However, in many cases, a "NO" isn't a forever thing. If you look at "NO" differently, there's ...
The "Blindingly Obvious Reason" That Drives Success in Almost Any Sphere
02 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You'd think that success parameters are everywhere—and they are. Yet, some of them are so obvious that we completely miss them. In order to turn thi...
The Myth of Poor Memory (And How to Overcome It Instantly)
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard yourself saying: I'm not good with names! Almost everyone you run into is likely to say something similar. Is it because we're bad with...
How to create an intensely curious first line for your article
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first line is what pulls us into an article. Yet we end up writing a really boring first line. What's worse is that you could use the power of st...
Overwhelmed with Too Much to Learn? How To Solve The Problem Once and For All
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If we went back in time, we'd all feel a little less stressed out. We weren't being pounded with endless information all the time. There weren't a mil...
Why a "Lack of Memory" Causes You to be Less Talented in Life
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I was chatting with a client, and he told me how he needs to improve his drawing. "I always draw stick figures", he said to me, "and somehow, I need t...
The Results Paradox: Why We Have to Keep Searching for New Clients
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest underlying success factor of a business is repeat clients. Yet time and time again, we have to keep looking for new clients. This sorry si...
The Not So Obvious Angles For Succeeding In Life
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember the story of the Three Kings in the Bible? You might have heard that they didn't come empty-handed. That's because they understood...
Why "Dribbling" is better than "Practice, Practice, Practice"
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're told we need to practice if we want to get better. However, most of the times when we're practicing, we're quite bored. Instead, "play" is far ...
How to Stay on Track With Your Goals (Without Depending on Willpower): Guest appearance by Keira Menon
23 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we heard about willpower and how ineffective it can be when we most need it. Today, we have guest—the first ever—Keira Menon. She not ...
Why Willpower is Weak (And How Numbers Help You Stay on Track Instead)
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're told time and time again that what we need is better willpower? Yet, science and endless studies have shown willpower to be ineffective. If you...
Re-run 06 The Paradox of Motivation and Burnout (And Where To Draw the Line)
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Re-Run 05 Why You May Be Scaring Clients Away From Your Sales Page (And How A Simple Fix Can Bring Them Back)
02 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Re-run 04 Why Do Clients Sign Up? Understanding The Core Motivations That Attracts Clients
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 3 - How To Become Fluent At Almost Any Skill In A Matter Of Weeks (And What Stops Us From Being Fluent)
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Storytelling: How To Edit A Story (And Why “Relevance” Is The Key To Editing Any Story)
12 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling Overwhelmed? How to stop (And Why Some People Are Always Overwhelmed And Others Aren’t)
05 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why writing down what delights you can help reduce anxiety and stress
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No one needs to tell you how stress can take its toll. Yet there seems no easy way to ramp down the stress factor. If anything, we seem to be more str...
How to create a stunningly good opening story for Zoom (without having to write it yourself)
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest problems when starting up a speech is that you have to find something that captures the attention of the audience. Instead, what we...
How to re-oxygenate sales instantly (with little or no effort at all).
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we want to increase our sales, we search for new methods. However, that search is often quite unnecessary. What's needed instead is a tiny bit of...
Stories from the South of Spain
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After three months of staying put in New Zealand, we finally made a long trip. Long in terms of distance, as well as duration. For the past three year...
How I used Chat GPT (and YouTube) to create a flawless transcript
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Often enough your client may need a transcript for a long video or workshop. Not everyone needs or wants a transcript, and it does cost a lot to prod...
Balanced Feedback: Why People Want Endless Amounts of it
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All of us cringe at the thought of getting feedback. Yet, we all need feedback to improve. There are formulas for feedback but they don't work as wel...
How To Write a Non-Icky Blurb When Describing Your Achievements
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are times when you need to introduce yourself, such as for a personal website, social media profile, or professional bio. That's where you and I...
Why We Struggle With Writing Well (And How Your Brain is Trying to Drive You Crazy)
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we start writing, we know we're hopeless. However, in time, we all get to the stage where we're average. What does it take to become outstanding...
Why Business Philosophy Creates a Uniqueness Factor (Even When Clients Don't Know You At All)
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if you ran into clients that have never heard of you? And what if they've never heard of your products or services? Would they still buy from you...
How to Systematically Generate a Uniqueness (Even If You've Struggled With It Before)
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's more than likely that you've tried to create uniqueness before. Yet, it seems a bit of a pain, because it sounds so trite. Well, how about we lo...
Why Clients Behave "Irrationally" and Buy Your Products (Even When They Already Have Enough).
20 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When a client buys a product, what goes through their mind? Often you'll notice they have a similar product, so why do they buy again? There are four...
The Myth of The Oversaturated Market—And Why Even AI Doesn't Matter
13 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AI has sent a chill down the spines of many of those who create content for a living. —Won't so much content saturate the market? —And why would ...
Rerun 6: Three Unusually Zany Tips To Change Your Mindset (And Behaviour)
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 6: Three Unusually Zany Tips To Change Your Mindset (And Behaviour)
Rerun 5: Why List Building Fails (And How To Avoid The Almost Obvious Failure)
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 5: Why List Building Fails (And How To Avoid The Almost Obvious Failure)
Rerun 4: How To Restart A Stalled Project: The Middle Of The Project Method
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 4: How To Restart A Stalled Project: The Middle Of The Project Method
Rerun 3 Why You Should Not Write Like An Author When Writing Articles
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 2: How To Turn An Average Elevator Pitch Into One That Gets Consistent Attention
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 1: How To Get Clients When You Are Starting Up (With A Humble Checklist)
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why Does Learning Seem to Take Forever? The Surprising Reasons Behind Slow Learning
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a teacher, you might be surprised at times at why people seem to learn so slowly. You may wonder if it's because of your method of teaching ...
Why "A Walk in the Forest" Reinvigorates Our Busy, Stressful Lives
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all know the little things that recharge our batteries. For most of us, a walk in a real forest would calm us down and give us that much needed e...
Will AI and ChatGPT replace you as a writer?
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you haven't already heard the news on the street, you soon will. AI is going to take away all our jobs as writers. Anyone can create a course in...
How to write non-boring metaphors in your articles (while using rather boring situations )
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Even if you have a workable metaphor, how do you use the metaphor in your article? The key is to go backwards and find the one word or one idea tha...
How to write non-boring metaphors (while using rather boring situations)
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You'd think you would need to have some scintillating stories to write a metaphor. Or worse still, you'd believe it's a skill that only some people ha...
Why the smallest offline meet-up can be more beneficial than zoom or email
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The myth that is perpetuated is that you just need to sit at your computer and get an endless number of clients. The reality is the face-to-face con...
The Subtle Power of Entertainment (And Why It Keeps Clients Engaged With Your Content)
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why are some books, videos and audio so much "better" than others? Or rather, why do we consider so many to be dry and boring? The style of delivery ...
Bumpity-Bump Travel Stories
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, all it takes is for us to sit in a car, and all hell breaks loose. Here are a few stories of how things went a bit "off-the-road" during ...
How Planning Gets Quickly Derailed (When You Don't Have a Stop-Doing List)
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the start of the year, it's almost natural to want to wipe the slate clean and start doing something new. We create goals, set deadlines and hope l...
Rerun 6: Chaotic Week? How To Use The Goldilocks Method To Get Things Back On Track
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 5: Why You Should Pay Attention To Giving (And Why Receiving Is Just as important)
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 4: The Simple Logic of Email Frequency (And How It Helps Sustain A Business)
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 3: Why "write every day" is seriously misunderstood (and why it prevents us from writing every day)
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 2: Why being "late to the party" is not a crisis for your business
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 1: How To Create Bonuses Out Of Thin Air (And Still Make Them Extremely Desirable)
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why Would They Choose Me? Getting Past A Mental Block
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No matter what industry you're in, there's already competition. This isn't just some random competition, but rather people who are better established ...
How "pros" practice differently than you (and therefore get superior results)
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Practice, practice, practice! Isn't that how you get better? Well, yes, but the problem with that mantra is that few of us have the time to get to sch...
How to Become Fluent at Almost Any Skill in a Matter of Weeks (And What Stops Us From Being Fluent)
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all seem to know that fluency takes time—lots and lots of it. It also takes a lot of effort and learning. We're told that to be fluent, we have t...
Sales Pages: How to avoid procrastinating and fix three core elements- Part 2
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first part of this podcast, we noticed that there's a logic to choosing what elements to fix on the sales page. We're looking at attraction, co...
Sales Pages: How to avoid procrastinating and fix three core elements- Part 1
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When creating sales pages—or even when fixing them, you have a long list of elements to tackle. So many in fact, that you may just put off the fix f...
How to get in a state of play—and not be stressed all the time
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We know how it feels to be in a state of flow. Our work seems so effortless. However, we almost seem to be rushing to meet a deadline, and work seems—...
Why Is Storytelling So Important in Marketing?
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all know storytelling is a crucial skill to have as a business owner and also for you as a person. When we tell stories at the dinner table, everyo...
Why We Stall—And How To Pull Out of the Mess
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No matter how good things are, there's a moment when things just don't go your way. That's when you've entered stall mode. It doesn't matter how skil...
How To Gain Momentum In Business Using The Subsets Technique (And Gain New Clients Too!)
08 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why I keep writing articles (despite having written for 22 years).
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Isn’t it better to recycle instead of writing all the time? A tiny bit of recycling may not be out of place, but there’s a good reason why we shou...
The 5000bc story (Part 2): When the diversion turned out to be better than the destination
10 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You know how you're told to set a goal and then benchmark your success based on that goal? Well, that's what we set out to do with our membership site...
The 5000bc story (Part 1): The ups and downs
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to get a membership site to keep going? We go on a wild journey where the entire site was wiped out and how it bounced back again. A...
Why kids seem to learn faster than adults (Part 2)
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kids have a superpower. When they're very young, they don't know Monday from Sunday. And it's this lack of knowledge that also gives them an upper han...
Why kids seem to learn faster than adults
20 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve heard the line many times before, haven’t you? And at times, it seems like kids learn at a blinding pace. But why does this phenomenon occu...
Why Sales Pages Are Annoyingly Difficult To Write..
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the toughest tasks a business owner can have is when it's time to write a sales page. You know that it's unlikely your product or service will ...
Why some people are always overwhelmed (and others aren’t)
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can You Stop Feeling Overwhelmed? Almost all of us have varying levels of stress. Yet some of us are always in a fog, always struggling. Is there a fi...
Audience Building: Three compelling concepts from David duChemin
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to audience building, we tend to fall for the hype. It's all about "getting a thousand clients" or "making thousands of dollars". If you...
The counterintuitive—yet simple strategy—to completing courses and books
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we start on a course, we all expect we'll get to the end. Yet time after time, we seem to abandon the course quite early. Part of the reason may...
Re-Run 6 Why Writing Is So Exhausting (And How You Can Make It Less Of A Chore)
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Re-Run 05 Why Restricting The Numbers Of Sales Increased Profits (And Will Give You More Downtime)
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 4: The Real Goal Of Productivity (And How it Helps You Waste More Time)
25 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 3 How A Simple “Five Point Questionnaire” Helped Me Write My Sales Page (And Saved Me A Ton Of Time As Well)
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How To Sidestep Chaos (Even When High Conflict Is Tearing Us Apart)
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rerun 1- How The Doorway Principle Lets You Get Started (Even When You’re Not Known In Your Industry)
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Simple Logic of Email Frequency (And How it Helps Sustain a Business)
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a big company like Amazon, YouTube and Apple, should you bother to send out e-mail newsletters? Can't you just spend loads of money on publi...
Storytelling: Why Fairy Tale Endings Are Unnecessary for Article Writing
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do most of our stories end? Usually, it's a fairy tale ending. Or maybe it ends in chaos, sadness or even disaster. We believe that an ending is c...
Storytelling: Why "relevance" is the key to editing a story
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's not unusual to approach an edit with a machete. We see a mass of words and want to hack through them to make the story more interesting. The prob...
Storytelling: Why starting with the "stuck point" creates intense stories
07 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We often believe that stories have a sequence. First, this happens, then that happens and then something else shows up. And while that belief is gener...
Why Storytelling Needs Thumpity-Thump-Thump-Thump-Thump
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When you hear someone tell you about their vacation, you try to be interested. All that exotic food, that astounding accommodation—it's all boring. ...
How to create a small 2-minute sales pitch
23 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When people ask what we do, we are often unsure what to reply. Sometimes we may have a script that we've practiced over and over again. Yet we don't o...
The Charlie Brown Moment: Why We Choke Under Pressure
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what Writer's Block happens to be? It's a form of choking under pressure. When we're called upon to speak, to write, or to do something un...
Sandwiching: How to create a perfect crescendo for your story using a "sandwich"
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The hardest part of writing is usually the first few lines. However, the ending can also be quite a vexing problem. Unless of course, you use a simple...
Storytelling: How to decide which facts to keep and which ones to drop
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why do you have a bloated story? It's often because there are way too many facts in the information you've put down on paper. Even if we know we have ...
The Eternal Sales Page Dilemma-How to choose the precise headline to get clients interested
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we sit down to write a sales page, we run into a problem almost instantly. We know that the client is usually looking to solve one problem, but w...
Why being "late to the party" is not a crisis for your business
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we sit down to write an article or create an information product, we often have a sinking feeling. We look around and find that it's "all been do...
How a simple "five point questionnaire" helped me write my sales page (and saved me a ton of time as well).
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As I sat down to write a sales page for a course, I wasn't stuck. However, my progress was so slow that it was driving me crazy. A sales page consists...
U-Turn
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we write an article, we tend to get one point across. Yet, what if we were to disagree with our "one point" and do a complete u-turn? It doesn't ...
How to get unstuck bit by bit (and why speeding it up doesn't usually work)
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Usually when we're stuck, we want to get out of the mess in a big hurry. As a result, we end up digging a bigger hole for ourselves. How do you—that...
Free Content Vs Paid Content: Will Clients Buy If You Give Away A Lot Of Free Stuff?
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why Do Clients Leave Your Community
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Three Ordinary Aspects of Writing (That We Forget To Implement Consistently) Re-Reun 05
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why You Should Temporarily Ignore The “1000 True Fans” Concept – If You Want To Get Ahead Re-Run 04
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to audit your information product in four systematic steps Re-Run 03
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Dual Boomerang System Of Learning (That Helps Me Get To The Finish Line) Re-Run 02
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to get version 1 of The Brain Audit
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week there is a promotion for The Brain Audit version 3.2, but there’s a place where it all began. And you can compare the progress over time. ...
Why You Should Pay Attention To Giving (And Why Receiving Is Just as important)
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is giving better than receiving? Maybe not. If you've tried to give something to someone and they won't accept it, you know exactly how it feels. We'r...
How random pieces of advice from friends and bosses help me keep my focus
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A random piece of advice isn't supposed to stay with you for years, and yet it does. In this episode we zig and zag into India (where I lived for a ch...
Why we struggle to acquire skills (and how the mindset of the teacher is the root cause)
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let's say you're about to learn a new skill—and you don't. You finish the course and you're still not quite anywhere as good as you hoped. Is that y...
Scaring Clients Away From Your Sales Page?
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why a simple fix can bring them back. Most of us have products and services that solve many problems. The natural, and the seemingly logical way we go...
Why "write every day" is seriously misunderstood (and why it prevents us from writing every day)
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Write every day. Write every day. Write every day. We seem to hear a lot of that advice when we start off in writing. Yet, are we likely to be misunde...