Getting in trouble for calling 911 & building an $8 mil business Amy Porterfield thinks is cool

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When I was 1 month old, my parents got divorced.
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When I was 1 year old, my single 40-year-old mom started medical school.
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When I was ~8 years old, she became a doctor and developed a pretty serious addiction.
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When I was 9, I learned how to cook for myself and stay home for days on end alone.
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When I was 14, she overdosed for the umpteenth time and I got in trouble for calling 911 to help her.
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When I was 17, I went to college to study political science and figured out I wanted to become a lawyer — the fastest path to independence from my parents.
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When I was 23, I graduated from law school, passed the Bar, and started working at a big firm in Philly.
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When I was 28, I left the law to start my own health coaching business (but I wasn’t a good coach and didn’t really like it.)
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When I was 29, I started a legal contract templates business online that’s now sold over $8 million in digital products in 7 years.
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When I was 30, I had brain surgery for a chiari malformation that heavily impacted my cerebellum.
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When I was 34, my Dad died from AML leukemia.
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When I was 35, my Mom was killed on the same day I got a Big 5 book deal.
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When I was 36, I wrote and edited my first book.
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When I turned 37, Amy Porterfield, Pat Flynn, Nathan Barry, and Laura Belgray were among the online business big shots, writing endorsements for my book 🤯→ When I Start My Business, I’ll Be Happy (comes out April 15, 2025)

Here’s what that has to do with you, Reader:

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I’ve spent the last 8 years building a multi-7 figure business through crazy sh*t, and being shy about success.
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But not anymore.
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I’ve finally created an entire digital nook (nope, not these emails!). And you’re invited to be a part of it. It’s devoted to teaching you how to market your online businesses — no matter what life throws your way.
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No gatekeeping.
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I’ll also give you way too much info about how to execute my cozy, chill marketing strategies that led to over $8 million in digital product sales in my business.
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Here’s the catch:
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You can’t access this info here on my email list.

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I know, I know. I talk about marketing here sometimes, but there’s a new place we’ve opened up where I’m taking the marketing convo full-throttle.
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So where is it?
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The No-BS Business Club, now officially (and exclusively) on Substack. 🎉

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(don’t worry, these weekly emails aren’t going anywhere!)

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Being on Substack has been like a breath of fresh air. ✨
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I’ve built a HUGE community on Instagram (over 43k) and on my email list (over 43k), and I’m not ditching those! God no. But having these one-way conversations have me feeling more alone than ever.
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I want to build a real community — not a one-way street.
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I want you and I to connect — not just me write, and you read.
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It’s sort of weird (if I’m being honest!) to start from scratch somewhere and feel like a newbie when you’ve gotten so comfortable building a platform elsewhere, but it already feels like a welcome change of pace.
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The best holiday gift you could possibly give me (that will give back to you tenfold)?

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Subscribe to The No-BS Business Club on Substack 👇

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SUBSCRIBE HERE

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​It’s nothing like an email list.
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And it’s not some blog either…
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You can chat with me via the subscriber chat. You can chime in over on the active feed where convo is happening daily. You’ll have a direct pulse to my most in-depth marketing conversations where I reveal way too much about my funnels.
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Putting it on your radar if it’s not already. :)
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​Please take a sec to subscribe right here. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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PS — 🎊HUGE BOOK UPDATE 🎊: on January 7th, you’ll be able to pre-order my book, When I Start My Business, I’ll Be Happy: A Practical, No-BS Guide to Successful Online Entrepreneurship. ​
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Annnd, my publisher says the final book cover design is in (holy crappola 😆). Keep your eyes peeled for our cover reveal. Happening soon. 👀

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🎙️ PODCAST EPISODE OF THE WEEK What You're Missing in Your 2025 Business Plan (I'll Fix It) [Part 2 of 2] After reflecting on how 2024 went for your business in last week’s episode, here’s where you’ll start planning your 2025. In this episode, you’ll… thoroughly assess the 5 key areas of your life & business pinpoint where you want your biz to be by Dec 31st 2025 establish goals, then start reverse engineering how you’ll get there This run-through covers it all… including common stuff most entrepreneurs forget to put on their radar. If there are any gaps you’re missing in terms of your 2025 planning, those should start filling in once you hear this 👇 ​ 🎧 Listen here→ 🗓 End of Year Review: What You're Missing in Your 2025 Business Plan (I'll Fix It)

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✔️ Finally, Your Task This Week

If life wouldn’t stop life-ing, and you never got to watch my free legal class, take advantage of this holiday downtime. ⤵️
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Cozy up in your thickest slipper socks🧦, turn the thermostat up way too high 🕯, and watch 5 Steps to Legally Protect Your Online Business.​

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