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when life gives you a toppling tower
Have you ever played Jenga? The game where you remove one wooden block from a tower and stack it on the top, carefully taking turns until the whole thing comes crashing down?
Sometimes running an online business feels like a toppling tower, where every single item on your to do list feels like a ...
Nov 17, 2025
feel like you're repeating yourself in your messaging?
I don't know if I've told you this before, but Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the crisp air and the bulky sweaters and pumpkin muffins.
Fall also makes me think of Gilmore Girls.
Is it cheesy to make a little analogy between Gilmore Girls and branding?...maybe, but humor ...
Nov 12, 2025
let's talk about the elephant (aka Black Friday)
I've started this email over like 6 times because I can't quite decide how to start the email.
This happens to me sometimes - I get stuck in a writing funk and the words don't flow easy. Right now it's tempting to just set my laptop aside and come back to this later, but I'm com...
Nov 12, 2025
confession: i kind of hate selling things
A few weeks ago, the end of my driveway got repaved...but I didn't know that was going to happen.
I came home from work to find wet concrete, caution tape, and wooden stakes, all neatly installed at the end of my driveway.
In fact, this surprise happened throughout my neighborho...
Nov 12, 2025
bigger isn't always better
A few months ago, I made a post on Threads that said:
"There's a lot of pressure for online business owners to quickly scale their income to six or seven figures, but honestly? I'd rather have a boring (aka steady, predictable, calm) business that works for my life. Who's with me?"
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Nov 12, 2025
Jamie June.
Jamie June is a business clarity coach and brand strategist supporting online business owners who want to build steady and dependable real-life first businesses.