Point Of The Story

Have you ever watched someone accomplish something and thought, “I could do that. Actually, I could probably do that better!”But yet, here you are NOT doing it, while they’re out there doing it mediocrely. The gap between you and them isn't talent or credentials or timing. It's one question you haven't asked yourself yet: why not me?I'm joined by Sage Rountree — PhD, author of thirteen books, master yoga teacher trainer, and ultra-marathon coach. Sage has built her entire life around this deceptively simple question of “why not me?”It's what got her her first book deal and convinced her to buy a yoga studio she initially wanted nothing to do with. It shapes the way she mentors yoga teachers who are convinced they're too old, too injured, too inexperienced, or too something to do the thing they actually feel called to do.(Btw, they’re not, and neither are you!)TOPICS & TANGENTS— SMFR: Sage's alter ego— How a 20-minute email sent on a whim landed Sage her first book deal— Why pitching yourself is really about solving their problem, not proving yours— Why imposter syndrome is sometimes just self-sabotage in a trench coat— The DNF vs. DNS rule— What your perceived limitations have to do with who you're actually meant to serve— Sage's advice for the person who's finally ready to just fucking do itPOINT OF THE STORYThe only thing worse than failing is never starting. If someone else has it, it's possible — and that means it could be you. So ask yourself, “why not me?” and do the damn thing!Love you, mean it. 🖤SAGE LINKS— Follow Sage on Instagram and Threads— Check out her website and yoga website— Subscribe to her newsletter, Sage Advice— Grab her freebies— Check out her books— Tune in to her podcast, Yoga Teacher Confidential— Her walkout songBTL LINKS— Use code "MILLIONAIRE" for $100 off my website copywriting course, Site Series Sprint.— Join the Point of the Story community on Slack.— Leave feedback or episode requests in our Suggestions Box.— To stay up to date with all things Point of the Story, follow on Instagram and Substack.— Follow me on Instagram, Threads, and Substack.— Subscribe to my newsletters Tuesday Table of Contents for one marketing tip, once a week and Millionaire Moment for the insider tea on how I plan to make $1 mil in sales by my 31st birthday.— Check out my website betweenthelinescopy.com.This episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:For $31/mo, get FIVE personal story prompts a month for your newsletter! Sara's Swipe File: A Newsletter Storytelling Subscription

You know I hate a fuck-ass pitch.So when today’s guest slid into my inbox with the subject line "Not a fuck-ass pitch" — and then opened with "I want to teach your audience how to date their customers" — I read the whole thing and responded YES immediately.I sit down with Hunter Myers, brand strategist, competitive karaoke legend, and six-foot-tall badass, to talk about why marketing is basically flirting with your customers and how to be the best date they’ve ever had.TOPICS & TANGENTS— Hunter's long-term client relationship framework: from first date to happily ever after— Why "women-owned service-based businesses" are not an ideal client— The trust recession, and why being human is the only antidote— The competitive karaoke scene in Chicago that I had never heard about— Consistency as a first impression— Tattoos, ball sacks, and showing off— My ninth-grade situationship— The difference between genuine outreach and checking a boxPOINT OF THE STORYMarketing is like flirting, so stop treating people like leads and start treating them like potential dates — listening, showing up consistently, and actually giving a damn.Love you, mean it. 🖤HUNTER LINKS— Follow Hunter on Instagram, Threads, and Linkedin— Check out her website— Subscribe to her YouTube channel— Subscribe to her newsletter— Tune into her podcast, The Brand Bite— Her walkout songBTL LINKS— Use code "MILLIONAIRE" for $100 off my website copywriting course, Site Series Sprint.— Join the Point of the Story community on Slack.— Leave feedback or episode requests in our Suggestions Box.— To stay up to date with all things Point of the Story, follow on Instagram and Substack.— Follow me on Instagram, Threads, and Substack.— Subscribe to my newsletters Tuesday Table of Contents for one marketing tip, once a week and Millionaire Moment for the insider tea on how I plan to make $1 mil in sales by my 31st birthday.— Check out my website betweenthelinescopy.com.This episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:For $31/mo, get FIVE personal story prompts a month for your newsletter! Sara's Swipe File: A Newsletter Storytelling Subscription

I've been talking about my squirrel wrangler on this podcast for months. And you guys are so nosy, I knowwww you want to know exactly what she does, what it costs, and whether you need one too.She's here, let's get into it!I sit down with Claire French — strategic operations consultant and the woman who signed Wesley up for spring soccer before I even asked. Claire built her consultancy around one very specific type of founder: the ones who are exceptional at what they do but whose backend looks like a Pinterest board that caught fire. She's the reason my inbox doesn't give me hives, my launches don't fall apart, and I can actually go on a date without thinking about my Dubsado.TOPICS & TANGENTS— What an OBM is (and why it's not the same as a VA or a tech person)— The pitch that landed Claire the job— The "big three" framework that will change how you think about delegation— How to know you're ready to hire an OBM— The Slack system that keeps my squirrel brain from losing its shit— Why the ROI of working with an OBM has nothing to do with money— The sneaker wall, the sour gummy worms, and 75 pairs of Air Jordans in display boxes— Why I still haven’t updated all my funnels (do as I say, not as I do)POINT OF THE STORYYou don't have to do everything yourself! When you stop white-knuckling every task and let the right person into your business, you get more done, make more money, and actually have a life (which is the whole point, right?).Love you, mean it. 🖤CLAIRE LINKS— Follow Claire on Instagram and Threads— Check out her website— Browse her services— Her walkout songBTL LINKS— Use code "MILLIONAIRE" for $100 off my website copywriting course, Site Series Sprint.— Join the Point of the Story community on Slack.— Leave feedback or episode requests in our Suggestions Box.— To stay up to date with all things Point of the Story, follow on Instagram and Substack.— Follow me on Instagram, Threads, and Substack.— Subscribe to my newsletters Tuesday Table of Contents for one marketing tip, once a week.— Check out my website betweenthelinescopy.com.OTHER LINKS— The Squirly Substack Post: 6 questions to ask yourself before you impulse-buy somethingNote: Sara mentioned that her episode with The Hot Girl CFO came out before this one, but it hasn’t been released at the time of this episode’s publication. That one’s coming soon!This episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:For $31/mo, get FIVE personal story prompts a month for your newsletter! Sara's Swipe File: A Newsletter Storytelling Subscription

1 in 6 people experience significant disability. That's potentially 16% of your audience who literally cannot interact with your inaccessible website — even if they want to.Let that sink in for a second!I sit down with Chloe Arielle, brand + web designer and the person who's been loudest on Threads about something the design world isn't talking about nearly enough: digital accessibility. This conversation made me want to go audit my entire website immediately. (Like mid-recording!) She's the kind of person who says something so casually that hits you like a truck, and suddenly you're realizing that the cute design choices you've been making for years might be shutting people out without you ever knowing it.Very few people in this space are talking about digital accessibility the way Chloe is — loudly, clearly, and without making you feel like an idiot for not already knowing.Which, for the record, you're not. We were never taught this stuff, but we're learning it now!TOPICS & TANGENTS— Color contrast 101: what it is, why your brand colors might be failing the test, and the easiest fix— Alt text vs. image descriptions— Why putting copy inside an image is a crime against your own website— The Flodesk layout situation nobody told you about— Centered text: when it's fine and when it's a problem— All caps: same deal— The free browser extension that will audit your whole site for accessibility issuesPOINT OF THE STORYThe people who can't access your site aren't a niche. They're 1 in 6. They want to read your content, click your links, and buy your stuff, and a few small changes are all that stand between you and actually letting them in.Love you, mean it. 🖤CHLOE LINKS— Follow Chloe on Instagram and Threads— Check out her gorgeous AND accessible website— Tune in to her podcast Brand Jam— Grab her free Accessibility Checklist! — Her walkout songBTL LINKS— Use code "MILLIONAIRE" for $100 off my website copywriting course, Site Series Sprint.— Join the Point of the Story community on Slack.— Leave feedback or episode requests in our Suggestions Box.— To stay up to date with all things Point of the Story, follow on Instagram and Substack.— Follow me on Instagram, Threads, and Substack.— Subscribe to my newsletter Tuesday Table of Contents for one marketing tip, once a week.— Check out my website betweenthelinescopy.com.OTHER LINKS— “Which website builder ranks best in accessibility?” by SquarestylistOTHER LINKS— “Which website builder ranks best in accessibility?” by Squarestylist— Axe Devtools— Pika— Web AIM color contrast checker— Figma - plugin— Chrome extensionThis episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:For $31/mo, get FIVE personal story prompts a month for your newsletter! Sara's Swipe File: A Newsletter Storytelling Subscription

Remember when I logged into Meta Ads Manager for the first time, didn't know a damn thing, and basically needed Alice to explain what an ad even was?That was Part 1.This is Part 2, and a lot has changed. Like, I'm-getting-hundreds-of-people-on-my-email-list-every-week-on-a-low-budget changed. Ads Princess Era is officially in session, and Alice Björkstrand is back to answer all the questions I didn't even know how to ask the first time around.TOPICS & TANGENTS— The $20/day beginner strategy— Visibility ads vs. lead gen ads vs. retargeting ads— What ad creative is working RIGHT now— The "curiosity ad" vs. the "direct ad"— My Appetizer Theory of lead magnets, explained via Longhorn Firecracker Chicken Wraps— How to structure your ad budget— The full timeline for running lead gen, visibility, and retargeting ads— The bird phase that apparently hits every woman at 32POINT OF THE STORYYour lead magnet isn't supposed to be a mini version of your offer. It’s supposed to be the thing your dream client needs before your offer. Get that right, build a funnel that actually sells, and the ads will do the rest.Love you, mean it. 🖤ALICE LINKS— Follow Alice on Instagram and Threads— Check out her website— Subscribe to her newsletter— Check out her course for meta ads, Flow— Grab her plug and play funnel toolkitBTL LINKS— Use code "MILLIONAIRE" for $100 off my website copywriting course, Site Series Sprint.— Join the Point of the Story community on Slack.— Leave feedback or episode requests in our Suggestions Box.— To stay up to date with all things Point of the Story, follow on Instagram and Substack.— Follow me on Instagram, Threads, and Substack.— Subscribe to my newsletter Tuesday Table of Contents for one marketing tip, once a week.— Check out my website betweenthelinescopy.com.OTHER LINKS— Blog post: “10 More Important Ways To Measure Your Success Than “$10K Months”This episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:For $31/mo, get FIVE personal story prompts a month for your newsletter! Sara's Swipe File: A Newsletter Storytelling Subscription

There are a million copywriters on the internet, but there is exactly one Victorian-era Steve Irwin copywriter.Guess which one is easier to forget!I sit down with Kalyl Kadri, brand director and theater-kid-in-chief behind Words Hurt Copy, to talk all things concept brands and themed brand worlds. We spend a significant amount of time discussing what a concept brand even is, who it’s good for, the benefits of having one, and how to start building one if you’re interested.Buuut we also go fully off the rails (as expected) and talk about a bunch of other stuff, like performance, authenticity, and why every single thing we do online is a show, whether we admit it or not.TOPICS & TANGENTS— The three things every good theme needs to do— Why "Lavender Latte" is not a valid copywriting service name— How one of Kal’s clients turned a festival theme into a fully immersive brand world— The marketing funnel is dead, and world-building is replacing it— The most bullshit discourse on Threads right now— The body snatch test— Why founders won't click your funnel links, but they will wander around your world— Kal’s hope that Rebecca Black will one day see his Instagram StoriesPOINT OF THE STORYSocial media is the biggest stage that has ever existed, and you're already on it whether you like it or not. So put on a show worth watching — pick a theme that feels like the missing piece of your brand puzzle, build a world around it, and give people somewhere worth belonging to.Love you, mean it. 🖤KALYL LINKS— Follow Kalyl on Instagram and Threads— Check out his website— Subscribe to his newsletter— Check out his offer, Sales Page Revival— Kalyl’s walkout songs: song 1 + song 2BTL LINKS— Use code "MILLIONAIRE" for $100 off my website copywriting course, Site Series Sprint.— Join the Point of the Story community on Slack.— Leave feedback or episode requests in our Suggestions Box.— To stay up to date with all things Point of the Story, follow on Instagram and Substack.— Follow me on Instagram, Threads, and Substack.— Subscribe to my newsletter Tuesday Table of Contents for one marketing tip, once a week.— Check out my website betweenthelinescopy.com.OTHER LINKS— Ceels Lockley (Kal’s client with the festival brand)— Newsletter that Kal loves: Lexicon Copy, Oinopo Studio, Extremely Secret Email ClubThis episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:For $31/mo, get FIVE personal story prompts a month for your newsletter! Sara's Swipe File: A Newsletter Storytelling Subscription

Evergreen selling is harder than live launching.There. I said it!!!Live launching gives you fake urgency to lean on, but with evergreen you actually have to know how to communicate based on real desire and empathy, which is exactly why most people avoid it.Chelsea Quint — a.k.a. The Business Whisperer, ex-corporate marketer turned sales and messaging strategist — is here to tell us that yes, it's harder. But it's also way more rewarding, sustainable, and… fun (?!?) once you master it.I think we accidentally created a masterclass on evergreen selling instead of a podcast episode. You’re welcome!TOPICS & TANGENTS — The difference between evergreen and live launching — What the fuck is a funnel — Why manufactured urgency feels girl boss and what to do instead — The exact email sequence for selling evergreen offers — How to tap into desire-driven urgency without being manipulative — Brand messaging guides can be a waste of money — Chelsea's $7,000 cat emergency — Why selling is expression, art, and lovePOINT OF THE STORY Stop relying on fake urgency and start communicating with genuine empathy and understanding of what your people need.Love you, mean it. 🖤CHELSEA LINKS— Follow Chelsea on Instagram and Threads— Check out her website— Tune in to her podcast, The Resonance Effect— Subscribe to her newsletter— Chelsea’s walkout songs: song 1 + song 2BTL LINKS— Use code "MILLIONAIRE" for $100 off my website copywriting course, Site Series Sprint.— Join the Point of the Story community on Slack.— Leave feedback or episode requests in our Suggestions Box.— To stay up to date with all things Point of the Story, follow on Instagram and Substack.— Follow me on Instagram, Threads, and Substack.— Subscribe to my newsletters Tuesday Table of Contents for one marketing tip, once a week and Millionaire Moment for the insider tea on how I plan to make $1 mil in sales by my 31st birthday.— Check out my website betweenthelinescopy.com.OTHER LINKS— Nicole Marguerite Gray’s LinkedIn Freebie ChecklistThis episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:For $31/mo, get FIVE personal story prompts a month for your newsletter! Sara's Swipe File: A Newsletter Storytelling Subscription

You've been telling yourself you'll figure out Pinterest "later" for how long now? A year? Two? Five?Meanwhile, there are hundreds of millions of people on Pinterest every single month actively searching for the exact content you've already created. And you're letting all those beautiful blog posts collect dust on your website like it’s some kind of digital graveyard!Which is why I sit down with Sarah Burk — Pinterest manager, book hoarder, and the person who's been managing my Pinterest for years (yes, I literally don't even log in) — to talk about why Pinterest isn't just another social media platform and how it makes you money. You’ll learn everything you need to have in place so you don’t waste your time posting fuck-ass pins.TOPICS & TANGENTS— More people should be using Pinterest, but a lot of people shouldn't— Why posting your Instagram reel and linking back to that same reel is pointless— The hot girl with the fuck-ass boyfriend analogy— Pinterest is a search engine, not social media (so you don’t have to create new content for it!)— Board setup 101— How to write seven pins for one blog post— Why ugly Pinterest pins often work— Sarah's Threads dramaPOINT OF THE STORYPinterest is a long-game marketing strategy that works when you have good content to share, somewhere valuable to send people, and the patience to let it compound over time.Love you, mean it. 🖤SARAH BURK LINKS— Follow Sarah on Instagram— Check out her website— Check out our Pinterest Blogging workshop— Check out all of Sarah’s important links— Read all about the Threads drama we mentioned here— Sarah’s walkout songBTL LINKS— Use code "MILLIONAIRE" for $100 off my website copywriting course, Site Series Sprint.— Join the Point of the Story community on Slack.— Leave feedback or episode requests in our Suggestions Box.— To stay up to date with all things Point of the Story, follow on Instagram and Substack.— Follow me on Instagram, Threads, and Substack.— Subscribe to my newsletters Tuesday Table of Contents for one marketing tip, once a week and Millionaire Moment for the insider tea on how I plan to make $1 mil in sales by my 31st birthday.— Check out my website betweenthelinescopy.com.This episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:For $31/mo, get FIVE personal story prompts a month for your newsletter! Sara's Swipe File: A Newsletter Storytelling Subscription

A lot of people think to themselves "God, I wish I had a village" while simultaneously doing absolutely nothing to build one.Everybody wants the group chat that's popping off, the neighbors you can borrow eggs from, the friend group that always shows up… But if you want a village, you have to BE a villager first.So I'm breaking down what it means to be a villager, and how I try to be one in my real life. (Example: by hosting my at-home Bean Water Cafe every Tuesday morning, even though I hate coffee). We're talking reach out friends vs. reached out to friends, how to show up for people without making it weird, and why asking for help is actually the most villager move you can make.TOPICS & TANGENTS— Why only children make the best friends (it's a theory, but I stand by it)— The power of small plans: grocery store trips, gym walks, and 15-minute coffee dates— Using Partiful to make literally everything feel like an event— Why you should text people the second you think of them— Being welcoming to everyone, even if they're technically a stranger— The art of inviting yourself to thingsPOINT OF THE STORYIf you want a village, you have to be a villager. Stop waiting for community, and start building it yourself!GIVEAWAYWant a free one-on-one strategy session with me? Go to Spotify and comment on this podcast episode what you loved about the episode, and I’ll enter you to win!Love you, mean it. 🖤BTL LINKS— Use code "MILLIONAIRE" for $100 off my website copywriting course, Site Series Sprint.— Join the Point of the Story community on Slack.— Leave feedback or episode requests in our Suggestions Box.— To stay up to date with all things Point of the Story, follow on Instagram and Substack.— Follow me on Instagram, Threads, and Substack.— Subscribe to my newsletters Tuesday Table of Contents for one marketing tip, once a week and Millionaire Moment for the insider tea on how I plan to make $1 mil in sales by my 31st birthday.— Check out my website betweenthelinescopy.com.This episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:For $31/mo, get FIVE personal story prompts a month for your newsletter! Sara's Swipe File: A Newsletter Storytelling Subscription

If it's not on the Google Calendar, it doesn't exist.And yes, that includes things like rest, learning, life admin tasks, and frog-swallowing!In this episode, I’m recommending seven themed days you can add to your calendar so you can finally get your life together in 2026. We're talking trash can days (for rotting), back burner days (for all that shit you've been putting off), action days (for finally making your ideas real), and more. I'm also sharing my exact weekly schedule that keeps me from squirreling all over town and, on top of all that, my favorite tools to stay on track.TOPICS & TANGENTS— Back-burner tasks are sapping your energy— Stop letting your ideas die in your notes app— Frog Swallow Day and why Jamie's still driving around with New York plates in Arizona— My 2026 goal of going to all my doctor’s appointments (everybody clap, please!)— My weekly schedule: BTL Mondays, Bean Water Cafe Tuesdays, Client Wednesdays, Call Thursdays, and Fun Fridays— Toggle tracking every second of your whole ass life— Getting a Brick so you stop refreshing Stripe at 10 p.m.— The Siri reminders ecosystem— Why you need a to-do wish listPOINT OF THE STORYIf you don't schedule it, it won't happen. Balance doesn’t magically appear when you're less busy — it's something you actively create by protecting time for rest, growth, and the things that matter.GIVEAWAYWant a free one-on-one strategy session with me? Go to Spotify and comment on this podcast episode what you loved about the episode, and I’ll enter you to win!Love you, mean it. 🖤BTL LINKS— Use code "MILLIONAIRE" for $100 off my website copywriting course, Site Series Sprint.— Join the Point of the Story community on Slack.— Leave feedback or episode requests in our Suggestions Box.— To stay up to date with all things Point of the Story, follow on Instagram and Substack.— Follow me on Instagram, Threads, and Substack.— Subscribe to my newsletters Tuesday Table of Contents for one marketing tip, once a week and Millionaire Moment for the insider tea on how I plan to make $1 mil in sales by my 31st birthday.— Check out my website betweenthelinescopy.com.OTHER LINKS— Feel Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal— Get 10% off Brick— Journal Ecosystem videoThis episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:For $31/mo, get FIVE personal story prompts a month for your newsletter! Sara's Swipe File: A Newsletter Storytelling Subscription

If you've been staring at a Google Doc full of business name ideas for the past three months, going back and forth about whether it's too clever or not clever enough, too long or too short, whether the .com is available, and if your mom will like it…This episode is about to save you from yourself.Today, I sit down with Katie from 26&thensome — naming strategist, vintage ad collector, and person who turns ABCs into OMGs for a living. Yes, she literally names shit for people (so I never have to do it again, thank God!!!).TOPICS & TANGENTS— How Katie is never on social media because she's always Bricked— Why your business name doesn't need to say everything at once— Personal brand vs. business name— Why crowdsourcing name opinions guarantees mediocrity— Why Chick-fil-A is objectively a bad name but we don't question it— The church sign that was so confusing Katie couldn't even Google it— The free association naming exercise— Service names: when to go clear vs. cleverPOINT OF THE STORYYour name doesn't have to do everything. It just needs to be memorable, fit your brand, and have enough context around it (through your copy, design, and how people talk about you) to make sense.GIVEAWAYWant a free one-on-one strategy session with me? Go to Spotify and comment on this podcast episode what you loved about the episode, and I’ll enter you to win!Love you, mean it. 🖤KATIE LINKS— Follow Katie on Instagram and Threads— Check out her website— Grab her freebie, Name Drop— Get her custom GPT, Name-O-Matic— Subscribe to her newsletter, dot. dot. dot.— Browse her naming services— Blog post: Deciding on your Naming Criteria— Katie’s walkout songs: song 1 + song 2BTL LINKS— Use code "MILLIONAIRE" for $100 off my website copywriting course, Site Series Sprint.— Join the Point of the Story community on Slack.— Leave feedback or episode requests in our Suggestions Box.— To stay up to date with all things Point of the Story, follow on Instagram and Substack.— Follow me on Instagram, Threads, and Substack.— Subscribe to my newsletters Tuesday Table of Contents for one marketing tip, once a week and Millionaire Moment for the insider tea on how I plan to make $1 mil in sales by my 31st birthday.— Check out my website betweenthelinescopy.com.OTHER LINKS— TOC #163: You make me want to rob a bank (about how I’m not a fucking sandwich)This episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:For $31/mo, get FIVE personal story prompts a month for your newsletter! Sara's Swipe File: A Newsletter Storytelling Subscription

There's no award for "most automated workflows" or "prettiest welcome guide," but there IS a prize for actually enjoying your business. (The prize is enjoying your business!)In this episode, I sit down with Fran from The Passions Collective — client experience architect, Notion queen, and the only person who can make me actually care about conditional logic.Fran's here to tell you that your client experience should support YOU just as much as it supports your clients. We're talking about why doing MORE doesn't make your client experience better, how to figure out what platforms actually work for your brain, and why welcome guides might be the thing secretly sabotaging your process.TOPICS & TANGENTS— Availability vs. capacity: they're not the same thing— Why 40-hour work weeks are bullshit and 15-20 hours might be your sweet spot— The difference between automations that help and automations that stress you out— Why you need to ask for feedback even when you think the project was a disaster— Fran's tech stack breakdownPOINT OF THE STORYThere's no "should" in how you set things up, just what works for your brain, supports your business, and actually helps your clients. Permission granted to make it easier.GIVEAWAYWant a free one-on-one strategy session with me? Go to Spotify and comment on this podcast episode what you loved about the episode, and I’ll enter you to win!Love you, mean it. 🖤FRAN LINKS— Follow Fran on Instagram and Threads— Check out her website— The Audit (step one to working with Fran)— The Revamp (custom project to revamp your client experience)— Client Experience Intensives (for the DIY-ers)— Check out her Dubsado and Notion templates— Fran’s walkout songBTL LINKS— Use code "MILLIONAIRE" for $100 off my website copywriting course, Site Series Sprint.— Join the Point of the Story community on Slack.— Leave feedback or episode requests in our Suggestions Box.— To stay up to date with all things Point of the Story, follow on Instagram and Substack.— Follow me on Instagram, Threads, and Substack.— Subscribe to my newsletters Tuesday Table of Contents for one marketing tip, once a week and Millionaire Moment for the insider tea on how I plan to make $1 mil in sales by my 31st birthday.— Check out my website betweenthelinescopy.com.This episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:For $31/mo, get FIVE personal story prompts a month for your newsletter! Sara's Swipe File: A Newsletter Storytelling Subscription

Quick question: How many times are you gonna call in the thing, get the thing, and then immediately fuck it up because your nervous system is like "nope, too much, abort mission"?In this episode, I sit down with Maia Benaim — writer, mentor, expansion queen, and certified neuroscience nerd — to talk about nervous system capacity and why your goals might have hidden agendas.We're getting into the science of why you see color differently than everyone else (spiral warning), why your reticular activating system is the bouncer of your perception, and how Maia went from hoarding Korean face masks to teaching women how to expand their entire lives.TOPICS & TANGENTS— You don't attract what you want — you attract what you're ready to hold— Nervous system capacity as a vessel: why your espresso cup can't hold an ocean— Why jumping from offer to offer is your nervous system running from stability— What if your million-dollar goal is really about feeling lovable?— The power of auto-suggestions and gaslighting yourself into your dream life— Blocking blessings with "must be nice" energy and negative self-talk— How changing your beliefs overnight actually works— The words banned in Sara's house: "I'm bored" and "I can't"POINT OF THE STORYYour nervous system is running the show. When you expand your capacity to hold more — more money, more success, more stability — you stop chasing and start receiving. The version of you that has the thing you want? Start being her right the fuck now!GIVEAWAYWant a free one-on-one strategy session with me? Go to Spotify and comment on this podcast episode what you loved about the episode, and I’ll enter you to win!Love you, mean it. 🖤MAIA LINKS— Follow Maia on Instagram and Threads— Check out her mastermind Expansion— Subscribe to her podcast Thought to Thing— Check out her website— Subscribe to her Substack— Maia’s walkout songBTL LINKS— Use code "MILLIONAIRE" for $100 off my website copywriting course, Site Series Sprint.— Join the Point of the Story community on Slack.— Leave feedback or episode requests in our Suggestions Box.— To stay up to date with all things Point of the Story, follow on Instagram and Substack.— Follow me on Instagram, Threads, and Substack.— Subscribe to my newsletters Tuesday Table of Contents for one marketing tip, once a week and Millionaire Moment for the insider tea on how I plan to make $1 mil in sales by my 31st birthday.— Check out my website betweenthelinescopy.com.OTHER LINKS— Waitlist: Write Your SiteTIMESTAMPS00:00 Meet Maia!03:30 Rapid-Fire Squirrel Brain Questions07:41 You Don't Attract What You Want, You Attract...16:09 Is This a Pattern or Do I Actually Need to Pivot?19:22 Stop Identifying With Your Blocks26:55 Embody Who You Want to Be, Today41:18 You Have the Power to Choose Your Beliefs52:32 WE SEE COLORS DIFFERENTLY!!!57:03 Where to Find MaiaThis episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:For $31/mo, get FIVE personal story prompts a month for your newsletter! Sara's Swipe File: A Newsletter Storytelling Subscription