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Susan Boles
@thesusanboles.bsky.social
Helping business owners engineer calmer businesses: beyondmargins.com | Host, Calm is the New KPI Pod https://podcast.beyondmargins.com/follow/
Shopping for software feels like Tinder:

🔥 Attractive features, terrible intentions.
😬 Respectful boundaries, zero chemistry.

Why is it always one or the other?

I just want tools that 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 without mining my life like a crypto farm.

Is that too much to ask?
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It’s so weird trying to describe to people what it’s really like to live in a remote place… like, there’s legitimately a poster up in the post office/general store here, letting folks know that someone found a lost sheep 🐑
October 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Today, I lost the competition I have with myself every fall to see how long I can go before I’m forced to turn on the heat. 🥶
a cartoon of a pig with horns and the words oh the shame .
ALT: a cartoon of a pig with horns and the words oh the shame .
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October 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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👋 I'm hiring a part-time Chief of Staff in Seattle to help with all three of my companies: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

If you know someone who's a potentially good match, referrals are greatly appreciated. Details are in the doc 🤗
August 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Hey, come hang out with us next week, at Jessica Abel's FREE virtual conference.
Day 1 is all about making space to think expansively and take control of your time. I'll be sharing some strategies for how to be 'Productive by Nature' 🍃 inspired by permaculture principles🍃 tinyurl.com/mpautonomous
May 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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I've just opened enrollment into my public speaking accelerator! Early bird pricing for a limited time.

I just finished sharing invites to a handful of marketers & entrepreneurs who had raised their hand already.

Learn more, see the full schedule, and register at jayacunzo.com/signaturetalk
Public Speaking Accelerator for Marketers and Leaders — Jay Acunzo
With coaching and lessons from Jay, you’ll develop, practice, and deliver the 3 most important parts of a talk which instantly transform any presentation from meh to memorable. This is built for extre...
jayacunzo.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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North Carolinians, check to see if your vote for Riggs was thrown out. You have 2 weeks to correct it!
April 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Any Gen Z podcast fans here?

I'm doing a research project on younger podcast fans, and I'm trying to get 100 responses to this survey:

forms.reform.app/pF4xrZ/podca...

(Feel free to pass it along to folks you know! 🙏)
February 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
If anyone wonders what it's actually like to live in a cabin in the woods, so far this week:

I had to google the freezing point of skin but the kid still had school

And... they just had to move the school field trip today because of moose.
January 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
More complicated isn't more valuable.

Most of the time, the real value in working with any service provider comes from being able to make something that seems complex... simple.
January 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Partner: We don’t have any hamburger buns for dinner.

Me: No worries, let me just whip some up real quick.

Not gonna lie… it kinda feels like a superpower to be able to just make things from ingredients 🦸‍♀️
a woman wearing glasses and a red shirt is taking off her shirt in front of a door .
ALT: a woman wearing glasses and a red shirt is taking off her shirt in front of a door .
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January 15, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The single most important planning step I do at the beginning of the year is to go through my calendar and block time off.

Planning for rest comes first, or it’s pretty unlikely to happen.

So… here’s your nudge to go block off your calendar for rest as part of your 2025 planning. 🛏️
January 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I could use a little bit of help from the hive-mind 😀

I'm working on a series for the pod about calm/unconventional business KPIs.

Metrics like @jayacunzo.com's URR or @annhandley.bsky.social's OWBR.

Do you measure anything like this in your own business? Or know someone in your network who does?
December 4, 2024 at 3:18 PM
I need folks to stop sending automated calendar reminders for appointments that aren't today.

I don't need a reminder for the call we have in 24 hours and when I get the reminder in my inbox, I have a mini-heart attack that I missed it.

Do your friends with anxiety a favor and turn these off.
December 3, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Margins aren't something you "earn." They're something you need to consciously build into your business.

Here's my cheatsheet of how I approach it:
November 27, 2024 at 6:24 PM