Growing your freelancing business and finding your next passion [Smart Digest]

[The SMART Digest: Useful content, powerful tools, and exclusive deals from Pat Flynn and Smart Passive Income] Hi, {NAME}! If you've listened to the SPI podcast for a while, you've probably heard us talk about HelloFresh, a meal delivery subscription service that sponsors the show. Well, that isn't random - HelloFresh has become a staple in the Flynn household after just 3 months of using it. We love it! And the coolest part is our daughter, Kai, plays head chef (I'm the sous chef) and we make a home-cooked meal together 3 times a week. This isn't a sponsored message or anything. I just wanted to share our experience with it, and I love how it's brought my daughter and I together in such a fun and special way. Wherever you are, and whatever your situation is (I'm looking at you, Texas), I hope you're finding ways to connect with your friends and loved ones and to make the most of it. Have a great week, and stay strong #TeamFlynn! 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Get in this habit, and you’ll save yourself a lot of trouble down the road. ​ ​ Learn How to Attract New Clients to Your Freelance Business Getting new clients as a freelancer isn’t easy, but my friend Jay Clouse has helped thousands of freelancers grow their businesses by helping them develop essential marketing, sales, and business skills. On February 25th at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time, he and I are going live for a special free training called, Freelancing the Smart Way, where Jay will walk you through his method and proven framework for getting new clients. You'll learn: - The #1 mental hurdle you NEED to overcome in order to get more clients. - How to turn your clients into your own personal salesforce - Where you should focus your time to maximize new leads - The two growth activities you should spend most of your time on Click below to automatically register for the free workshop [REGISTER NOW]( ​ NEWS AND UPDATES SPI 461: How YOUR Life Experiences Translate into Serving Others Online and on Stage with Darryll Stinson Darryll has a heck of a story. He was a Division I athlete when his football career essentially… imploded. By learning how to pick himself up from that event, including a serious turning point in his life due to a suicide attempt, Darryll realized an incredible new mission: to help people, specifically athletes, to find their next big passion. He's now a two-time TEDx speaker and the author of an Amazon best-selling book: Who Am I After Sports? An Athletes Roadmap to Discover New Purpose and Live Fulfilled. Darryll's here today to share his story, how he created his foundation, Second Chance Athletes, and his roadmap for finding your next passion in life. [Listen Now]( AP 1157: How Do I Create Social Media Content While Working on My Craft? We have Genevieve Leavold on the show today; she's an abstract artist from the UK and Serbia. She's trying to balance creative time and promotional marketing time. How can she paint and create good content without sacrificing the quality of either? Whether you're a visual artist yourself or not, there are lots of solid takeaways here for everyone. Let's do it! [Listen Now]( In Podcasting News: Apple Podcasts vs Spotify, and New Shows to Add to Your Queue! It's been 16 years since Steve Jobs said, "Podcasting is the next generation of radio." Well, obviously, he was right. Apple Podcasts now hosts over 1.68 million podcasts! But in 2015 Spotify launched the first podcasts on its platform, and it has been making some interesting moves by acquiring exclusive content and big-name shows, like a podcast from the Obamas, and Joe Rogan. So the competition is heating up. Get the latest on the blog! [Read Now]( ​ Announcing SPI Podcast Premium Pass: An paid podcast subscription with exclusive content We're excited to offer a new listening experience to the SPI audience with the SPI Podcast Premium Pass! We teamed up with our friends at Supercast to build an exclusive feed that gives you the same episodes you know and trust, plus new content you won't find anywhere else—all without ads. 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