Here’s What the Smart Ones Do Instead

I’m starting to see it already…

Too many business owners glued to the news like it’s gospel.
Whispers of a recession. Headlines about tariffs.
Markets spooking. Business slowing.

Eggs are ten freakin’ dollars a dozen out here in Southern California.
Gas? Almost $5 a gallon.

Are you freaking out yet?

Heck,I was.
For a whole two seconds.

Then I looked over at Liz and said:
“We’re making $10K this week. I don’t care what’s going on. Let’s go.”

Why so confident?

Because I’ve been here before.
Because I’ve got battle-tested strategies that work when the world is on fire.
And because the first one I pulled out of my war chest was the one no one wants to hear:

Pick. Up. The. Phone.
I called past clients, referral partners, prospects who ghosted me—everyone.
We hit our goal in 48 hours.

Let me show you how.

#1: SELL SOMETHING. RIGHT. NOW.

You don’t need a webinar.
You don’t need a sales page.
You need a damn offer—and you need to get it in front of people fast.

Stop tweaking your logo.
Stop staring at analytics.
Start talking to people with wallets.

Can’t sell a full package? Offer a quick win. A strategy call. A flash deal.

You already know what happens when income slows and you freeze:
The IRS doesn’t freeze. Your bills don’t freeze. Your rent sure as hell doesn’t.

So move. Now.

#2: TRIM THE FAT. PROTECT THE MUSCLE.

Everyone goes into panic mode and starts hacking away at their budget like a blind butcher.

Stop.

Don’t kill your marketing. Don’t stop communicating.
Kill the dumb stuff—the vanity software, the subscriptions you forgot you had, the fluff.

Every dollar you save needs to fuel survival or create sales. Period.

#3: CALL YOUR CUSTOMERS. LIKE, ACTUALLY TALK TO THEM.

Yeah, it’s scary.
Yeah, it’s awkward.
But guess what?

They have the answers.
They’ll tell you what they need. What they’re scared of. What they’ll pay for—right now.

This is how I’ve made tens of thousands of dollars on slow weeks:
I call. I listen. I solve.

You don’t need a marketing degree.
You need a phone, a list, and a little backbone.

REAL TALK

Waiting for “the economy to turn around” is not a strategy.
It’s a suicide pact with your bank account.

You either:

  • Sell like your rent depends on it (because it probably does),
  • Or sit around manifesting good vibes until you can’t afford eggs anymore.

Get real. Get raw.
Get on offense.

And if you’re tangled in IRS debt or your tax mess is making it harder to breathe,
fix that now—because the IRS doesn’t give extensions for bad vibes or bad luck.

Book a quick call here: CallTaxEA.com
Or call my office: 909-570-1103

We’ll get your house in order—so you can go back to building your empire.