RecomMONDAYtions ~ 2025.12.29

️Recommended Video

⛔ 404, the story of a page not found

Two reasons I love this video:

1) It’s a TED talk that lasts less than 5 minutes. Not the typical 18-minute journey

2) It offers some funny, yet valuable advice.

We all hate 404 pages, but Renny Gleeson shows why that moment of frustration is actually a brand opportunity in disguise. This short, funny talk reveals how even small “mistakes” can deepen trust, spark delight, and remind people why they should love you.

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Ripped from the Headlines

⚠️ New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings

New York has passed a law that will force social media companies to show mental health warning labels on apps with features like infinite scrolling, autoplay and algorithmic feeds, especially to protect young users.

Governor Kathy Hochul framed the requirement as similar to health warnings on products like tobacco, saying it’s part of a broader effort to address youth mental health concerns.

The law allows the state attorney general to fine platforms up to $5,000 per violation. It applies to platforms used in New York, though not to usage outside the state, and major companies haven’t publicly weighed in yet.

What do you think of this law? Reply and let me know.

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Recommended Reading

⚙️ Our practice

Seth Godin opens this blog post by asking, “What do you do regularly?”

Great question — especially this week as you prepare for a new year.

Big results often come from small, consistent habits.

Now’s the time to decide where to focus and how to systematize.

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Podcast (The Story Power Marketing Show)

📡 How Podcasts Can Turn You From Best Kept Secret to Profitable Thought Leader (with Jessica Rhodes)

With a background in door-to-door community organizing, Jessica is passionate about helping entrepreneurs who feel like the best-kept secret grow their business online through genuine, human-to-human connection. The podcast interviews Jessica and her team have booked have helped their clients generate millions of dollars in sales, sell thousands of books, and transform countless lives.

Interview Connections was also awarded the 2022 Bronze Stevie Award for Marketing Agency of the Year, and Podcast Booking Agency of the Year by Corporate Vision Magazine in 2021.

When she’s not talking about podcast guesting, Jessica can be found in a sauna + cold plunge, wrangling her backyard chickens, or reluctantly embracing her role as the team mom for her daughter’s all-star cheer team in Rhode Island!

DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

~What Podcast Guesting Is and Why You Should Do It

~Tips for Being a Winning Podcast Guest

~How to Find the Right Podcast Provider

~The Elements of a Promising Podcast Pitch

~Identifying Your Dream Host/Guest

FULL EPISODE VIDEO: vimeo.com/946484294/4ecfe67090

LISTEN ON: Apple | Spotify | Amazon

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Most business owners launch their companies seeking freedom, only to discover they’ve become the single point of failure. They’re clocking 60+ hour weeks, fielding every question, correcting every error, and puzzled why their staff “can’t think the way they do.” The reality is simple: Your team doesn’t think like you because you never showed them your thought process.

“The Delegation Trap” fixes that. Atiba de Souza introduces The C.A.S.E. Method—a battle-tested 4-question system that transfers your decision-making approach, not merely your to-do list. Set aside everything you’ve learned about procedures and standard operating protocols. True delegation isn’t instruction-giving. It’s training people to think independently.

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Words for a New Year

“I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.”

– David Bowie