062: Why Testing Your Vision Is A Trap
It's All About SWAGGER with Marlena M.D. Kelley
Release Date: 11/10/2025
062: Why Testing Your Vision Is A Trap
It's All About SWAGGER with Marlena M.D. Kelley
In this episode, I dive deep into a question that many entrepreneurs grapple with: Is the advice to test your niche or build a minimum viable product really serving your journey? I challenge the conventional wisdom that encourages constant testing rather than trusting your vision. While hustle culture pushes us toward validating our ideas through market trials, I argue that this approach can lead to burnout and diminished self-esteem, especially for those of us who have experienced the entrepreneurial grind with its accompanying pressures and fears. I reflect on the roots of this testing...
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061: I'm Back
It's All About SWAGGER with Marlena M.D. Kelley
In this episode, I reconnect with listeners after a significant seven-year hiatus since Episode 60, sharing my journey from health crisis to newfound clarity and purpose. I openly discuss the perilous moment when I was hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis, leading to my diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and having to take insulin. It served as a wake-up call, revealing that I had ignored my body’s warning signs and normalized my struggles. I emphasize the importance of not only listening to our bodies but also recognizing that our businesses communicate their own needs. I aim to speak...
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060: It's Time!
It's All About SWAGGER with Marlena M.D. Kelley
Are you doing the same things and expecting different results? Are you hanging out with negative people and expecting positive results? What do we call this? I think you know. Get your pen and paper ready and listen up to get your prescription. If what you hear inspires you or can inspire someone else, then I would love for you to leave a Rating & Review, of course Subscribe. Thank you so very much! Get the transcript and access to more resources at
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059: Are You a Wimp?
It's All About SWAGGER with Marlena M.D. Kelley
Are you a wimp? or Are you a winner? Are you behaving like a wimp? or Are you doing what winners do? Do you want to know the difference? Get your pen and paper ready and listen up to get your prescription. If what you hear inspires you or can inspire someone else, then I would love for you to leave a Rating & Review, of course Subscribe. Thank you so very much! Get the transcript and access to more resources at
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058: The Power of Mantra
It's All About SWAGGER with Marlena M.D. Kelley
Do you have a mantra? Is it empowering you? Do you want to learn its power? Get your pen and paper ready and listen up to get your prescription. If what you hear inspires you or can inspire someone else, then I would love for you to leave a Rating & Review, of course Subscribe. Thank you so very much! Get the transcript and access to more resources at
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057: The Danger of Should
It's All About SWAGGER with Marlena M.D. Kelley
Do you know that there is power in the word should? How do you you feel when you use it? What do you do next? Get your pen and paper ready and listen up to get your prescription. If what you hear inspires you or can inspire someone else, then I would love for you to leave a Rating & Review, of course Subscribe. Thank you so very much! Get the transcript and access to more resources at
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056: You Are More Than You Think You Are
It's All About SWAGGER with Marlena M.D. Kelley
Who do you think you are when you look into the mirror? Who are you? What do you see? Get your pen and paper ready and listen up to get your prescription. If what you hear inspires you or can inspire someone else, then I would love for you to leave a Rating & Review, of course Subscribe. Thank you so very much! Get the transcript and access to more resources at
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055: They
It's All About SWAGGER with Marlena M.D. Kelley
Have you ever asked yourself, who are they? What about who are them? Do they or them have your best interest? Get your pen and paper ready and listen up to get your prescription. If what you hear inspires you or can inspire someone else, then I would love for you to leave a Rating & Review, of course Subscribe. Thank you so very much! Get the transcript and access to more resources at
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054: Ache
It's All About SWAGGER with Marlena M.D. Kelley
Have you ever wanted something so bad that you ached inside? Did you ever go after something with all you had? Did you get it? Get your pen and paper ready and listen up to get your prescription. If what you hear inspires you or can inspire someone else, then I would love for you to leave a Rating & Review, of course Subscribe. Thank you so very much! Get the transcript and access to more resources at
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053: Take It Back
It's All About SWAGGER with Marlena M.D. Kelley
Where are you on your entrepreneurial journey? Where are you on this journey called life? Is your life spinning out of control? Get your pen and paper ready and listen up to get your prescription. If what you hear inspires you or can inspire someone else, then I would love for you to leave a Rating & Review, of course Subscribe. Thank you so very much! Get the transcript and access to more resources at
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