The No Pants Show: Recent Episodes
Michael Shreeve
Helping online entrepreneurs scale in peace.
Want my help to scale your business? Watch this first: https://thenopantsproject.com/peaceful-profits
Hint: It's about removing complexity more than almost anything else.
Click here to become a private client before October 5th: https://thenopantsproject.com/doneforyou
In this episode, I cover exactly how we helped our client make $50k/month through the correct product selection and strategy.
In that podcast episode, you’ll see:
- How to come up with a sellable idea by this afternoon
- Why I think anyone can create digital products to sell (even if you’re brand new and don’t want to sell courses)
- How to add product sales to your existing business in a way that can double or triple overall profits without running yourself ragged chasing multiple income streams
- The most dangerous number in business and what I recommend you do about it (and why you need to do it FAST)
- And a whole bunch more good stuff…
After you take a listen to that episode, don’t forget to book a call with my team as the final deadline for getting my help to build your business is October 5th.
Click here to chat: https://thenopantsproject.com/doneforyou
After 12 years of working with clients, here's the 5 signs I look for to know when to end a relationship.
Not working with your dream clients right now? Lemme help: https://thenopantsproject.com/peaceful-profits-100k-training
Part of being a human is to experience multiple crises over your lifetime.
You can face those with or without tools to help get you through.
In this episode, we'll talk about a few tools I’ve developed for turning crisis situations into highly valuable moments in my life.
Need help in your business? Book a call: https://thenopantsproject.com/peaceful-profits-100k-training
Frozen by the choices you have to make? In this episode, I'll give you a simple framework for making sure you make the right decision at the right time in business and life.
To get help from my team, click here: https://thenopantsproject.com/peaceful-profits-100k-training
Strategies that are working right now to scale and grow service businesses, including how to leverage passive income for scale. Wanna be my next client? Go to: thenopantsproject.com/doneforyou
Life and business advice I learned as a kid going to drive in diners on Route 66. Want to be my next client? TheNoPantsproject.com/doneforyou
6.6 million people filed for unemployment this week in America. The fed just officially announced the recession. Is it time re-adjust your goals for a more “realistic” expectation? I’ll talk about that in today’s episode. TheNoPantsProject.com/doneforyou
How to be productive when the world seems like it is falling apart and there is no end in sight.
The quick and dirty guide to getting clarity and managing stress in even the worst times.
Volatile times like these can be very profitable if... you make the right choices at the right times. In this episode I y’all about a simple marketing method I’m using to make sure we continue our 3x growth this year... coronavirus or not.
Trading time for dollars has serious limitations. To experience true freedom as a freelancer you need to adopt at least one of these three passive income strategies.
Email has been the #1 source of financial freedom for myself and many of my clients. In this episode I’ll talk about the 5 major email disciplines and how you can get started as an email copywriter today.
I need your help to start a revolution. Give me two weeks of your time and I’ll give you a key to unlock anything you’ve ever wanted to achieve. Cost: Nothing but your honesty.
I have three income streams. One of those is doing client work. I’m often asked why I still bother with two other successful businesses. Here’s my answer.
If you think being a new freelancer is an obstacle to getting client work... think again. In this episode I’ll show you why some clients prefer to hire freelancers just starting out.
Charging low prices could be harming your freelance business. Tune in as Mike Shreeve, founder of The No Pants Project, discusses six reasons why you should increase your prices.
Are you looking at becoming a freelancer so you can spend more time with your kids? Then this episode is for you. Delicia Ivins, Growth Director of The No Pants Project, talks to Mollie Horne, an NPP student who is building her travel marketing business while raising a toddler and keeping a day job.
To watch the video, click here: https://youtu.be/hDS-9foE1o0
Ever feel alone while pursuing the freelance life? Then you’ll relate to Chris’s story. Tune in as Delicia Ivins, Growth Director of The No Pants Project, chats with Chris Pearson, an NPP student who has found his tribe and is slowly but surely replacing his full-time job income.
To watch the video, click here: https://youtu.be/crJtuonbHcc
Still on the fence about freelancing?
Then don’t miss this episode of The No Pants Show, which is part of our Freelancer Interview Series. Listen in as Delicia Ivins, Growth Director of The No Pants Project, fills in for founder Mike Shreeve and chats with Jenny Watz, an up-and-coming freelancer who attributes a lot of her success to The No Pants Project.
To watch the video, click here: https://youtu.be/uPSWpcK0dG8
Are you happy with the type of clients you’re attracting?
Listen in as Mike Shreeve of The No Pants Project shares a three-part formula to help you get great clients!
To watch the video, click here: https://youtu.be/s5qUHnqDwZI
How do you stand out in a sea of freelancers?
Listen in as Mike Shreeve, founder of The No Pants Project, talks about four easy ways to add value to your clients. Follow these simple tips to get ahead of the pack quickly!
To watch the video, click here: https://youtu.be/vhGIC3d4tY0
What does it mean to be authentic and why is it important?
In this episode of The No Pants Show, Mike Shreeve shares his definition of authenticity and how it can help you in your business.
To watch the video, click here: https://youtu.be/CjbBraOPlWM
What does wealth mean to you?
In this episode of The No Pants Show, Mike Shreeve gives his take on the true meaning of wealth and shares three equations to help you get there.
To watch the video, click here: https://youtu.be/W3SPkWUI3n8
Are you afraid to raise your prices?
In this episode, Mike Shreeve of The No Pants Project talks about why you should charge more and why it’s way more dangerous to not do so.
Originally recorded on January 24, 2019.
To watch the video, click here: https://youtu.be/MDaPE8u5vVg
Do you want to make more money this year? (Who doesn’t?)
Then tune in as Mike Shreeve, founder of The No Pants Project, shares how you can double your profits in the next 90 days.
Originally recorded on January 19, 2019.
To watch the video, click here: https://youtu.be/-clKJs_NvmA
Are you overworked and en route to Burnoutville?
In this episode, Mike Shreeve talks about three ways to increase what you earn without taking on more clients or doing any marketing. It sounds too good to be true, but it isn’t!
Originally recorded on January 25, 2019.
To watch the video, click here: https://youtu.be/Vy2Wg4yNbg8
Are you struggling to attract clients?
Then this episode is for you. We discuss some simple yet effective strategies, including Mike Shreeve’s tried-and-tested million dollar secret, that will presell potential clients on your services before they even get on the phone with you.
Originally recorded on January 26, 2019.
To watch the video click here: https://youtu.be/lCAqNA9YObA
Could you be sabotaging your own freelancing career without knowing it?
In this episode, we’ll talk about a very important part of your brain and what you can do to make it work for you, not against you.
Originally recorded on November 26, 2017.
To watch the video click here: https://youtu.be/MO8JEaRdon4
Want a simple growth plan? Ask these 3 questions everyday. (For those who want to scale big I threw in a 4th question you’ll want to make sure you don’t miss)
Feeling stuck? Not where you want to be? Can’t seem to figure “it” out? Build the habit of asking yourself these 7 questions and change your life.
Wanna build a 6-figure business working only 20 hours a week? You don’t need tricks or hacks to pull it off, just mastery of a very simple mental framework I share in today’s episode.
Got haters? Good. Means you are doing something positive. Let me show you how to navigate the world of online trolls, haters, and critics so you can keep creating and changing the world for the better!
Here are 7 ways you can use nothing but your smartphone to market your services and get consistent clients.
Your life is mostly the result of what you’ve spent most of your time focusing on. In this episode we’ll talk about why that matters and how to leverage that truth to make achieving success more simple and doable.
Knowing what clients want in advance = less stress and more profit.
In this episode we’ll talk about what clients really want and how to build a business that delivers it consistently enough to create patterns and habits of profit and leverage.
Wanna know the secret to turning that "side-hustle" into a full-time income?
In this episode I share some advice I gave to a long-time friend on how he could break out of his day job in the next 30 days by simplifying his approach, changing his pricing strategy, and sticking to a simple client getting process.
Did you know that your brain has a built-in sales mechanism which allows you to increase your prospect to closed client conversion rate?
In this episode we’ll talk about how to use fear to increase your ability to turn strangers into paying clients.
There are a lot of dangerous ideas about “passive income“ peddled to you by Internet marketing, Lamborghini renting brosephs. In this episode, I’ll tell you the truth about what it really takes to create “passive income“, how realistic it is for you, and a few important things you need to know before going down the path of “money while you sleep“. After a decade of serving clients and helping them to create leverage income streams, this is what I know to be true.
One of the most frustrating things in building a service-based business is speaking with people who don’t have the money to purchase your services.
In this episode I’ll show you exactly why most of the people you speak with don’t have the money to hire you.
I’ll give you three things you can do to start attracting people who have the money to afford your best price.
You don’t have to work yourself to the bone in order to be perfectly efficient. Instead, apply these two simple exercises to create much more time freedom and flexibility without sacrificing income.
I spend a lot of my time testing new ideas from ways to develop myself as a person to better strategies and tactics for my business.
In this episode, I will be sharing seven of the things I’ve been testing this past month or so and the results of those tests. My hope is that you can embrace the spirit of testing and maybe even learn a thing or two about some of the things I’m trying.
Nobody knows exactly when the market will correct, but it’s a well-known fact that eventually things will get worse than they are now.
Are you prepared for that event? Do you have your business and financial lives in order? Are you prepared to flourish in an economy less forgiving than today’s?
In this episode we’ll talk about the three simple (but not easy) things you should be doing right now to prepare for our next recession.
There is nothing more detrimental and time wasting than jumping from tactic to tactic and idea to idea. Shiny object syndrome is a very serious problem among solo entrepreneurs and freelancers trying to find their place in the great big world of business.
When things get difficult, it can be all too easy to abandon the original path assuming the new one will be better. This is a fallacy and an unhelpful bias that keeps talented people stuck in a cycle of hard work with little to no returns.
In this episode I’ll share with you a few tactics, some scientific principles, and helpful advice for stopping the cycle of shiny object syndrome so you can finally get the momentum you need to make positive changes in your growth as a business owner.
It’s very difficult to be creative when all around you is toxicity.
In this episode I’ll talk about four of the ways we inject toxicity into our own lives by accident, and how to correct our behaviors to drastically reduce the negativity we experience in our day-to-day lives.
The end result of a diminishment in toxicity is an increase in creativity.
For more information on how to build a successful, and creative, freelancing business, please visit: TheNoPantsProject.com
Beliefs create behaviors. Behaviors create consequences. Consequences are what we live day-to-day.
In this episode we’ll explore seven common beliefs that keep freelancers from growing into their full potential.
In this episode I’ll share with you three ways that you can leverage time to create mutually beneficial deals with other influencers who can generate client leads and sales for you.
The best part?
It requires zero upfront investment while still being wildly profitable for all parties involved.
From more information on how to become a six-figure freelancer, please visit: TheNoPantsProject.com
Struggling to get clients to pay your worth? Tired of constantly getting haggled on price when talking to prospects? Here’s 3 ways to fix that using the Pre-eminence Pricing Strategy.
“We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our...” In this episode we’ll explore what really motivates us and why we sometimes stay stuck no matter how hard we try to improve.
When your back is up against the wall and you need the client checks to start rolling in... focus on JUST these 3 things if you want fast results.
You can't save others if you're drowning yourself.
In this episode I talk about why you could be failing yourself and others by trying to be a "people pleaser".
Learn what really happens when you try and make everyone else happy at your own expense and hopefully you'll learn to become a better business owner and human in the process.
For more podcast episodes like this check out: https://anchor.fm/thenopantsshow
For articles and other resources to help grow your Freelance business, check out: http://thenopantsprojectblog.com/
To find out how I built a $26,500 per month Freelance business, go here: https://thenopantsproject.com/case-study
In this episode I review the results of our 18 day podcasting experiment including total views, revenue numbers, and the 4 major lessons I’ve learned in creating a daily content habit through podcasting. If you’ve been considering starting a podcast of your own, check out my results to see if it would be a good fit for your business now. For more information on how to grow your creative business, visit thenopantsproject.com.
It takes only 3 steps, requires zero investment, and can be done by anyone who knows how to comment on the Internet. What is it? The most simple client getting process in the world and in this episode I show you exactly how to get started.
The only good business to run is one that doesn't run you into the ground.
In this episode I'll share a decision making framework I've used for the past ten years to make sure I am on the straightest, smoothest, and most simple path forward. This process has saved me many thousands of dollars in wasted money, but more importantly, it has prevented me from burning out and self-destructing (a common problem with many business owners).
If you're seeking "peaceful profits" in your Freelance biz, give this episode a listen to learn the 3-step Anti-Burnout Formula I used that inspired me to shut down a 17,800 person FB group for my own mental sanity (sidenote: the second I shut it down... profits shot up. That's how powerful this formula is.)
Apply to work with me: https://thenopantsproject.com/video
For more podcast episodes like this check out: https://anchor.fm/thenopantsshow
For articles and other resources to help grow your Freelance business, check out: http://thenopantsprojectblog.com/
By 2027, half of the workforce will be considered Freelance. Is your business prepared for the influx of competition?
Are clients coming to you because of your price, or because they want to work with YOU.
If you aren't getting prospects clamoring to your doorstep looking specifically for the unique thing you can do for them, it's gonna be tough to sustain your success moving forward.
In this episode of The No Pants Show we talk about 14 ways you can be truly and authentically unique while service your dream customers more deeply. This episode contains the key to raising your prices and attracting more premium clients without having to rely on the sleaze of hardcore sales tactics.
Apply to work with me: https://thenopantsproject.com/video
For more podcast episodes like this check out: https://anchor.fm/thenopantsshow
For articles and other resources to help grow your Freelance business, check out: http://thenopantsprojectblog.com/
In this episode we discuss how to find the answer to the most important question of all: What Do You Want?
I sat down with one of my students in a private, one-on-one to plan out the quickest path to $10,000/month.
Graciously, Thomas agreed to share the recording of some of our time together to give you an insight into one path (of many) that you could take to 6-figure Freelancing without sacrificing the important things.
In this episode, you'll hear my raw and honest feedback and advice on what it really takes to create and maintain significant income.
For more podcast episodes like this check out: https://anchor.fm/thenopantsshow
For articles and other resources to help grow your Freelance business, check out: http://thenopantsprojectblog.com/
Want me to help you build your Freelance business? Watch this: https://thenopantsproject.com/training
Humans are story machines.
We use them to process the world around us, determine our morality, and even to navigate our own inner universe.
That's why I am always shocked when new Freelancers fail to use story more effectively to communicate their worth to prospects and land better client projects.
In this episode we've covered:
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Why story telling is the most powerful sales force on the planet (powerful enough to alter reality as we know it)
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How to change your own reality by "Standing guard at the gates of your mind"
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Why big box food stores want you to believe you're helping local farmers when really they aren't
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What every Freelancer change about their sales approach if they want to make selling easy
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Where to find the best sources of information when you need to know "what is my prospect thinking?"
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How to use ancient myths to stop hard selling and start using empathy to close more client projects
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And a whole bunch more nifty stuff
You don't need to be a master story teller to start leveraging story to make your life easier when it comes to marketing and selling your services.
Are you doing a good job of taking care of your #1 business asset?
In this episode we'll talk practical strategies for making sure you are performing at your best so you can take on life and business challenges and win!
A few months ago I created a transparency challenge where I committed to generating $20,000 in new business in 45 days, from scratch, and to record every step of that journey for others to watch how I did it.
The result...
... instead of $20,000 I generated $131,777 in revenue blowing my own expectations out of the water!
In this episode I'll break down:
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How much of that $131,777 was profit (HINT: most of it)
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The business model I followed that generated those results
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The 7 lessons I learned about created "better-than-expected" results and how replicate that feeling over and over again
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The #1 thing holding people back from reaching their potential
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How to reduce Shiny Object Syndrome
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The secret to Pricing your products or services that reduces stress and lets you be really, really bad at marketing but still be profitable
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And a bunch o' more cool stuff
For more podcast episodes like this check out: https://anchor.fm/thenopantsshow
For articles and other resources to help grow your Freelance business, check out: http://thenopantsprojectblog.com/
To find out how I built a $26,500 per month Freelance business, go here: https://thenopantsproject.com/case-study
In this episode I’ll share with you exactly what it is I do for clients that allows me to charge (and get) $12,500/month using my Super Power.
We'll talk about:
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The 10x ROI rule and why it matters if you want to charge more
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How I discovered my Super Power by asking "What's the compound problem I can solve today?"
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The 3 steps required to add $1,000,000 in revenue to any business
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Why I focus my prospecting efforts on disqualifying prospects as soon as possible
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How to turn your love of teaching into an income stream that could help you get more per client
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And a whole bunch of other cool things
Feel free to copy what I do, or do it for yourself, or even just take a piece of it to improve your own Freelance business.
If you want help discovering your Super Power too, visit TheNoPantsProject.com to apply for our coaching and mentorship program.
If you want a simple way to get dream clients coming to you (instead of chasing them) it starts with daily content.
In today’s episode I’ll share 21 easy content ideas you can use to get started attracting clients now.
Keep things simple, focus on mastery, and be consistent.
Stuck in the Valley Of Despair? Here’s what I do when the going gets tough and I need to make things happen fast.
Wanna have your first podcast episode up and running by the end of today? Reduce complexity, get out of your own way, and use these simple (free) tools to get started. Be a creator and make something cool.
Is your belief about how money works keeping you from growing your business? Probably. In this episode we talk about 3 money mindset shifts that need to occur before you’ll ever be able to reach your income goals.
Ever get so overwhelmed with building your business that you think, “How am I ever gonna make this happen?” You aren’t alone. Overwhelm and confusion are natural parts of creating something new. In today’s episode we will look at the 4 sources of overwhelm and discover tools to prevent and correct circular thinking and confusion. Focus and clarity can be created if you know how to adjust your inputs. This episode reveals exactly how to do that!
Struggling to get what you want? In this episode we’ll look at the art and science of the most critical component to goal achievement: perseverance.
Discover what the science says about Shiny Object Syndrome, focus, and what it really takes to get what you want.
Visit TheNoPantsProject.com for more info.
In this episode of The No Pants Show we tackle one of the biggest issues facing creatives who want to start their own business: The Art Of Getting Started