HeyJaredThe Bet
The Bet is a one-year experiment with real stakes.I'm testing whether I can build something so energetically solid in my thoughts, emotions, and internal frequency that reality eventually reorganizes around it.The premise is simple.
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Week 52: Month 12 Check In and Year Long Review (opens the original)
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The final official episode of the bet. Laura goes through the challenges of the year, the growth she can point to, and the patterns still running underneath everything. She reports the annual revenue number she's been holding since September, including the goal she set and did not hit. She also comes clean about one commitment she made repeatedly all year and never finished. What You'll Learn What a two-year dream actually feels like on the day it arrives The decision she made when her Useful Th
Week 51: Pinball Energy (opens the original)
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One week from the finish line, Laura recognizes something about her own design that reframes what her business is supposed to be. She names the financial goal she's going to miss, why she's genuinely fine with it, and the part of her that worries people will hear that as a consolation prize. Also: what a year of showing up every single week has actually cost her, and what she'd change. Key takeaways: Why not every project needs to be finished. What happens when you stop trying to force one doorw
Week 50: Nobody Would Know If I Half-Assed It (opens the original)
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Week 50 and Laura almost skipped it. She's recording from her car in 113 degree heat because she caught herself about to punt an episode nobody is waiting for, and decided the habit mattered more than the quality. What follows is a Pilates class that turned into a metaphor she didn't plan on, and a story she's been telling herself all year about what she can't do because of her schedule. She's done with that one. What You'll Learn Why staying in integrity with a commitment matters more than doin
Week 49: The 5 Things That Decide My Day (opens the original)
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Recording from a parking garage after a stretch of unusual clarity, Laura walks through a process she started back in 2021 and felt called to rebuild this week. Five non-negotiables that decide whether a day counts, and the reason she's returning to that structure now instead of chasing numbers she can't move. Also: what happened within days of writing them down, and why she's stopped reading dips as evidence she's on the wrong path. What You'll Learn The five things she's holding herself to dai
Week 48: Month 11 Check In (opens the original)
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Laura shows up tired, in a bad mood, and openly unimpressed with her own effort. The July numbers, including one metric that finally turned around after three months of decline. Also: what she's rethinking about "do what you love and the money follows." Connect with Laura: Instagram: @think.laura Substack: https://thinklaura.substack.com/ Pod: Useful Thinking Hub: thinklaura.com
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