For years, I was very clear I’d never buy here because the math doesn’t math.

But as I got honest about my values, my need for safety, and what true wealth actually looks like for me, something shifted.

In this episode, I’m unpacking ONE Question to Become the Richest and Happiest CEO You Know (that goes beyond mathing the math).

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why the “most leveraged” move on paper isn’t always the most leveraged move for your life and the nuance most financial teaching leaves out.

• The difference between being rich and wealthy and why understanding your ratio of both changes every financial decision you make.

• How to get clear on your unique money blueprint for true wealth and use it to make decisions that support your values, financial success, and happiness.

• Why the same decision can be the right move for you at one stage and the wrong one at another and how to know when it’s time to revisit.

• The delayed vs. instant gratification piece most business owners get wrong and why building any kind of true wealth (financial, relational, health, experiential) asks you to sit with both.

Kim Argetsinger is a NYC-based high level 1:1 business coach and mentor. She writes about business, success, and money from the inside out.

Learn more at kimargetsinger.com or book a free coaching consultation here.

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It’s been wild what it’s uncovered and what’s shown up for me in 24 hours.

In fact, it’s had me make a decision and set a financial goal I was absolutely sure I was against…until now.

In this episode, I’m unpacking ONE Question to Expand Your Success & Manifest What You Actually Want (and stop chasing or building someone else’s dream).

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• What I decided because no one would ever know, that I’m ironically telling you and claiming as done.

• The surprising way smart, successful high achievers (and dare I say, recovering perfectionists) unintentionally play small and limit their earning potential.

• What “crazy journaling” is, and why I recommend this practice to create clarity and expand what you think is possible and what you practically manifest.

• ONE Question I ask myself to crazy journal, and why this matters most for business owners in the online space where we’re constantly seeing other people’s results and being marketed what we should want.

Episode Links:

Episode 93: You Asked, I Answered: ONE Question About Mindset Work that Creates Success, More Money, and a Business You Love

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It’s not because things are suddenly “easy,” but they do feel that way. I’m still doing plenty that might look “hard” from the outside looking in. Last month, for as easeful as it felt, I also had a couple of capital P Problems. They just barely blipped on my radar.

That’s why in this episode, I’m unpacking ONE Question to Solve “Better” Problems Like a CEO.

I’m sharing how I think about, handle, and address problems in my business to continue to serve my clients well, run things smoothly, and scale in a way that also feels good and allows me to enjoy the ride.

We covered:

• Why “no more problems” isn’t my goal but “better” problems are (and how these can help you grow and scale, too).

• ONE question I ask myself the second something breaks (or gets hard) so I skip the spiral and the drama and go straight to solving it.

• What actually caps most people’s revenue (it’s not what you think it is) and how to sidestep it to sustain and grow your income.

• How to use this question to expand your capacity to hold bigger success without it costing you your peace.

Episode Links:

Substack article: The Knicks won the NBA Finals because Brunson left $113 MILLION on the table (the scaling strategy nobody wants to hear that made me an extra $100k)

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It Takes What it Takes by Andy Staples and Trevor Moawad

Dissolve the Problem by Richard Dots

At a recent mastermind retreat, I got unexpectedly asked to teach the room on my genius more than once, and it surfaced the next layer of work I didn’t know I needed. It’s left me thinking about why we shrink, and why taking up space is so expansive for us, our business, clients, and everyone around us.

In Episode 225, I’m unpacking ONE Question to scale by taking up space (and stop pretending anyone benefits when you shrink).

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why taking up space is the most underrated growth lever in your business.

• The number one thing you have to have more of if you want to sell and scale past six figures.

• The sneaky ways high achievers show up, take action, do all the right things, check the boxes, and still hide in plain sight (and how this limits your success and revenue).

• The real reasons we shrink, the hidden “benefits” we think we’re getting, and what it’s actually costing us and the people around us.

Episode Links:

Kim’s Free Masterclass, Social Currency: Claim your free seat here

Live replay: The crazy thing that happened to me at a mastermind event (and the mindset & manifestation lesson from it)

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I broke up with chasing more money to prove I’m a “good” coach a long time ago. But the hard work = more money and success thing has been tougher to unwind.

My guess is some version of this lives in you too, whether it shows up as hustling harder for safety or pendulum swinging into avoidance so you don’t burn out. Either way, this keeps us wiring our security, and our revenue, to how much or little we work.

That’s why in this episode, I’m unpacking ONE Question for Financial Security & Summer Fridays (without hustling harder).

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why the money you make matters but isn’t the best metric for security or sustainability.

• The conversation I have with my high achieving clients making $10k-$20k months and the work we focus on to help them scale, pay themselves more, and enjoy their money.

• That time I “accidentally” overbooked myself with 29 1:1s and why more clients and revenue isn’t always the path to making more or creating steadiness the way we think it is.

• The pattern interrupt I had to give myself, why I’m actually taking Summer Fridays, and what every CEO needs to cultivate for thought leadership and next-level results.

• How I’m using this ONE Question as my own mindset work to rewire my relationship with work, money, my business, and safety.

Episode links

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Kim’s website

One of my peers, who runs a $600k/year business with an 80% profit margin, met me for coffee here in NYC. And we didn’t hold back.

We talked about the investments that have and haven’t been worth it, what’s actually working in marketing right now, the real math behind “passive income,” and what we wish more people understood about scaling.

Including the dirty little secret nobody in this industry wants to say out loud: a lot of the people teaching you how to scale to multi-millions aren’t taking home anywhere close to what you think they are.

And chasing that number and business model, without understanding what it actually costs, is exactly how smart, profitable business owners end up burning down something great.

In Episode 223, I’m unpacking ONE Question to dismantle the industry’s dirty little secret and avoid burning down a great business, and how to use your answer to change how you make every strategic decision in your business.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The real math behind a well-known $10M/year business and what she actually takes home, why it’s still impressive, and what it tells you about the true cost of that model.

• Why “just do what feels good” isn’t a scaling strategy and what to do instead.

• The counterintuitive truth about scaling that nobody wants to hear, and why it’s actually the thing that helps you make more.

• ONE Question to cut through the noise, expose the tradeoffs hiding inside every business model, and know exactly where to focus to scale smarter for the results that actually matter to you.

Episode Links:

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It’s also why there’s a specific quality I look for in every coach I hire in and outside of business.

In Episode 222, I’m sharing ONE Question to Claim the Success Already Right in Front of You.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How high achievers convince people around them of their limitations, why those people buy the story, and why understanding this is the key to breaking past your self-made ceiling.

• Why this conversation is relevant for your business results even if you don’t identify as a high achiever, and the truth about the work for all of us at every level.

• The specific quality I look for in any coach I hire and why it matters if you want to scale past industry average.

• What “secondary gains” are and how to use this question to identify the payoff you’re getting from staying exactly where you are.

• The surprising thing my client who scaled to a $115k month and million dollar year thanked me for, why it made her laugh, and what it means for the success you’re already sitting on.

Episode Links:

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We were talking about my acting career, and he said something along the lines of: I wonder what would happen if you were confident. If you believed in yourself. If you could see yourself the way other people see you.

I’ve been thinking about that question a lot lately because I finally have an answer, and it’s not one I expected.

Because it turns out, the question was never really about getting confident.

In Episode 221, I’m unpacking ONE Question to unlock your private badass and own the business results that follow.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why confidence isn’t a prerequisite for results in the way we’re told, and where it actually does limit your growth, visibility, sales, and revenue.

• The four levels of confidence and what’s really keeping you stuck in business (it’s not your strategy).

• The sneaky way high-achievers hide in plain sight and what to shift to take up more space and scale.

Episode Links:

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Kim’s website

Not because things are bad, but because they’re so good. I’m a happy crier, but I also find the good stuff in business can sometimes be overwhelming to my nervous system.

Stretching my capacity to receive, have, and hold the good stuff (the success, money, and joy) has been my work at every level of business. It’s also what I support so many of my high achieving six, multi-six, and seven-figure clients with as well. Because scaling is solving for a capacity problem, and we can’t scale past our own internal threshold and tolerance for success.

In Episode 220, I’m unpacking ONE Question to stretch your capacity for the good stuff (success, money, and joy) without upper limiting.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

•Why so many high achievers can catastrophize about things that haven’t happened but can’t sit in what’s already working, and what’s actually driving that.

•What upper limiting is, why it’s not sabotage, and how it caps your revenue and your capacity to scale.

•The three types of capacity every business owner needs to solve for to scale sustainably, and the one most of us ignore that’s most important.

•Why feeling safe in a crisis but unsafe in the calm is more common than you think, and what it’s costing you.

•ONE Question I’ve been asking myself to stretch my tolerance for the good stuff and how to use it to do your own fear inventory.

Episode Links:

The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

Caroline Elliot’s Daily Fear Inventory

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Kim’s website

I just don’t like it when I haven’t raised my hand or when it’s gross, pushy, or manipulative.

I also know that’s how a lot of sales teaching is approached, which is why so many of us have either been on the receiving end of a bad experience or been taught tactics that just feel bad to use.

In Episode 219, I’m sharing ONE Question for buy-in and empowered yesses to sell without the ick. This is something I ask on every single sales call (and I’ve been told how good and refreshing my approach feels).

In this episode, you’ll hear:

•The exact question and two variations I ask on every sales call to create a safer container, return power to the person in front of me, and remove pressure from the buying process.

•Why sales end up feeling gross and my philosophy and approach that mimics coaching instead of convincing.

•What most sales teaching misses and what I actually think about hearing “no.”

•How and where I use this question on discovery calls to help the person in front of me feel at choice and sell themselves instead of the other way around.

•The unintentional role reversal you want to avoid in your sales process and how to use this question without stepping out of your leadership or confidence.

Episode Links:

Claim your free seat here for Webinar Sales Minus the Ick

Join Kim on Substack at Business Inside Out here

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It’s also the very thing I didn’t do at the start of my business and again in 2024, when I had one of my more challenging years. And it’s exactly what I shifted in 2025 to add $100k of additional revenue and what’s making me feel extra giddy and lit up about my client work right now.

That’s why in Episode 218, I’m unpacking ONE Question behind the skillset every CEO needs to scale their revenue (without making it harder than it needs to be).

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How we get in our own way and make it nearly impossible to see opportunities and get bigger results.

• My beef with the concept of self-sabotage, and how I think about and approach our less helpful thoughts and patterns instead.

• A parable and ONE Question I use to pattern interrupt and manage my mindset so I can show up neutrally as a CEO and run at momentum, sales, and serving clients.

• What I shifted in 2024 to stop losing time and energy digging holes in my business and climb out of them, add $100k in revenue, and sustain $40k+ cash months.

Episode Links:

Claim your free seat here for Webinar Sales Minus the Ick

Join Kim on Substack at Business Inside Out here

Connect with Kim on IG: @kimargetsinger

Book a free coaching consultation here

Kim’s website

We think the market is saturated. We think we need another certification, a bigger audience, or shinier branding and results to make sales.

Not that those things don’t matter. But, that makes it tough to stand out when we’re all chasing the same things to look good on paper.

But what if the thing that actually makes people hire you, and keep paying you, has more to do with something else?

In Episode 217, I’m breaking down ONE Question for clients who pick you (and can’t wait to pay YOU).

This is exactly what I’ve been asking for over 8 years, that’s behind my fully booked, in-demand practice and $2.1M in revenue (hint: this is the real driver behind every marketing and sales strategy that actually works.)

In this episode, you’ll hear:

•The real reasons people buy and what actually drives investing decisions, and why being good on paper and your social media following have less to do with it than the online gurus make us think.

•Exactly why my husband picked his personal trainer and paid in full, from what his coach did that made him the obvious choice in a gym full of credentialed options to what his past two trainers did that cost them a repeat client.

•My 3-part Social Currency framework for building strategic and leveraged relationships, and why without it, you’ll work harder for fewer results no matter how good your strategy is.

•ONE Question that’s been at the core of my fully booked high level 1:1 coaching practice, keeps my pipeline full, and is behind $2.1M in revenue, and how to use it to attract more clients who already know you’re the right person for them.

Episode Links:

Claim your free seat here for Webinar Sales Minus the Ick

Substack article: I’m a freebie hunter, too. I also made $88k after giving away a free 6-week sales course (plus, steal my sales script to avoid the bait and switch)

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It seems like this would get easier as we scale, but I’ve found the bigger your business and results, the more options you have, the more expenses increase, and the harder it becomes to know what’s actually working and worth it.

That’s why in Episode 216, I’m unpacking ONE Question to double down on what’s actually making you the most money and cut what isn’t.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why marketing feels hard for those of us who “talk feelings” and what to focus on instead to enjoy the process and get bigger results.

• My Substack journey, the “gap phase,” why it’s confusing even as a successful business owner, and what I looked at to decide whether to quit or stick with it…and how that led to 116 new subscribers in 6 days.

• A different way to assess rising business costs and how to know when an expense is making you money and when it’s time to cut it.

• The first thing I come back to when I’m feeling unclear on the right next strategic move in my business.

• A reminder for every heart-centered therapist, coach, and service provider who leads with people first, and what’s also true when it comes to sales and revenue.

Episode Links:

Join Kim on Substack at Business Inside Out here

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Book a free coaching consultation here

Kim’s website

I don’t think everyone should have an all high level coaching practice, most of my clients don’t. But I do know how often over my decade in business I’ve had other models pushed on me, and how often the resistance I felt got labeled as fear, self-sabotage, or just not wanting it badly enough.

I’m so grateful that instead of listening to other people’s projections, I asked myself a better question to find my own answer…and scale my coaching business to over $2.1M my way.

That’s why I’m unpacking ONE Question I’ve used to book right-fit clients, make sales, and scale to $2.1M without doing what everyone else told me to. And why getting this wrong is one of the most expensive mistakes I see therapists, coaches, and other service providers make.

In Episode 215, you’ll hear:

• Why the same situation, same feeling, and even the same response can mean completely different things, and why a one-size-fits-all answer will move you further from the business results you actually want.

• The question that helped me choose the right business model and scale to over $2.1M, even when everyone around me had a very different opinion about what I should do.

• How to use this in your sales process to stop leaving right-fit clients on the table and stop working so hard to close the wrong ones.

• How to know when resistance is your biggest growth edge and when listening to it is actually the smartest business move you can make.

Episode Links:

Connect with Kim on IG: @kimargetsinger

Book a free coaching consultation here.

Kim’s website

Kim Argetsinger is a NYC-based high level 1:1 business coach and mentor. She writes about business, success, and money from the inside out.
Learn more at kimargetsinger.com.

I’ve heard everything from AI is coming for all of our jobs to high ticket is dead and no one’s buying coaching anymore. These are the conversations happening behind closed doors and publicly in Facebook groups, masterminds, and in content.

My clients have also celebrated record-breaking income months and sold out launches. And I just made two new high ticket investments in my own business this week.

So, what’s actually true and what should you listen to?

In Episode 214, I’m answering that question and following it up with ONE Question to make your next best business decision like a CEO and come out ahead in any economy.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The truth about self-fulfilling prophecies, why they aren’t all woo, and how to take your power back and create the one you actually want in any economy.

• What the 1929 bank runs have to do with coaches pulling back on selling or discounting, and how smart service providers talk themselves into harming their own businesses.

• What you need to understand about a recession and what it actually means if one is announced (because we’re not in one right now).

• ONE Question that separates the CEOs who come out ahead from the ones who contract, and how to use it to make your next business decision with confidence.

Episode Links:

Connect with Kim on IG: @kimargetsinger

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Kim’s website

Not because we came up with some complicated strategy or social media hack, but because she knows me well enough to be able to reflect back the things I'm too close to and can't see for myself.

Like they say, you can't read the label from inside the jar. And, the label our clients want to pay us the big bucks for are our superpowers and 'zone of genius'.

Those just also happen to be the very things us high achievers tend to miss because they come easily or naturally to us or discount altogether, which affects our marketing, ease at creating content, and what attracts the right-fit clients, creates demand, and drives sales.

That's why in Episode 213, I'm unpacking ONE Question for what people will pay you the most for.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Why we really buy and what actually drives marketing, sales, and buying behavior (hint: it's not your funnel).

• The truth about soft skills in business, why so many of us discount them, and why they might be the most valuable asset for your success.

• Why high achievers make business harder than it needs to be and the pattern I've had to work through at every level.

• The real reason your marketing might not be landing and smart business owners struggle to sell their offer.

• The number one thing to lean into right now in a saturated, AI-driven market and trust recession to stand out, get noticed, and paid.

Episode Links:

Replay of The Curse of the Gifted Entrepreneur: watch here or tune into the private podcast episode inside, The Vault, here.

Join Kim on Substack at Business Inside Out here

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This is also something I've been working on myself, which is likely why I keep noticing it everywhere. (No, it's not "own your work and share more results", though, that too!)

That's why in Episode 212, I'm unpacking ONE question for content that gets attention, builds trust, and creates demand.

Because clear and sharp marketing that lands with your audience matters more than ever.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Why people's bandwidth is down and what that means for how content actually works and what's getting noticed, building momentum, and turning into leads and sales right now.

• What it means to "kill your darlings", the number one thing that waters down content, and how to create connection and authority without overexplaining.

• How to use this one question to get clear on what a piece of content is actually for in your marketing strategy and sales process before you create it.

• The surprising way we end up stuck in proving energy that can do more to repel than attract right-fit leads, what this is about, and how to shift it.

• How to apply this in the ideation phase, editing phase, and when the resistance kicks in or you're second-guessing yourself.

Episode Links:

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We get a big result, like a sold-out launch or a $50k month, and attribute it to luck or call it a fluke.

Or we get disappointed when we don't get the result we wanted and blame ourselves, decide we suck, or blame outside circumstances, like the algorithm that's supposedly out to get us.

And whatever the outcome, neither response is all that supportive if you want to create reliable, repeatable revenue and sustain long-term business growth.

That's why in this week's episode, I'm unpacking ONE Question I come back to again and again for clarity, strategic decision-making, and results you can actually repeat.

In Episode 211, you'll hear:

• How we give our power away as business owners and how to use this question to take it back by getting clear on what is and isn't in your control.

• What "success leaves clues" really means and how to spot those clues whether you had a big win or a disappointing result.

• The truth about business results and how understanding this can help you create more consistent, reliable revenue.

• The strategic insight this question gave me about my most recent masterclass and how to apply it to your own launch results, conversion events, and content performance.

• How to get back to neutral so you can stop spiraling, solve the right problem, and make smarter, strategic decisions in your business.

• My three-part framework for evaluating results with clients 1:1, plus one bonus lens to help you avoid stopping too soon or sabotaging your own momentum.

Episode Links:

Tune into Episode 210: ONE Question to Know Exactly What to Focus on to Scale Your Business (and the Shiny Objects to Ignore)

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Some of the ideas and strategies aren't even all that bad.

But after celebrating my ten-year business anniversary and looking back at what's helped me sustain a fully booked 1:1 roster for over seven years and generate more than $2M in revenue, I can see that chasing everyone else's advice or every new strategy hasn't been the thing that created my results.

It also hasn't been burying my head in the sand and ignoring the fact that things online and in our industry continue to change. Because the truth is, they do. What used to work sometimes stops working as well, and new opportunities and strategies emerge all the time.

The difference for me has been knowing what actually deserves my attention… and what doesn't.

In this week's episode,I'm unpacking ONE Question to know exactly what to focus on to scale your business (and the shiny objects to ignore).

I'm sharing how I diagnose what's happening inside a business so you can identify the right problem to solve and focus on the actions that create revenue and growth.

Because when you're this.close. to your business, everything can start to look important. Every idea, strategy, and platform sounds like it might be the missing piece.

And it becomes surprisingly easy to spend time, energy, and money solving problems that were never actually the issue.

In Episode 210, you'll hear:

• How answering this ONE Question helped me go from working until 3am, doing all the things, and struggling to see results… to more than 80 consecutive $10k–$50k cash months while working less.

• Why it's not always a leads or sales problem, and what your business may actually need to double or triple revenue without burning you out, harming delivery, or dropping the ball.

• The real reason I'm not focusing on SEO or AI discoverability right now, even though it's a smart strategy in 2026 and something I'm recommending to some clients.

• The difference between a symptom and the real problem in business, and why diagnosing this correctly is often the key to bigger results.

• What every business needs to have before making changes to sales pages, emails, offers, or marketing strategies.

• The number one thing I focus on with clients that sits at the center of my coaching and my own business results and why this directly affects your revenue, profitability, and scalability.

Episode Links:

Tune into Episode 201: ONE Question to Get Visible, Stand Out, and Sell in an AI-Driven World with Sam DiNicola

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As a multi-six-figure business owner with an 80% profit margin, this puts me in a small % of businesses, and even smaller when we look at women-owned and led businesses and longevity.

This level of financial security and freedom isn't something I take for granted, and earlier this year I found myself reflecting to my own coach that even if my business never makes another dollar beyond what it already does, I'm content and have more than enough.

And yet… last month, I caught myself in a familiar pattern that sounds like, "This isn't enough, yet."

That's why in this week's episode, I'm unpacking ONE Question to unhook from the pressure to be increasingly impressive in order to sustain bigger results. We're diving into how high-achieving business owners weaponize their own ambition and drive against themselves, and how to shift out of this form of self-sabotage to scale more sustainably (and actually enjoy your business, too).

In this episode, you'll hear:

• The high-achiever trap that disguises itself as growth, discipline, or "just wanting more", what this is actually about, and how this limits success.

• The role pressure plays in decision-making, creativity, and long-term business sustainability.

• Why chasing bigger and better results can block receiving what you actually want (even when things are objectively working).

• The counterintuitive shift that supports steadier revenue, grounded confidence, and leadership without constant self-monitoring or proving.

Episode Links:

Join Kim on Substack at Business Inside Out here

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