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How the Gurus Killed My Show

9m | Aug 31, 2026

What’s the difference between a guru and a coach?

A few years ago, I learned the answer the hard way.

I had a successful podcast I loved making. Then I took a piece of advice that sounded completely reasonable — especially coming from someone who supposedly knew better.

Five episodes later, the show was dead.

This episode is about what happened, why I listened, and the lesson I took from it about gurus, coaches, “best practices,” and advice that sounds universal until you actually apply it to a real human being.

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