{"podcast":{"title":"Marketer of the Day with Robert Plank: Business Growth & Entrepreneur Stories","slug":"marketer-of-the-day-with-robert-plank-business-growth-entrepreneur-stories-315720","podcast_index_feed_id":315720,"rss_url":"https://www.robertplank.com/feed/podcast","website_url":"https://www.robertplank.com/episodes/","image_url":"https://www.robertplank.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/motd-663.jpg","author":"Robert Plank","episode_count":1626,"summary":"Marketer of the Day with Robert Plank is the daily interview podcast for entrepreneurs who are tired of hype and ready for real, usable growth. Each episode features a candid conversation with a founder, marketer, creator, author, coach, consultant, agency owner, or business leader who has built something meaningful and learned practical lessons along the way. The show goes beyond surface-level inspiration and digs into what actually works: the strategies, systems, mistakes, pivots, and breakthroughs behind real entrepreneurial stories. Listeners tune in for practical ideas on business growth, marketing strategy, authority building, content marketing, podcasting, SEO, lead generation, email marketing, social media, LinkedIn, AI for business, automation, delegation, productivity, leadership, and building a business that can grow without becoming chaotic or overwhelming. Hosted by Robert Plank, Marketer of the Day helps entrepreneurs simplify their marketing, amplify their message, systemize their success, and take more confident action. 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If you’re stuck in a job you’ve outgrown, weighed down by debt and responsibilities, endlessly overthinking your next move, and quietly asking yourself, “Why am I still here when I know I’m meant for more?” this episode is your wake-up call. Edwin calls this tension the 18-inch gap between your head and your heart: the painful distance between the life your mind thinks is “safe” and the life your heart is begging you to live. In this conversation, Edwin Soler shares how being fired just three months after publishing his book forced him into a complete reinvention, and how community, a podcast, and a business coach helped him rebuild his confidence, clarify his message, and step into his role as a life coach and guide for stuck dreamers. We unpack the critical difference between therapy and life coaching (healing the past vs. building the future), how overthinking, comparison, and fear quietly kill your dreams, and why Edwin Soler rejects the idea of “getting out of your comfort zone.” Instead, he explains how to expand your comfort zone so that courage, growth, and new opportunities become your new baseline instead of rare exceptions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mep2fa8t8cM You’ll also hear specific tools from Edwin’s Soler “Closing the 18 Inch Gap” framework and his work as a coach: powerful questions like “What are you most afraid of?” that expose hidden fears, how to notice when you’ve handed authority for your life to other people, and how to reframe painful experiences as bricks on the path to your eventual success including the college chemistry exam where h…","meta_description":"From losing a 27-year career in a 90‑second conversation to becoming a “Dream Realization Partner,” Edwin Soler knows exactly what it feels like to have y…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1596,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/marketer-of-the-day-with-robert-plank-business-growth-entrepreneur-stories-315720/episodes/1573-close-the-18-inch-gap-and-follow-your-dreams-with-edwin-soler/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketer-of-the-day-with-robert-plank-business-growth-entrepreneur-stories-315720/1573-close-the-18-inch-gap-and-follow-your-dreams-with-edwin-soler.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}