{"podcast":{"title":"On Your Terms®","slug":"on-your-terms-4083141","podcast_index_feed_id":4083141,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/onyourterms/","website_url":"https://samvanderwielen.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/dcf17a6c-be5f-433f-9d97-06a949624bbe/Zw_iksMdISlQbnieoMtiZJjQ.jpg","author":"Sam Vander Wielen","episode_count":307,"summary":"A podcast for online business owners who refuse to choose between revenue and a real life. Most business advice tells you to hustle harder, post more, and \"always be on.\" I'm here to tell you that's BS—and I have the multi-seven-figure business to prove it. I'm Sam Vander Wielen, and I've built a thriving online business while protecting my mornings, unplugging at night, and actually living the life I built my business for. Every week, I share the marketing strategies, legal foundations, and lifestyle boundaries that keep my business profitable without stealing my peace. Whether you're building your first six figures or scaling past seven, this show will help you grow your revenue without sacrificing your presence, your sleep, or your sanity. Because success isn't just about how much you make—it's about having the freedom to actually enjoy your life. New to my world? I’m a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur who built an 7-figure digital product business helping thousands of founders legally protect and grow their online businesses. These days, I’m here to share not just the legal clarity but the lessons, stories, and strategies that make business and life more fulfilling. I'm the author o…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T18:21:15.191906+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-your-terms-4083141"},"episode":{"title":"296. I Took a Whole Month Off and Didn't Tell a Soul — Here's What Happened.","slug":"296-i-took-a-whole-month-off-and-didn-t-tell-a-soul-here-s-what-happened","published_at":"2026-07-06T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-your-terms-4083141/296-i-took-a-whole-month-off-and-didn-t-tell-a-soul-here-s-what-happened","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-your-terms-4083141","url":"https://samvanderwielen.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1ec5ef73-7f00-42cf-be54-7cc00fac7c43.mp3","summary":"I'm taking a little summer break, not just from the podcast, but from working in general. And yes, my friends are already cackling about that one, because as my friend Steve put it, he can't wait to watch me be the most productive person he knows this summer. Fair. So in this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on what a summer break actually looks like for a business owner. What I'm doing, what I'm not doing, and the honest truth about whether you're ever really \"off\" when your name, face, and voice are all over your business. For the podcast specifically, you'll be hearing weekly Substack essays read aloud by me for the next several weeks while the team gets a break from the production grind, and I get to focus on what I actually love right now: writing. I'll be back in full force with regular episodes on September 14th. In this episode, you'll hear… Why I'm taking a break from podcast recording (but not from my newsletter or Substack), and the difference between work that drains me and work that fills me up What \"bare maintenance mode\" looks like behind the scenes of a multi-seven-figure business, and the systems that make it possible I'm manifesting The mindset work behind taking time off, including the guilt, the fear of being \"lapped,\" and what my therapist had to say about it My practical advice for designing your own break, even if it's just two weeks or a pause on one platform Click here to find the full show notes and transcript for this episode. EPISODE RESOURCES: Get Sam's weekly newsletter, Sam's Sidebar Subscribe to Sam's Substack Check out Jennifer Diaz, Sam's mindset coach If you have a question you’d like Sam to answer on a future podcast episode, you can submit it here . Click here to be notified when new episodes of On Your Terms® come out CONNECT:…","meta_description":"I'm taking a little summer break, not just from the podcast, but from working in general. And yes, my friends are already cackling about that one, because…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2126,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-your-terms-4083141/episodes/296-i-took-a-whole-month-off-and-didn-t-tell-a-soul-here-s-what-happened/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-your-terms-4083141/296-i-took-a-whole-month-off-and-didn-t-tell-a-soul-here-s-what-happened.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}