The Three Month Vacation Podcast
Business & Economics Podcasts
Sean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your business and profits? Do you buy into the myth of "outsourcing everything and working just a few hours a week?" Not really. Instead, you structure your business in a way that enables you to work hard and then take three months off every single year. And Sean walks his talk. Since 2004, he's taken three months off every year (except in 2005, when there was a medical emergency). This podcast isn't about the easy life. It's not some magic trick about working less. Instead with this podcast you learn how to really enjoy your work, enjoy your vacation time and yes, get paid in advance.
Location:
United States
Description:
Sean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your business and profits? Do you buy into the myth of "outsourcing everything and working just a few hours a week?" Not really. Instead, you structure your business in a way that enables you to work hard and then take three months off every single year. And Sean walks his talk. Since 2004, he's taken three months off every year (except in 2005, when there was a medical emergency). This podcast isn't about the easy life. It's not some magic trick about working less. Instead with this podcast you learn how to really enjoy your work, enjoy your vacation time and yes, get paid in advance.
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.psychotactics.com
Episodes
How a slight "problem-change" can dramatically make a massive difference to your business model.
11/21/2025
What if the secret to growing your business isn't changing your product, but changing the problem it solves? This article takes you on a surprising journey from airport walkways to creative entrepreneurs, revealing how a simple shift in perspective can unlock untapped markets and breathe new life into what you offer. With real-world success stories and a healthy dose of marketing wisdom, you'll discover why the path to innovation might be as easy as seeing your product—and your audience—in a whole new light.
Duration:00:12:39
How to explain concepts elegantly (and keep the attention of your audience)
10/31/2025
We all seem to believe that there's nothing left to explain. There are millions of articles, books and stories out there. Yet, there's always a way to cut through the clutter. No matter how much information exists, some people are still able to communicate in a way that gets and keep your attention. Here's how you go about it.
Duration:00:22:40
Why Habits Can Be Temporary and Environment Matters More, Instead.
10/24/2025
Are you really in charge when it comes to changing your habits?.While self-help books promise transformation, true change often stems from a shift in environment. Explore how small differences can influence your daily routines. Let's jump on the environment bandwagon because it knows where you and I are headed.
Duration:00:09:13
How to Use Grumpy People to Find Your Uniqueness
10/17/2025
You and I avoid grumpy people, if we can. However, when those grumps happen to be your prospects or clients, you better pay close attention. Why? Because they’re they are key to finding out your uniqueness for your products and services. Uniqueness seems so hard to find, but grumpy people are everywhere. Here’s how you harness the grumbles to your benefit.
Duration:00:18:53
Why Learning Is So Tiresome (And How to Identify and Overcome The Barriers)
10/10/2025
We believe that we’re talented in some areas and not talented in others. However, a lot of this understanding of talent is an illusion. It’s based on what we have been told and also our current behaviour. How can we overcome these barriers and become better learners? Let’s find out.
Duration:00:19:57
The Dropout Factor: How to reduce dropout when teaching or learning
10/3/2025
One of the unseen enemies of learning is dropout. Clients get into a course very excited to learn. Then they go off a cliff. They don’t show up as often, if they show up at all. This dropout factor isn’t a new problem. It has existed for hundreds of years, but it’s only recently that we’ve understood how to get better results while spending less time. Let’s find out how to quell and even get rid of the dropout factor once and for all.
Duration:00:16:32
How to Outsmart Procrastination with the 9/10 Principle
9/26/2025
We think procrastination means laziness. But often it’s just the first step that feels impossible. How do you make your clients move ahead quickly and recommend you more often than ever before? Let’s find out how this principle works.
Duration:00:12:27
Why "distraction" isn't usually the reason you can't focus
9/19/2025
IF you ask someone why they can’t focus, they usually say they’re very distracted. But are we really distracted? Or is it congestion, instead? Let’s dig deeper into this slight nuance, because distraction may be a good thing after all.
Duration:00:07:42
Re-run 07 Sales Page
9/5/2025
Duration:00:17:50
Re-run 03 How to Win Friends: The Hug, Hear, Help Method
8/8/2025
Duration:00:20:39
Re-run 01 The Elegant Strategy
7/25/2025
How to Overcome Information Overload (And How To Do It Almost Overnight)
Duration:00:17:55
How I Overcame My Three Fears
7/11/2025
When clients look at us, me in particular, they see an almost unblemished trail of success. But you can’t see the fear behind what we’ve been through. Yes, it’s fear. Let’s go into storyland and learn about the fear and possibly how to overcome it.
Duration:00:14:31
How to stay calm when the world is falling apart around you
6/27/2025
If you ask anybody, you will hear that things have gotten a lot worse. But is that the case? And do we have any control over what's happening around us? How do you stay calm even when things don't work for you? Let's find out in this episode
Duration:00:16:20
Why We Write—Part 2
6/20/2025
We sometimes believe we write for a client, or for a website. And that belief is true. Except, it’s not true for most of the time. There comes a time when we go on a trip, a discovery of ourselves. We write for a completely different reason. Let’s have a look, shall we?
Duration:00:14:36
Why We Write: Part 1
6/13/2025
Writing seems so laborious at times. We feel like giving up, but there’s a reason why we write. Actually, many reasons.
Duration:00:19:43
Why Every Day Learning Matters More Than We Think
5/23/2025
We all seem to know how every day matters. However, what causes people to plateau suddently and how does every day activity help in avoiding that messy situation? Dig deeper into the very average concept of every day learning and you’ll see it’s anything but mundane.
Duration:00:22:34