Marketing with Russ...aka #RussSelfie, Ep. 560, with Sarah Matson

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Sarah Matson reveals 98% of behavior is subconscious, learned before age seven, and drives our reactions.

Good morning energy sets the tone. The host opens with gratitude, sponsor mentions, sharing reminders, and the usual push to tag friends and bring more people into the room. Sarah joins that easy, encouraging space as the conversation moves through business, daily life, connection, purpose, and community. Faith is woven in, too. The host says people need to walk the path God called them to, with purpose, talent, and passion moving together. From there, he pushes back on the idea that work can stay neatly sealed off from family stress, health problems, or deeper personal strain. You take yourself to work, and that idea becomes the bridge into Sarah's view of what sits under everyday reactions, relationship habits, and business behavior. She gets practical quickly. Sarah says 98% of behavior is subconscious, and that emotions and responses are learned early, mostly before age seven. Parents did what they could. Then she connects old hurts to adult patterns, including how people receive love, give love, and react under pressure. The dish example makes it click: a small household frustration can spark a reaction that feels way too big because it may be tied to an older wound. That is the autopilot problem. Until those patterns are cleared, Sarah says people can keep responding from pain without understanding why the same thing keeps happening. The close stays warm, with YouTube and RussEdge reminders, support thanks, a listener thank-you, and a blessed sendoff that keeps the room feeling close.

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A reflective episode that ties marketing to calling, family life, and the habits people carry into work.

Marketing with Russ, aka Hashtag Russ Selfie, starts with greetings, sponsor thanks, and listener reminders before settling into a talk with Sarah Madsen about purpose, calling, and how personal life follows people into business.

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A marketing conversation about purpose, childhood patterns, and why you take you to work.

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