Episode #120 Your Strengths are a shortcut (even for the stuff you hate)
Wed Jan 28 2026
Understanding your strengths isn’t just self-awareness — it’s a business advantage.
In this episode, we explore how leveraging your natural strengths can make even the parts of business you hate more effective. Using CliftonStrengths and the Big Five as a framework, they share personal insights and real-world examples from building creative businesses, and explain why alignment beats brute force every time.
This week’s episode of Shooting the Shit is brought to you by HDPhotoHub, the platform real estate photographer's trust.: Get 50 free credits when you sign up for HD Photo Hub. Use promo code STS. Don't forget the HDPH Marketing kit includes a slideshow video offering. It's the first step towards offering full blown video services and takes no extra work on your part!
Rach and Neal are taking their business to the next level with Pixl CRM. With PixlCRM, you can automate your lead generation, follow-ups, client communication – and it even helps you get those elusive reviews and referrals! When you sign up for PixlCRM, you’ll get the Pixl Marketing Method Roadmap PDF – a step-by-step guide to building a marketing system that actually works. Plus, you’ll get your first month of PixlCRM FREE! Head over to PixlCRM.com/STS to claim your free month and get your business on track
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Understanding your strengths isn’t just self-awareness — it’s a business advantage. In this episode, we explore how leveraging your natural strengths can make even the parts of business you hate more effective. Using CliftonStrengths and the Big Five as a framework, they share personal insights and real-world examples from building creative businesses, and explain why alignment beats brute force every time. This week’s episode of Shooting the Shit is brought to you by HDPhotoHub, the platform real estate photographer's trust.: Get 50 free credits when you sign up for HD Photo Hub. Use promo code STS. Don't forget the HDPH Marketing kit includes a slideshow video offering. It's the first step towards offering full blown video services and takes no extra work on your part! Rach and Neal are taking their business to the next level with Pixl CRM. With PixlCRM, you can automate your lead generation, follow-ups, client communication – and it even helps you get those elusive reviews and referrals! When you sign up for PixlCRM, you’ll get the Pixl Marketing Method Roadmap PDF – a step-by-step guide to building a marketing system that actually works. Plus, you’ll get your first month of PixlCRM FREE! Head over to PixlCRM.com/STS to claim your free month and get your business on track Want to learn how to Grow your Business with Headshot photography from Rach and Neal? Check out their first online course created for real estate photographers looking to make extra income and attract new clients by mastering the art of headshot photography: https://growwithrachandneal.thrivecart.com/grow-your-business-with-headshots If you love the Podcast or found it helpful and would like to send some positivity out into the word/pay it forward; please consider a donation to one of Rach and Neal’s favorite charities. Charity-Ronald McDonald House: https://rmhc.org/donate St Jude’s Children’s Hospital:https://www.stjude.org/promotion/impact-giving-pm.html Follow Shooting the Shit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grow_with_rach_and_neal/ https://www.instagram.com/shooting_the_shit_rachandneal/profilecard/?igsh=MTBia295Mnkyd2RwOA== The HYN Group https://www.instagram.com/thehyngroup/profilecard/?igsh=a2k3bjZibWQ4am1h Focused Media Collective https://www.instagram.com/focused_media_collective