
The Kara Report | Online Marketing Tips and Candid Business Conversations 112 | Get Ready, Stay Ready: A Business Reminder For All Of Us in Q1
Feb 24, 2026
11:40
Do you ever feel like you’re waiting for the moment — the big opportunity, the big client, the big breakthrough — and telling yourself you’ll rise to the occasion when it gets here?
This episode is your reminder that most opportunities don’t come with prep time. They come fast. And if you haven’t been getting ready behind the scenes, you’ll feel it.
If Q1 flew by for you too, this is your nudge before Q2: don’t wait until it’s urgent.
🎙️ In This Episode:
- What “get ready, stay ready” really means in business
- Why opportunities rarely give you time to prepare
- The “Oprah moment” question every entrepreneur should ask themselves
- How viral growth can actually hurt your business if you’re not ready
- The subtle ways we procrastinate the very things that would move us forward
- Practical ways I’m preparing my business for momentum in 2026
Links Mentioned:
- Read the full shownotes: https://thekarareport.com/112
- Hire us to be your Pinterest Managers + Blog Writers: https://thekarareport.com/blogging-and-pinterest-marketing-agency
- Get access to my private podcast, Build It Once, Get Found For Months: https://thekarareport.com/private-podcast
- Episode about having an Oprah Moment on the Power in Purpose podcast: https://blog.candicecoppola.com/terrica-skaggs/
- Aspire with Emma Grede episode mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1acSsMMicSw
- Learn more about working with our marketing agency here: https://thekarareport.com/services
- Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thekarareport
