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Start Here: The Playbook for Ambitious Women Who Are Done Guessing
Five dates, not five months. Here's where to begin.
 • Amanda Carroll
When to End a Relationship: The 30-Day Rule for Smart Women
So many women are single today because they stayed with the wrong one too long, or they're with the wrong one right now because no one ever told them…
 • Amanda Carroll
21:06
He Earned Date Six. Now What? | The Provisional Hire Play
Five dates told you he's worth a closer look. The next 30 days tell you if he's worth the job.
 • Amanda Carroll
How to Know If He’s Worth Your Time in 5 Dates | The Fast to Fire Play
You don’t need until the holidays to know about him. You need to know if he’s earned Date Six.
 • Amanda Carroll
How to Learn in 5 Dates What Used to Take You 5 Months | The Five-Date Time Machine Play
You don’t need to know if he’s your husband by Date Five. You need to know if he’s earned Date Six.
 • Amanda Carroll
How to Stop Wasting Time on the Wrong Men | Look Beyond the Packaging Play
What if the thing you finally figured out about him at Month Six was already there on Date Three?
 • Amanda Carroll
24:44
The #1 Thing Single Women Should Look for in a Partner (And Nobody Puts It on Their List)
The Look Beyond the Packaging Play
 • Amanda Carroll
How to Rewire Your Brain for a New Life After Divorce | The Mind Movie
The Mind Movie: A simple visualization exercise to change the story you’re telling yourself about love, dating, work—and what happens next.
 • Amanda Carroll

August 2026

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