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Creating Your Best Life
If you have been following me you know I have been doing a lot of inner, personal work lately. At the moment, I am focusing…
Relearning How to Dream Big in Your Business
“Its ok to be comfortable if that is what you want…its not ok to be small.” That is the premise behind a recent episode of…
When a New Season Arrives… So Do New Problems
I have spent the past four months complaining about the weather. Anyone who lives in Michigan knows winter can be unpredictable, but the past few…
You Don’t Have to Feel Ready to Reset
You Don’t Have to Feel Ready to Reset. We tend to believe we need motivation before we make change. But what if readiness is overrated?…
The Importance of Gratitude
This past week I was reminded of the importance of gratitude. More specifically, I was reminded that I tend to get lost focusing so much…
I Said I Was Retiring. Then I Changed My Mind
As a continuation to my previous post on my theme for 2026…There was a moment when I was sure I was done. Not in a…
Theme for 2026 Is “Reset”
My Theme for 2026 Is “Reset” I like to choose a word or phrase to start any new year out with. 2026 is “reset.” I…
Simple vs. Easy: The Mindset Shift That Will Propel Your Business Forward
In the world of entrepreneurship, it’s easy to confuse “simple” with “easy.” But let’s be clear—these two words carry vastly different meanings, and understanding the…
Change Your Scenery: Overcoming Overwhelm in Business
In the fast-paced world of business, feeling overwhelmed is not uncommon. Deadlines, meetings, and an endless to-do list can leave even the most seasoned entrepreneur…
5 Ways to make things easier in your business
“I never thought it would be this hard – when do I get to the good part?” When it comes to business, this statement is…
Reset is not a vibe. It is a process. I chose reset as my word for 2026. Not because I needed a fresh start aesthetic or something to put in a caption. But because something had to change, and I knew it, and I needed to make that commitment concrete….
Avoidance is not neutral. Delayed decisions compound. There is a decision you have been sitting on. Maybe more than one. You know what it is. It is the conversation you have been meaning to have with a client whose relationship has run its course. The hire you keep almost making…
Structure does not flatten good work. It protects the space where good work happens. I hear this objection regularly, especially from creative service businesses. Coaches, consultants, designers, writers, strategists. People who chose their work because of the freedom it gives them and who built businesses that reflect that freedom. The…
If you’re making money but everything still feels heavy, reactive, and scattered, you’re not doing anything wrong. You’re experiencing a normal – but dangerous – growth gap. Revenue Does Not Equal Stability Many business owners assume chaos means failure. In reality, chaos often appears after traction—when demand grows faster than…
This year marks 25 years in business. A quarter century of building, breaking, fixing, and starting over. I keep waiting to feel like I have it all figured out. I don’t. What I have instead is a long list of things I’ve learned, most of them the hard way. So…
Knowing you should be more proactive is not the same as kEvery business owner I talk to knows they should be more proactive. They say it themselves, usually right after describing a fire they just finished putting out. ‘I need to stop being so reactive.’ Yes. You do. But that…
When every decision runs through one person, growth has a ceiling. I say this with genuine respect, because I have been there myself: the most common bottleneck in a growing service business is the owner. Not the market. Not the team. Not the economy or the competition or the clients….
Most service business owners have thought about their personal estate. Almost none have thought about what happens to their business. Nobody likes this conversation. I get it. Thinking about what happens if you are suddenly unable to run your business, whether for a week, a month, or permanently, requires sitting…
The difference between being productive and just occupied. I used to wear busy like a trophy. If someone asked how things were going, ‘busy’ was practically a reflex. It signaled momentum. It meant the business was alive, that people needed me, that I was doing something. It felt like proof….
Why the CEO-COO relationship determines whether growth sticks or falls apart. Most growing businesses hit a wall. Revenue is climbing. The team is expanding. Opportunities are coming in faster than anyone can process them. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, things start breaking. Deadlines slip. Decisions get…