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What a Real Reset Looks Like in Business
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…
The Cost of the Decision You Keep Not Making
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….
Processes Are Not the Enemy of Creativity
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,…
Why Your Business Feels Chaotic – Even Though You’re Making Money
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 –…
25 Years In, Here’s What I Actually Know
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…
What Proactive Actually Requires
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…
The Bottleneck Is Usually You
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…
Your Business Has a Will. Does Anyone Know Where It Is?
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…
When Busy Stops Being a Badge
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…
The Partnership That Actually Scales
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…
One of the greatest joys of owning your own business and working for yourself is the freedom to schedule work around your family, spouse, and life. Or, at least, that’s what we tell ourselves as we file for our Tax ID and begin pouring our energy, effort and time into…
“Empowering employees so that they can make good decisions is one of an entrepreneur’s most important tasks.” – from Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School by Richard Branson I agree with Richard Branson. Empowering your employees, contractors, and team members of any flavor so they…
I recently came across an article on Entrepreneur.com that caught my eye. You have Good Ideas–Don’t Let Them Disappear by Matt Mayberry made a point that I try to make with my own clients. Systems and processes aren’t just for big business! Automating even small tasks can make a business…
Take a deep breath, we’ve all been there. You certainly aren’t alone in feeling this way. While working for someone else may be the right choice for you, there are some things to do and to think about that may make all the difference for many overwhelmed entrepreneurs. Before throwing…
Look around your work area. Are you sitting in a nest of paperwork? Can you tell what day you began a project by how far into the piles you find it? Uh-oh! Are your papers all put away, but you find you’re still searching for what you need, and have…
How’s that for a controversial question? Should you be the one running your business? Your feathers may be ruffled, but man, this has been a major thorn in my side for years. Just because you are good at something, does not mean you have the ability to run a successful…
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