Your Business Deserves Better Clients: Why Chasing “Good-to-Great” is the Smartest Move You’ll Ever Make
You started your business to do great work, make a good living, and maybe even have a little fun along the way, right? But if you’re like most small business owners, you’re probably stuck in a cycle that feels the opposite of that. You’re constantly hustling,
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The 70% Rule: Why Waiting for Perfect Information Is Killing Your Business
If you’re a small business owner, you know the feeling. You’re staring at a big decision. Maybe it’s about launching a new product, hiring a key employee, or investing in a major piece of equipment. Your stomach is in knots. You lie awake at night running
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The Success Trap: Why Being Great at Something You Hate is a Prison
Imagine this: You’ve built a skill. You’re known for it. Clients seek you out because you’re the best. The money is steady, and from the outside, it looks like you’ve made it. But on the inside, you feel a constant, low hum of dread. Sunday nights
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The Four-Way Compass: Finding the Career That Doesn’t Feel Like Work
Running a business is hard. There are days filled with paperwork, customer complaints, and unexpected costs. On those days, it’s easy to wonder, “Why did I even start this?” Every business owner has asked that question. The answer that keeps you going—the thing that gets you
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The Business Cheat Code: Build The Business You Would Want to Buy From
Running a business is hard. You have to worry about a thousand things at once: money, marketing, employees, and the biggest puzzle of all—figuring out what your customers actually want. What if I told you there was a cheat code? A simple idea that could cut
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Nobody goes to the store for a Swiss Army knife. It’s something you get for Christmas.
The #1 Mistake That’s Killing Small Businesses: Trying to Be Everything to Everyone Imagine you need to fix a leaky sink. You have two choices. You can go to the local hardware store. The owner, Sarah, greets you by name. She has a whole wall of
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Stop Being the Sales Hero: How to Scale Your Business Without Losing Your Life
“I missed my kid’s graduation for a $300K deal… and I’d do it again.” Sound familiar?That’s the lie we tell ourselves when we’re stuck playing Sales Superstar. But here’s the truth: If your business can’t sell without you, it’s not a business—it’s a job. And jobs
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What’s Your Business Exit Archetype? (Hint: Start Planning Now, Even If You’re “Too Busy”)
What’s Your Business Exit Archetype? (Hint: Start Planning Now, Even If You’re “Too Busy”) (Let’s start with a quick story…)Imagine you’re building a sandcastle. You’re focused—shovel in hand, bucket nearby, moat half-dug. But you’re so busy patting down towers, you forget to check the tide. Suddenly…
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The Problem: Flying Blind as an Operator
When you start or buy a business, you’re suddenly wearing five hats at once. One day you’re a recruiter, the next you’re CFO, head of ops, and cheerleader-in-chief. You Google “best hiring practices” at midnight. You patch together spreadsheets because “finance” feels like a foreign
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