And why GrowthCLUB on March 28 is not optional for serious leaders Most businesses don’t fail because they chose the wrong strategy. They fail because leaders lose focus. Only leaders can allow priorities to drift. Only leaders can permit teams to spend time solving the loudest problems instead of the most important ones. And only […]
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Most leaders are not short on effort.They are short on leverage. I often see leaders solving the same issue again and again, just dressed up differently each time. Deadlines are missed. Sales stall. Teams feel frustrated. Cash feels tight. The instinctive response is to act fast; to fix what’s immediately visible. What you’re seeing is
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Most business decisions do not fail because they are complex. They fail because owners mix emotion, urgency and ego into what should be a factual process. When everything feels important, nothing is clear. High-performing operators understand this. They do not rely on instinct alone; they run every decision through a simple, disciplined filter. The first
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One of the most damaging myths in entrepreneurship is the belief that owning a business automatically gives you freedom. It does not. In fact, for many business owners, it does the opposite; at least in the beginning. Freedom is not the starting point of ownership; it is the result of how well responsibility is carried.
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Every business pays a tax for allowing mediocrity. Not the obvious kind. Not the type that shows up wearing a sign that says “I don’t care.” I’m talking about the subtle kind; the kind that feels acceptable in the moment. The salesperson who’s “fine.”The process that’s “mostly documented.”The meetings that are “usually productive.”The deliverables that
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Most business owners don’t actually have too much to do. They have too many decisions they haven’t made. And here’s the trap: they confuse thinking about a decision with doing the work. They’ll replay the same scenario for weeks, run it through their head in the shower, talk about it in meetings, mention it to
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Everyone is looking for a competitive edge in 2026. A new tactic. A new hire. A new tool. A new market. But most of you are ignoring the easiest edge available: Your operating system. Most companies run in bursts. A big push, a rush of activity, a sprint to hit a target… followed by a
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Business owners ask me this all the time:“Doc, why is everything urgent?” Here’s the blunt answer: because you’re making everything urgent. Most of the fires you’re putting out today didn’t appear overnight. They started as small sparks: unclear expectations, half-made decisions, tolerated underperformance, missing processes; things you noticed, then postponed. Urgency is rarely a sign
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Most people assume the most dangerous week of the year is the holidays. Too much food, too many commitments, too little structure. In business, the most dangerous week is often far quieter. It’s the week after you hit a milestone. A sudden jump in revenue.A major team win.A new hire finally settling in and producing.A
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In my work with leaders, entrepreneurs and teams, I’ve noticed a pattern:We all want growth, yet we resist the very process that makes growth possible. That process is perturbation. Perturbation is the internal pressure you feel when your current identity, habits, or belief systems are no longer enough to support the direction you want to
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