How to Delegate When You’ve Never Done It Before
If you’ve ever caught yourself saying “I’ve always been the one”—the one who handles the emails, manages the calendar, talks to the clients, runs the books—you’re not alone. Most business owners start out doing everything themselves. It’s how small businesses survive their early days. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: that same “I’ve always been the […]
Why Your Business Stops Growing When You Can’t Let Go
The Snowplow Guy Who Had It Figured Out I walked into a client’s office unannounced one morning. It was 10 AM, and there he was—feet up on the desk, cowboy hat tipped over his face, looking like he was taking a nap. When I laughed and said, “You look busy,” he didn’t miss a beat: […]
The $10 Task That’s Costing You Everything
Why the work you refuse to delegate is the work that's holding you back There's a part of me that just went—pardon my language—screw it, I'm done. Just give me a real job somewhere. That was me a few years ago, watching my first business fall apart. It wasn't a dramatic collapse. Not a single […]
Why Most Business Decisions Get Made for the Wrong Reasons
Most decisions in small businesses don’t get made based on what’s right for the company. They get made based on who’s in the room, whose budget is affected, and what feels safest in the moment. The result is a pattern of choices that protect comfort zones while the actual problems go unaddressed. You’ve seen it […]
Activity vs. Impact: Why Doing More Doesn’t Mean Winning
The Busy Bee Illusion Picture a bee buzzing around a garden. It’s moving nonstop, darting from flower to flower, wings flapping like crazy. From a distance, you think, Wow, that bee is productive! But here’s the twist: what if that bee never actually collects pollen? What if all that buzzing is just… buzzing? That’s what […]
Become Unstoppable Today
Unstoppable isn’t about motivation. It’s about removing what stops you. Most small business owners think being unstoppable means working harder, pushing through obstacles, and never giving up. That’s persistence, not unstoppability. Real unstoppability is systematic. It’s building a business that moves forward whether you’re energized or exhausted. Dan Martell would say: You’re not trying to […]
Your Time Is Priceless
You can’t buy more time. But you can stop selling it cheaply. Most small business owners say yes to every meeting, handle every customer issue, and spend hours on work someone else could do for $10/hour. Then they wonder why three years in, they’re working harder than ever, and revenue growth has plateaued. Every hour […]
Argue for What’s Right—Not What’s Convenient
The Story That Started It All A few years ago, I sat in a boardroom where a critical decision was on the table: whether to invest heavily in a new product line or stick with the existing portfolio. The stakes were high in millions of dollars, hundreds of jobs, and the company’s reputation. As the […]
Unlocking VA Productivity Secrets
Your VA isn’t underperforming. You’re underutilizing them. Most small business owners hire a VA at $5–$7/hour, hand them out basic tasks, and wonder why nothing changes. You’re still working 60-hour weeks—still the bottleneck. Here’s what you’re missing: a VA isn’t cheap labor. They’re leveraged, waiting to be deployed. The businesses getting 15–20 hours back per […]
Stop Doing Everything
The thing killing your business isn’t what you’re doing wrong. It’s what you refuse to stop doing. You’re answering every email, taking every meeting, and making every decision. You tell yourself that no one else can do it as well. You’re right. And that’s the problem. Every task you insist on owning never gets delegated […]