Stop Sounding Like a Robot: How to Get People to Actually Listen
Stop Sounding Like a Robot (How to Get People to Actually Listen) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore My Content Was “Good”—But There Was No Soul When I first started producing content (blogs, videos, etc.), I was wildly shy and didn’t want to show up as myself. I had this nagging […]
Time Is Running Out
Time Is Running Out (Are You Building What Matters?) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore Marcus Aurelius wrote, “You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.” Think back a year. What did you tell yourself you’d get around to “soon”? Launching that new […]
Building the Strength to Stand
Strength to Stand (When Business Tests Your Resilience) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore I heard the news during our Monday morning staff meeting at 8:30 AM. One of our biggest referral sources—gone, just like that. No warning, no negotiation. Just a polite, corporate explanation about “new priorities” and “value-based care.” […]
The Power of No
The Power of No (Why Growth Sometimes Means Letting Go) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore Sometimes the hardest business lessons come from saying “yes” when you should have said “no.” I learned this through experience when we expanded our home health agency by opening a branch in a new geographic […]
The Morning Struggle
The Morning Struggle What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore Some mornings, I get it right. I wake up early, take time for gratitude and reading, and start my day centered and focused. Those days feel different—like I’m moving with purpose instead of just reacting. I make better decisions. I handle challenges […]
When Doing the Right Thing Hurts
When Doing the Right Thing Hurts What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore I remember staring at the spreadsheet, willing the numbers to change. It was clear: if we took this patient, we would lose a lot of money. We were a new business, and every dollar mattered. A lot. Medicare wouldn’t […]
