The Paradox of Boundaries: Why More Structure Creates Greater Adaptability in Your Small Business
The Paradox of Boundaries (Why More Structure Creates Greater Adaptability in Your Small Business) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore You’re Not Being Flexible—You’re Being Pulled in a Thousand Directions Ever feel like your business is running you instead of the other way around? Your days are packed with client requests, […]
Radical Acceptance: A Resilience Strategy for Small Business Owners
Radical Acceptance (A Resilience Strategy for Small Business Owners) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore It was a Friday morning at the Starbucks where we held conversations that needed to happen away from the office. My Director of Nursing—the best manager/leader I had ever hired, sat down with her coffee and […]
The Cluttered Mind Trap
The Cluttered Mind Trap (How Mental Overload is Hurting Your Business) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore Twenty years ago, I woke up every morning already behind. Before my first Diet Coke of the day, my mind was racing—emails that needed replies, fires that needed putting out, and a never-ending list […]
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 […]
Your Attention Is Being Stolen
Your Attention is Being Stolen (Here’s How to Take It Back) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore It was 8 PM, and I was still at the office. I’d been ‘busy’ all day—jumping between patient visits, staff issues, Medicare documentation, and endless emails. My phone kept buzzing with notifications. My computer […]
Acting with Intention
Acting with Intention What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore Most business owners think they will always have more time. Time to scale (eventually). Time to launch the next thing (maybe next year). Time to figure it all out (once things slow down). But they don’t. If there’s one truth that separates […]
Read This: Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything
If you’re obsessed with productivity (and I’m going to assume you are), and you’re struggling to improve your habits (again, I’m assuming you are), then you should read this book. For the record, I’ve read almost all of the popular habits books over the past 15 years or so (did I mention I’m obsessed?). And […]
