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 […]

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 […]

Every Move Matters

Every Move Matters “In planning, never a useless move; in strategy, no step taken in vain.” — Sun Tzu If you’re like most small business owners I know, you’re busy almost all the time. The problem is that being busy doesn’t always mean being productive.  Days get filled with tasks that feel urgent but don’t […]