Shiny Object Syndrome: How Distractions Derail Your Biggest Goals

Shiny Object Syndrome (How Distractions Derail Your Biggest Goals) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore You’re Not Being Flexible—You’re Being Pulled in a Thousand Directions I used to think my biggest problem was time. There was always too much to do, too many problems, too many exciting ideas, too many opportunities. […]
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, […]
Turning Failure into Fire: The Art of Using Setbacks as Business Fuel

Turning Failure Into Fire (The Art of Using Setbacks as Business Fuel) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore What If Your Biggest Setback Is Actually Your Breakthrough? Every entrepreneur has a moment that feels like the end. The launch that flopped. The client that disappeared. The investment that didn’t pay off. […]
Stop Drifting, Start Sprinting: The Finish Line Effect

Stop Drifting, Start Sprinting (The Finish Line Effect) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore How Many Projects Have You Left Hanging? Every business owner has a project they’ve been putting off. You tell yourself you’ll get to it when you have time—but weeks, months, even years pass, and it’s still sitting […]
Stop Waiting to Feel Ready: How Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Can Transform Your Business

Stop Waiting to Become Ready (How Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Can Transform Your Business) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore Is It Your Skills Holding You Back—Or Your Fear of Judgment? “Not worrying too often, or with any selfish motive, about what other people say, do, or think. Or is it your […]
What Your Business Says About You

What Your Business Says About You (And Why It Matters More Than You Think) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore In the early years of running my home health agency, I poured everything into it. Long days, late nights, weekends spent handling paperwork and managing the endless moving parts of the […]
Stop Overthinking, Start Testing

Stop Overthinking, Start Testing (Why Your Best Business Decisions Start as Experiments) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore Marcus Aurelius wrote, “So make your choice straightforwardly, once and for all, and stick to it. Choose what’s best. Best is what benefits me.” You’ve been sitting on that idea for months. You’ve […]
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 […]
If It’s Not Right, Don’t Do It

If It’s Not Right, Don’t Do It What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore You know that moment when doing the right thing is going to cost you? Yeah, that’s when it really matters. I remember getting a phone call. A daughter wanted more home health care for her mom—a patient we’d […]
Is Your Business Really Living, or Just Existing?

Is Your Business Really Living? (Or Just Existing?) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore “Just teach her daughter an exercise program and get out of there.” Those words changed so much for me. I was working at a so-called nonprofit home health agency, caring for a patient who had suffered a […]
Run Your Business Like It’s Your Last Day (Because One Day, It Will Be)

Run Your Business Like It’s Your Last Day (Because One Day, It Will Be) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore Bobby was the kind of doctor everyone wants to have. His patients loved him. His staff loved him. We loved working with him. Even in an age of rushed appointments and […]
Doing Good Is Good Business

Doing Good is Good Business What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore “I just want to go out to eat again.” When my patient first told me this, I could hear the longing in his voice. It had been over a decade since he’d been able to go to a restaurant. He […]