Your Business Exists to Serve Your Life
Marcus Aurelius on living in the present We talk a lot about “building the future.” How much time do we actually spend living in the present? If your daily reality is all work, all growth, all next step, when do you actually get to enjoy the business you’ve built? Marcus Aurelius put it simply: “Forget […]
Your Attention Is Being Stolen
Marcus Aurelius on what to do about it 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 kept dinging with messages. I was exhausted and couldn’t point to anything […]
The Power of No
Marcus Aurelius on what less actually buys you Sometimes the hardest business lessons come from saying yes when you should have said no. I learned this expanding my home health agency into a new geographic area. On paper it looked perfect. The numbers worked. The need was there. That area eventually grew to represent half […]
The Morning Struggle
Marcus Aurelius on how the day starts Some mornings I get it right. I wake up early. Take time for gratitude and reading. Start my day centered and focused. Those days feel different. I’m moving with purpose instead of reacting. I make better decisions. I handle challenges with more patience. I feel more satisfied with […]
Run Your Business Like It’s Your Last Day
Marcus Aurelius on practicing every day like it could be the one 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 assembly-line medicine, he took time with his patients. He had a stellar […]
A Business That Makes You Happy
Marcus Aurelius on what success is actually for You started your business for a reason. Freedom, maybe. The chance to work on your own terms, choose the projects that pull you in, spend more time with your family. Or financial security. Or the chance to make a real difference for the people you serve. Somewhere […]
Habits and Practices to Grow Your Business
I was thinking this weekend about a coaching client of mine. He’s growing the business while still making room for his life. Family vacations. Workouts. The small things that matter to him. Watching him do it got me thinking about the habits that build a business that’s worth growing. Here are thirteen of them. Some […]
Read This: Tiny Habits by B.J. Fogg
I read a lot of books about habits. Over the last fifteen years, I’ve read pretty much every popular one. They’re all helpful in different ways. The best of them is Tiny Habits by B.J. Fogg. If you’re a solopreneur or small business owner who wants to improve your daily routines without trying to overhaul […]