The adrenaline hit me right before the presentation. I walked into the room armed with case studies, results and projections. I had all the answers, I just had to convince them. I launched into a detailed explanation of our process, designed to put them at ease.  Once they saw how much I knew, they’d jump

Three times in two weeks, I did the same thing.  I’d get excited telling someone about what I really wanted to do and then immediately explain why I wasn’t doing it.  All the reasons.  Each person listened politely but I could tell they weren’t convinced. By the third time, I didn’t believe myself either. Then

I rarely write about the spiritual side of business, even though I spend a lot of time thinking about it.  I’ve avoided saying it plainly for years: Business is a spiritual game that’s played by the soul. There’s a voice in my head that says, “Don’t stray too far from the business lane. That’s what

My biggest problems in business stemmed from decisions I was avoiding. Not because I was lazy, but because deciding is expensive. It requires energy to confront facts, make a change and accept that you might be wrong. I didn’t realize I was avoiding anything. It felt like I was constantly making decisions about people, money,

“Just do your best” is terrible advice for perfectionists. Because we know there’s always more we can do: more thinking, more effort, more precision. On any given day I had a long mental list of what more I could do about everything. It made me doubt myself and drove me to the brink of burnout.

Survival isn’t a phase you outgrow in business. It’s a state you re-enter when you feel threatened. In my experience, there are four core states: Survival Achievement Awareness Flow I’d love to tell you it’s a linear progression and once I “completed” each state, I never went back, but that’s just not true.  These aren’t