Notes From the Messy Middle

Strategic thinking for Stage II owners. The growth phase no one warns you about.

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Growth & Scaling, Strategy & Planning

The Best Kind of Business Strategist for Your Business Growth

With business becoming increasingly complex, business owners are faced with a variety of challenges — the most prevalent being overwhelmed

Strategy & Planning

Business strategy…what is it, really!? And, is my small business even big enough to warrant a strategy? These are only

Mindset & Resilience, Ownership & Entrepreneurship

While “executing” my morning routine, I realized my crack of dawn habit was messed up. Designed to fuel, energize, and

Mindset & Resilience, Strategy & Planning

Working longer hours creates more work than it accomplishes. There! I’ve said it and there’s no take backs. It reminds

Ownership & Entrepreneurship

Fit is a term that describes a variety of things. It’s an acronym that stands for “federal income tax” or

Ownership & Entrepreneurship, Strategy & Planning

In small professional service businesses, there are options for choosing the services to provide. This is generally divided into camps

Mindset & Resilience, Ownership & Entrepreneurship

Starting a business requires trade offs — particularly in the early stage of business development. There’s a give-and-take between that

Mindset & Resilience

High performance and work/life balance are two terms deemed by many so-called experts to be at odds with each other.

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