Leading or Just Being Cheap?

Leading or Just Being Cheap? The Can Opener Test If you own a company, your primary job isn’t just “vision”, it’s making sure your team isn’t trying to build a skyscraper with a plastic shovel. I constantly see owners demand excellence while...

The College “Ticket” is a Lie

Let’s get one thing straight: I’m not saying all college is a scam. I want my doctor to have a degree. I want the vet working on my horses to have spent years in a lab. If you’re cutting into a human being or an animal, you better have hit the books. But for the rest...

Your Success Won’t Survive Your Hangover

Lessons from the Peppers: Your Success Won’t Survive Your Hangover My lifelong favorite band is without questions the Red Hot Chili Peppers, I first heard them when I was 13. I never looked back. We even named the best dog we ever had after “The Zephyr...

If You Wanted It, You’d Be Acting Like It

The Gap Between “Wanting It” and Actually Doing It I hear it every single week. “I want to scale.” “I want more to make more money.” “I want to reach that next level.” But then I look at the actions, and the math just...

I do not want to grab a bite with you…

Let me be blunt. I absolutely hate lunch meetings. The whole “power lunch” idea is a myth. It sounds productive. It feels important. It’s neither. It’s distracted, inefficient, and it kills real momentum. I’m not here to casually discuss your business over appetizers....

The Death of the “Cool Boss”

I am tired of the sickness that has been spreading through the office spaces across the country for the past decade or more.  Losing your edge. I watched a drift where leadership transitioned from “visionary” to “accommodating.” It started...

Put the Badge Away

Stop playing the “Bad Idea Police.” It’s a waste of your time and your breath. When someone walks in with a total train wreck of an idea, your instinct is to shut it down. You want to save them from themselves. Don’t. It doesn’t work. Here is...