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Monthly Archives - October 2025

The Hidden Danger of Marketing Neglect

For a long time, my default identity as a founder and operator was the fixer of client and team problems, builder and optimizer of client campaigns. Client marketing needs came first. I was always in the game, pushing for results for our clients. Meanwhile, my own brand went silent. Social accounts fell dormant. Emails went unwritten. Website updates lagged. Inbound leads slipped through cracks. I was so consumed with operations, hiring, finance, and delivery that I lost sight of the foundational...

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Ask the Magic Question

This Wednesday I wrapped up LiveHard Phase 2. One of the books I finished along the way was Reset by Dan Heath. His work reminded me of a powerful tool from solution-focused therapy that is just as useful in business and life as it is in a counseling office: the Magic Question. The Magic Question has several versions, but goes something like this: "Pretend you go to bed tonight, and while you sleep everything that is stressing you out is solved. All...

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