I Thought the Job Was to Grow the Business. It Wasn't.
Since I was 15, I lived by one rule: the business comes first. It took me years to realize I had the actual job backwards — and what changed once I saw it clearly.
The Word My Sister Used to Describe Me
My 8-year-old sister once described me in one word: "Stressed." It took a eulogy exercise to make me realize that word was becoming my legacy. Here's what I actually changed once I stopped treating margin as a nice-to-have.
Whatever You Focus On, Increases
In 2015, my restaurant had exactly one goal on the wall — a number, not a mission statement. What happened next taught me more about leadership focus than any framework I've read since. Here's the filter I still use for every hard decision.