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  • I Couldn’t Afford an Executive Coach, So I Built One

    I Couldn’t Afford an Executive Coach, So I Built One

    Over the weekend I was talking with a high-level executive coach. Smart person. Real deal. Halfway through the conversation, they offered me a spot in their group program — a dozen people, regular group sessions, accountability framework, the whole package. I passed. Not because it wasn’t valuable. It clearly was. But the price point was…

  • What You’re Really Avoiding Isn’t the Work

    What You’re Really Avoiding Isn’t the Work

    Everyone has a version of this. A category of work that sits on the to-do list for weeks, then months, slowly accumulating guilt. For some founders it’s legal. For others it’s HR, compliance, or investor reporting. For me, it’s always been accounting. Not because I can’t do math. Because every time I opened QuickBooks, I’d…