You’re not “behind.” You’re just on a different timeline than the one comparison tried to force on you.

Messy books = messy decisions. Clean books = clarity. Simple as that.

Cashflow’s biggest enemy in these cycles isn’t recession. It’s unpredictable policy changes hitting you after you’ve already hired, stocked, or expanded.

Final 5 minutes and it’s glorious! Felt like I had the flu for half a day. My body expelled so much crap. Then all of a sudden the sore throat, the cough, body aches….just vanished. 5 day is exponentially harder but also do not believe it is worth the marginal benefits.

I just finished the 72 hour water fast. The five days exponentially harder but I don’t believe the marginal benefits are probably worth it. Nor do I believe the physical health benefits are what they’re all cracked up to be, but I do believe that the mental health benefit is

If your brand needs constant discounts to survive, it doesn’t have loyalty. It has hostage customers waiting for the next “offer.”

Life these days feels like a constant balance between wanting to move faster and desperately wishing everything would slow down a little.

Important Advice: Treat every quarter of 2026 like Q4. When budgets are unsettled, CEOs who treat every quarter as a cash event sleep better.