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“That’s a palace?” my daughters exclaimed. Their eyes were declaring what their mouths were too polite to say. That’s complete ***t. So they weren’t impressed
“Wisdom is worth more than silver; it makes you much richer than gold. Wisdom is more valuable than precious jewels; nothing you want compares with
I have been out of touch for a week or so. Not because I am blowing you all off but just to step back and
Friday was fun. I organised an afternoon lunch and then happy hour with over a dozen business owners and service providers. We didn’t have an
“I learned more from a 3 minute record than I ever learned in school” Bruce Springsteen – “No Retreat, No Surrender” In the mid 80s
You know what’s funny about my business? The wide variety of industries and situations I get called into that differ significantly on the surface but
Last day of FAQ week. And this one is the question that separates the owners who end up with options from those who end up
Day 2 of FAQ week. Today’s question hits a nerve with almost every owner I talk to. “You talk about building a business that runs
It’s a holiday week all across the globe with bank holidays in the West and US, Eid here in the Mideast, and Pentecost both last
I recently met a business owner generating nine figures in revenue. Multiple suitors circling. The kind of interest most owners dream about. And none of
Paul and David both started logistics companies around the same time. Both built them to roughly $8 million in revenue with teams of about 30
Yesterday I told you about the blind man and the Pharisees and how the experts who were supposed to see most clearly were the ones
In the Gospel of John there’s a scene that has always stuck with me. Jesus encounters a man who has been blind since birth and
Yesterday I ran an intimate M&A deep dive breakfast with eight professionals who all touch mergers and acquisitions from different angles and what came out
Last night I attended a hosted dinner featuring Gaston Hochar, the third-generation family owner of Chateau Musar, one of Lebanon’s most iconic wineries.Twenty-four of us
Met a guy called Adam at the gym this week. We got talking between sets and he mentioned he’d recently exited a cybersecurity firm here
Over the weekend one of my email subscribers asked if he could get in on the Pioneer deal because he didn’t have time to sign
She nailed it. So I agreed to having Mitch Martina Cleaning Company come to our house for a deep cleaning of the apartment even though
The other day I took my youngest to a new café while we waited for her sister to finish school. When we sat down the
Monday’s business growth cohort call for Fall in Love with Your Business Again went somewhere I didn’t plan. What was supposed to be a walkthrough
A carpet cleaner in Baltimore charges double what everyone else charges. He has a waiting list. His competitors slash prices to win jobs and wonder
The Answer Changed the Wine Industry. A few years ago when I was working as a Value Builder Advisor with John Warrillow’s Built to Sell
Today is St George’s Day. My namesake and patron saint. Legend has him on a horse slaying a dragon. Well forget the dragon because the
Who do you think won my business? Met a wealth advisor at a networking event a while back. Seemed sharp. We agreed to grab a
Before leaving for RAK with the family, I sat down and made sure three different client milestones were completed and delivered, so that nothing left
Before heading to Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) with the family for a couple of days I had to stay home for the LG technicians to
A digital agency owner I’ll call David lost a pitch last year to a competitor who charged nearly double his price. Same scope. Same deliverables.
There’s a documentary called Jiro Dreams of Sushi about a man named Jiro Ono who runs a ten-seat sushi restaurant in a Tokyo subway station.
After my post of Sophia on a horse, I received the following email. Hi George, I went to that polo club on Monday. My daughter
If you can’t walk away from a toxic client, bad partner, or broken team —
You’re not free. You’re held hostage.
Freedom of Relationship means doing business only with people who energise your mission — not drain it.
If that’s not your reality yet… here’s what needs to change.
You can be making millions and still feel broke.
If you can’t step away from your business without the money drying up —
you don’t have financial freedom.
You’ve just built a high-income treadmill.
Here’s what Freedom of Money really means —
And how to know if you’re chasing revenue… or actually getting wealthy.
Most entrepreneurs say they want “freedom.”
But the reality?
They’ve built a business that devours time, demands sacrifice, and delivers a glorified paycheck.
Dan Sullivan’s 4 Freedoms — Time, Money, Relationships, and Purpose — are the real scoreboard.
Here’s what happens when you start with Time…
And what to do if your business has stolen it from you.
No one at yesterday’s Family Office Summit in Dubai pitched hustle, likes, or “how hard they work.”
They had 5 minutes to prove they had an investable business — and the room could smell fluff from a mile away.
Here’s what you can learn from it..
You can have a profitable business that still makes you broke in time, freedom, and options.
If your business can’t thrive without you, you’re not free — and neither is your future.
This post is about how the world sees that even when you pretend it doesn’t.
You can run a profitable business and still feel broke, trapped, and constantly under pressure.
Why? Because if your business doesn’t run like a business — it runs you.
Here’s what a cold email reminded me about how freedom, money, and purpose really work when you get it right.
Are you running a real business — or just babysitting an overgrown toddler that throws a tantrum when you step away?
If you can’t take 30 days off without things falling apart, that’s not a business. That’s a trap.
Here’s how to know the difference — and what to do if you’re stuck in it.
Most businesses grow like weeds — not like trees.
Quick, chaotic, and shallow-rooted.
But lasting, valuable growth? That’s strategic.
Here’s the difference between scaling with freedom… or just scaling the pain
