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At 2:30 AM I woke up to check my phone. A 2 week cease-fire was announced. An era was ending here in Dubai. One where
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At 2:30 AM I woke up to check my phone. A 2 week cease-fire was announced. An era was ending here in Dubai. One where

We had a car cleaner in our building. Good guy. Reliable. Been around for about a year. He always collected payment in advance which was

Ran the first live cohort call this past Monday for Fall in Love with Your Business Again. It was supposed to be a structured group

This is amazing. A guaranteed way you can 100x your profits in just 10 days. I don’t care if you’re at $5, $500, $5,000 or

Yesterday I told you about a nineteen-year-old Marine who got trapped by the KGB because a beautiful woman offered him a coffee and he thought

During the Cold War the Soviets had a weapon more effective than any missile in their arsenal. It wasn’t nuclear. It wasn’t technological. It was

This week we hit the four keys to not only growing your business but keeping the stress and the day to day grind off your

Mike and Greg both run fit-out companies. Similar revenue. Similar sized teams. Same market. Mike chases big projects. Lands one, staffs up, delivers beautiful work,

James runs a mid-sized 20-person accounting practice focused on Tax, audit, advisory, and bookkeeping. Last month he was in a pitch meeting with a logistics

Tony runs a 12-person engineering services firm. Started out doing MEP design for commercial fit-outs and was genuinely excellent at it. Then a client asked

Sarah runs a marketing consultancy. Eight staff. Decent client list. She wins almost every proposal she submits and she’s proud of that number. Tells people

BOOM. That shot me upright in bed. 2 am on the clock. Was the bedroom actually shaking or did I dream that part? Couldn’t tell…

There’s an old Allstate commercial. “You’re in good hands with Allstate.” A simple reassuring message to stop worrying because someone has your back. Now ask

Marcus runs a managed IT services company. Fifteen staff. Thursday afternoon he shut his laptop at two, drove to his daughter’s school, and grabbed a

A business owner wants $10 million for his company. The buyer comes back at $5 million. The seller says the business has more in it.

I was making an introduction recently between an investor and a logistics company that could be a good fit for his portfolio. Before the meeting,

After a presentation I gave recently on the four key questions every investor asks before putting money into a business, an older gentleman approached me.

If you’ve seen The Founder, you already know the gut punch. Dick and Mac McDonald built something extraordinary. A kitchen that ran like a machine.

If you’re reading this from Dubai, Abu Dhabi or anywhere in the region right now then you already know… The last couple of weeks have

Took the girls to the park this morning. Getting them some exercise. After playing ball they wanted to run and for me to time them.

My friend is stranded outside the country His grown-up children are still here in Dubai. Desperately he wants to get back here…while I’m looking how
Saturday was the deadline to become a lifetime pioneer member of Fall in Love with your Business Again. Saturday, I had set aside all day

Wednesday I told you about Scott who was hustling hard on a newer business and doing everything himself. When I mentioned building an exit-ready business

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

This week, police in North Carolina found Michele Hundley Smith alive and well. She’d been missing since December 2001. Left home to go Christmas shopping

In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufrense didn’t wait until he was “ready” for his exit. When he picked up that rock hammer for the first

His name was Robert. Engineering consultancy. Fifteen years in business. Solid revenue. Good clients. Respected in his industry. On paper, worth north of $2 million.

One of my first clients was proud of his spreadsheet. Massive thing. Hundreds of tabs. Colour-coded. Formulas nested inside formulas. He’d built the entire accounting

“My customers are different.” “My employees wouldn’t respond to that.” “My industry doesn’t work that way.” BS I hear these lines constantly. From owners in

A friend of mine owns a construction company. Every time I see him, he looks like he’s been dragged through a hedge backwards. Bloodshot eyes.

Is your business less independent than my 3 and 5-year-olds?
Next week, I’m flying to Greece for my father’s funeral. It’ll be the first time in five years that I won’t be sleeping under the same roof as my daughters.
They’re 5 and 3 now—not old enough to take the keys, but they’ll manage just fine. My wife has it all under control.
It made me think, though… How many business owners can say the same about their companies?
If you step away for a week, does everything fall apart?
Sure, your business might pay the bills, but that’s not freedom. That’s a trap.
There’s a playbook for building a business that works without you—one that frees your time, reduces stress, and builds real value.
Have you started working on yours?

How a dream gave me the peace to handle the news I expected… and long feared coming…

There’s a thief in your business.
But this isn’t just someone stealing money. It’s much worse.
This thief is taking your time, your freedom, and your future… right under your nose. And the scariest part? You won’t believe who it is

Customers in. Customers out. Your business is running like a hamster wheel you can’t escape.
You’ve cut prices, offered discounts, and even slashed costs. But you’re still sprinting just to survive.
Why? Because there’s a Thief you haven’t seen yet. And he’s silently killing everything yo have been sacrificing and building…
This story might hit closer to home than you’d like

Imagine waking up to find out you’re being robbed.
Not just by anyone—but by someone you trust… every single day.
This isn’t just a story about theft. It’s about an invisible threat taking control of your life, your business, and your future.
The craziest part? You’re letting it happen.
Discover the truth before it’s too late.

What if the way you’re running your business is setting you up for failure?
Most business owners focus on one thing—more income. More sales, more cash flow, more profit. Sounds smart, right?
But there’s a silent killer lurking in that mindset… one that’s destroyed once-thriving businesses overnight.
I’ve seen it happen. You probably have, too.
The worst part? Most people don’t even realize they’re making this mistake.
Here’s what you need to know before it’s too late.

Ever feel like you’re stuck doing tasks that aren’t moving your business forward? At last night’s Happy Hour, one business owner shared with me after the event how he planned to reclaim 15 hours a week just by applying the key lessons on delegation we discussed. He realised those hours spent on emails, bookkeeping, and admin were costing him real opportunities—like landing high-value clients.

This morning, I came home to my dog losing her mind with excitement—running back and forth, grabbing her toy, acting like a puppy again.
Cute, right?
But here’s the thing: I stepped out again a couple of hours later…for one minute. And she did the exact same over-the-top welcome.
It got me thinking about business—and why being “more of the same” is the kiss of death.