Using a Basic Counter-Terrorism Skill to Enhance your Business Value
How practicing Situational Awareness adapted to your business can protect you against the unexpected as well as increase your business value.
How practicing Situational Awareness adapted to your business can protect you against the unexpected as well as increase your business value.

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.

In 1987, my football team won exactly one game.
Our coach thought positivity could save us. Spoiler: it didn’t.
So, what did a bunch of frustrated teenagers do? We turned our frustration in the wrong direction. Immature? Absolutely. But the lessons from that disaster of a season stuck with me for life.
Fast forward to 2025, and I’m sharing a very different kind of game plan for winning in business.

Aileen came to us stuck.
She needed to decide whether to invest in or divest one of her divisions—a decision worth millions.
In 60 minutes, she had her answer.
Not because I told her what to do. Not because I overwhelmed her with frameworks or formulas.
But because I guided her …..

Delegation isn’t about “letting go”—it’s about leading smarter. Yet so many business owners struggle to step away because their team just can’t handle the load.
Here’s the kicker: it’s not your team’s fault. It’s a skill you need to master.
Want to know how one business owner went from being the bottleneck to having a business that runs without him?
I break it all down here

7 out of 10 business owners aren’t ready for the big payday they’ve worked so hard for.
Just like a team that dominates the season but falters when it matters most, many businesses fail to sell—not because they aren’t profitable, but because they aren’t ready.
If your business depends on you for survival, it’s not sellable.
Here’s what you need to know to prepare for your moment:

Life doesn’t warn you when it’s about to change everything.
Most people live like tomorrow is guaranteed—but it’s not.
In my latest article, I dive into a critical question every business owner must ask themselves to safeguard what matters most.
This one shift could mean the difference between thriving in uncertainty—or scrambling to recover.
Because the best time to prepare isn’t after the phone call. It’s before.
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