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I’m Profitable…Why Should I Change What’s Working
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
May 27, 2026
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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
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,
You’re not an idiot if your business isn’t sellable.”
That’s where the conversation starts.
Recently, I hit a nerve talking about how making your business sellable doesn’t just prepare you for an exit—it gives you more freedom, profits, and opportunities today.
It even led to some unsubscribes.
So, in this article, I’m clarifying why a sellable business isn’t just about selling. It’s about transforming your life.
Read More Here
Wishing you and your loved ones a joyous and blessed Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
He’s not lucky. He’s not from a wealthy family. He just did one thing right: He built a sellable business.
Because a sellable business isn’t just about exiting—it’s about freedom, options, and building the life you want.
What freedom are you building for yourself?
In 14 days, I realized I didn’t own a business—I owned a job disguised as a business.”
A business owner shared this story with me recently: He stepped away from his business to save his marriage. No calls. No emails. No check-ins.
The cracks appeared immediately—missed deadlines, chaos, and stress.
But what he learned changed everything—his business, his life, and his family.
Read his story in my latest post.
I’ll think about selling when I’m ready to retire.”
It’s what most business owners say—and it’s the mistake that costs them time, profits, and peace of mind.
The truth? Preparing your business to sell isn’t just about the future. It’s about working less, earning more, and enjoying your life today.
Find out more in my latest post.
It’s 3 a.m. You’re raiding the fridge when—BAM! Blinding light.
Little green men strap you down and start firing questions:
“Why does your business collapse when you’re not there?”
“Why did you miss those family milestones?”
“Why haven’t you built a business that runs without you?”
Sounds ridiculous? Maybe.
But go through due diligence when selling your business—and you’ll feel like you’re in the hot seat.
He built his business with blood, sweat, and tears…
Endless hours. Sacrificed weekends. Missed milestones.
All for the dream of “someday.”
But what if hard work isn’t the hero of this story?
What if it’s the villain—trapping him in a business that can’t run without him?
In my latest article, I challenge the one belief that’s holding most business owners back.
In a world where business owners grind endlessly…
They sacrifice time, miss milestones, and tell themselves “someday it’ll be worth it.”
But someday never comes.
The hero becomes the villain—missing it all and leaving with nothing.
If you’re running your business like this, you need to hear the truth.
In my latest article, I share a lesson from The Dark Knight that might change your business (and your life).
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