Faith and Sobriety
One Day at a Time: Planning Horizons for Anxious Founders
Founders live in next quarter. A principle from recovery and an old line from Matthew offer a saner way to plan, forecast and decide.
The HONEY column
Faith and Sobriety
The HONEY column. Recovery, faith and the person behind the business, told honestly.
Faith and Sobriety
Taking Inventory: Recovery Principles for a Business Review
The fourth step of recovery asks for a searching and fearless inventory. That kind of honesty is exactly what most business reviews lack. A reflection on applying it to a quarterly review.
Faith and SobrietyTalented, Impactful, Alcoholic · Part 1
Talented, Impactful, and Alcoholic PART 1
I was genuinely talented, genuinely impactful, and also genuinely out of control.
Faith and SobrietyTalented, Impactful, Alcoholic · Part 2
You're Not Alone (Part 2)
This article isn't about me. It's about the operator who feels like they are holding the world together with duct tape and a buzz.
Faith and Sobriety
Steady Plodding: Proverbs 21:5 Against the Hustle Myth
"The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty." A reflection on diligence, the quiet alternative to hustle, and why it keeps winning.
Faith and Sobriety
Freedom and Discipline: An Independence Day Reflection
Independence Day celebrates freedom. But freedom with no structure under it slowly becomes a different kind of bondage. Here is why I build walls around the things I care about.
Faith and Sobriety
Endurance: What Good Friday Teaches About Hard Seasons
Good Friday is the darkest day on the Christian calendar, and the reason Sunday means anything. A reflection for the operator who is in the middle of a bad quarter and wants to quit.
Faith and Sobriety
Generosity and Boundaries: Giving Without Self-Sabotage
Faith-driven operators often mistake generosity for discounting, rescuing and overdelivering until something breaks. This is a reflection on telling a gift from a leak.
Faith and Sobriety
Building on Rock: A Year-End Reflection on Foundations
The wise builder in Matthew 7 is not the one with the biggest house. It is the one whose foundation holds when the storm comes. A Christmas Eve reflection on what is worth building on in the year ahead.
Faith and Sobriety
Gratitude as an Operating System
Gratitude is usually treated as a feeling for one Thursday in November. I treat it as a daily practice that changes how an operator sees clients, setbacks and progress.
Faith and Sobriety
Count the Cost: Luke 14 and the Business You Can Actually Carry
Jesus' builder who sits down first to estimate the cost is a planning principle, not just a sermon illustration. A reflection on capacity, commitments and the discipline of saying no before you start building.
Showing 11 of 11