Author | Biz Architect | Speaker - Lisa Robbin Young helps visionary leaders align their business strategy with their true capacity — so they can grow in a way that feels simple, steady, and profitable, without burning out or watering down their impact.
My little tomato plant is teaching me about business.
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Hey there Reader! Actually, I started it when we were staying in temporary housing in Portland before we found our new digs. One of the tomato plants that I got from a local micro nursery cam with me to Vancouver. It is Noember, and that plant is STILL producing fruit... and a business lesson about growth that hit closer to home than I expected. You know those seasons when everything looks like it’s going well — more clients, more income, more opportunities — but somehow it all starts to feel heavier instead of easier? Or when you're doing everything you can to support the weight of a business that's trying to produce fruit? That’s what this post is about: what to do when growth starts to feel like strain instead of expansion. I’m sharing:
If your success (or progress, if you're not feeling successful) has started feeling heavier than it should, this one’s for you.
Here’s to building something that actually lasts. Until next time, - Lisa P.S. Did you know that you could have already read this blog post if you were a member of the Rising Tide community? Community members always get the first look! P.P.S. The Conditions For Success workshop is happening NEXT WEEK! Did you reserve your spot yet? |
Capacity-Aligned Business Design For Maverick Entrepreneurs
Author | Biz Architect | Speaker - Lisa Robbin Young helps visionary leaders align their business strategy with their true capacity — so they can grow in a way that feels simple, steady, and profitable, without burning out or watering down their impact.
Hey there Reader! Last time, we talked about capacity as architecture, not willpower. Today, let’s zoom in on one of the biggest hidden drains on that architecture: Decisions being made at the wrong "altitude". Not all decisions belong in your head Here’s what I see constantly with smart, capable leaders like you: Big-picture questions are treated like urgent to-dos (the stakes feel so high!) Emotional or identity-level decisions are approached like logic puzzles (I just need to "figure this...
Hey there Reader! We're in that weird part of the year now. Holidays and seasonal plans that take us out of our "normal mode" for a while. That can be good: stepping back, seeing things with a new perspective, celebrating how far we've come. It can also have some other "results": exhaustion, isolation, overwhelm, uncertainty. As if this year wasn't already front-loaded with a bunch of that stuff!If you’ve ever thought, “I should be able to handle this… why does it feel so hard?” — you’re in...
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