Most decisions still run through you. You might call it “standards”. In reality, it’s control. The business can’t move unless you do.

Revenue’s up but energy’s down. You’re earning well but you’ve got less time for yourself, your health, or the stuff that actually matters.
 Sleep’s sometime’s luxury. Fun is often ‘on hold’.

Take a month off and it all grinds to a halt eventually. Clients still want you? Staff still need you? Freedom? Not yet — because the machine only works when you’re in it daily/weekly.

You’ve might have built a team but not an engine. You’re often still approving, fixing, firefighting. Leadership isn’t about being everywhere — it’s about building people and processes that don’t always need you.

Every choice feels heavy — pricing, people, priorities. You’re maybe exhausted from overthinking and under-delegating. It’s often not a workload issue. It’s a decision-making system issue.

Things look busy but not always better. More clients, more people, more moving parts — but often no more clarity? Growth without structure just multiplies stress.

You tell yourself you love the hustle, but you’re secretly knackered. The adrenaline’s become the drug. And often a “win” now comes with a hangover.

Somewhere between invoices, email threads and late nights, you forgot the point of it all — freedom, family, fun. You built this for a better life, not a busier one.