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  • What I learned from running 6 Clarity Clinics and helping 19 businesses

    He came in with a process problem. Although that wasn’t really the problem. When I showed him what was upstream from her problem, he leaned in.

    We all helped him together and he realized that he couldn’t get that clarity on his own. The paradox is that the thing you don’t have time for is the thing that saves you the most time.

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  • Two cartoon characters, one with blonde hair and glasses, and one with pink hair, face each other inside a dotted triangle with a lightbulb at the top, on a speckled pink and gray background.

    Why working together changes everything.

    Something that’s often overlooked as I’ve worked with business leaders over the past 10 years: finding clarity is hard to do on your own. 

    That’s not a problem in the small business community, where generosity is the norm. While corporate America oftentimes ringfences their expertise and hoards information, small business leaders share. They realize that the small business world is not zero sum, and that a rising tide lifts all ships…

  • A person in a business suit and tie with a scribbled, colorful face replacing their head, on a plain white background.

    Why Small Business Owners Don’t Need Another Idea (They Need Clarity Instead)

    Do you suffer from too many ideas or not enough? Do you know what to do, but struggle to execute? Do you second guess and not expand? Do the demands of right now override future thinking? Do you have grand plans for the new year, but don’t quite know what to do with them?

    If you’re running a small business, you are probably familiar with at least some of those states. It can be paralyzing and disconcerting. But rest assured it’s very normal.

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    🕶️ The top three reasons why I started The Clarity Clinic and what it’s designed to do

    There are so many reasons I started The Clarity Clinic, but the top 3 are:

    - I was inspired by the small business community. ❤️

    - The things I’ve learned along the way. 🎓

    - I love making a difference. 🎯