The Hidden Cost of Being Your Business’s Bottleneck
February 4, 2026
The Hidden Cost of Being Your Business’s Bottleneck
Pull up your bank statement from exactly one year ago
Pull up your bank statement from exactly one year ago
Imagine it’s exactly 4 months from today. You wake up at 7 AM—not because you have to, but because you want to. You check
Your business coach just asked you the same powerful question for the third month in a row: “What’s holding you back from taking action?”
Your daughter just asked if you’re coming to her recital. “Of course,” you lie, knowing you’ll be on your laptop in the back row answering “urgent” Slack messages. Your business is a complex machine running on Post-it notes, good intentions, and your personal