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August has always been a bit of a checkpoint month for me. Maybe it’s because it starts with my birthday or maybe it’s just that it always seems to land with equal parts chaos and clarity. This year didn’t disappoint. August started at Croft Circuit with DrivenNet’s rebrand launch and
July was full-on, not just with work, but with light bulb moments for business owners who, until now, didn’t even realise they were coasting. And here’s the thing… coasting doesn’t look lazy. It looks busy. It looks like back-to-back jobs, full inboxes, 12-hour days. But scratch the surface and you
June wasn’t loud. It wasn’t dramatic. It didn’t crash in like March or force a pause like May. But it was revealing. Uncomfortably so. Because somewhere between finalising client P&Ls, running back-to-back mentoring sessions, and trying to have a conversation with our defiant teenager, I found myself saying the one
May didn’t go to plan. The calendar was packed, the energy was high and then, plot twist. On the Friday it all kicked off, both Tom and I had diaries full of work, client calls, deadlines. He had a big weekend ahead, the Fred Whitton Challenge on Sunday, and a
April was a month of getting strategic, real organised, and in some cases—real tired. Not in a burnout way (March had enough of that!), but in a “wow, we’ve covered some serious ground” kind of way. From one-to-ones to group workshops to client calls, I felt like I lived on Zoom. There
March — wow. What a month. If February was about reality checks, then March has been about looking in the mirror… and realising that sometimes the person who needs the biggest reality check is me. It’s been full-on. The workload has been relentless. I’ve been over-committed, trying to be everything to
February has come and gone, and with it, a whirlwind of conversations about business, growth, and—let’s be honest—some questionable decisions that needed reigning in. If January was about setting the tone for the year, February was about making sure we weren’t running headfirst into chaos. Growth is Great—Until It’s Not! Expansion is
As I sit here at my desk, with Christmas a distant memory and only in the second week of the New Year, I can’t help but reflect on the whirlwind that has been the start of 2025. Last year brought challenges, growth, and unexpected twists for many in the flooring industry, myself