If I Had to Start Over: When effort stops working and ownership begins.

For most of my life, I believed that working harder was the answer to everything.

In this episode of Margins & Meaning, I reflect on the moment I realized effort alone wasn’t enough, and how fear, avoidance, and “industry standards” quietly took authorship of my business and my life.

This is a conversation about leadership, cash flow, boundaries, and the uncomfortable truth that policies don’t matter unless you’re willing to enforce them. It’s about the difference between being indispensable and being in control, and what it actually takes to reclaim ownership when growth starts costing you more than it gives back.

If you’ve ever felt trapped by expectations, exhausted by flexibility, or unsure whether the way things have always been done still serves you, this episode is for you.