Hey, y'all! Rex and I are working on a quiz to help you figure out where you're at and what you need. I need volunteers to take the quiz and give feedback on: - Glitches - Typos/spelling errors - Overall feel of the questions and answers - Anything else you deem important or noteworthy Who's interested?!

In my opinion, being a leader means taking ownership. And I used to think I was really good at this... Until I realized how 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, rather than bringing us closer together. In the past, I used to speak in "you" centered language. 💔 “You need meetings too often." 💔 “You don't care enough.” 💔 "You're not showing up the right way." Feelings would be hurt, I'd be misunderstood, and we'd both get defensive. So nothing got resolved. Now, I try to 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝙢𝙚. ✅ “I’m feeling anxious because I don’t know what to expect.” ✅ “I’m realizing I need more clarity around timelines.” ✅ “I’m feeling disconnected, and I want us to get back on the same page.” Same situation. Same underlying issue. Completely different outcome. I’ve noticed this everywhere in my life: 💔 Instead of “𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦,” ✅ → “𝗜’𝗺 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂.” 💔 Instead of “𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵,” ✅ → “𝗜’𝗺 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.” 💔 Instead of “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴,” ✅ → “𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄.” This shift did two big things for me: 1️⃣ It forced me to actually understand what 𝘐 was feeling instead of outsourcing blame. 2️⃣ It made it way easier for the other person to hear me without feeling attacked. Owning my experience doesn’t mean I never address hard things. It means I address them without making someone else the villain. And honestly? That one skill alone has upgraded my relationships, my leadership, and my inner peace more than almost anything else I’ve practiced. Curious if you’ve noticed this in your own life? Or if this is something you want to work on, too?

I had to give a shout out to one of our newest Accelerator members, @Amber Kay. Amber is a single mom of three kids. She's been surviving on a low-wage dog training job at a soulless company for the last few years, and something AMAZING happened to her last month: She quit her job and went full-time on her own dog training business. The best part? In her FIRST MONTH on her own as a business owner, she made $1,600 more than she would have working full-time at her job. Without working any harder... While working from home. Probably in her PJs most of the time. (Just a guess 😉) Very few people have inspired me as much as Amber has. She works harder than almost anyone I know, raising three kids on her own while working full-time and planning an exit to run her own company. Most businesses take 2-5 years to start profiting. Amber did it on MONTH ONE. If she can do it, so can you. Thanks for inspiring us, Amber 🙏 Wanna learn about how the Accelerator helped Amber hit this huge success? Drop a comment and like on this post! If we hit at least 50 comments, I'll see if I can convince Amber to do an interview with me on how she pulled off this incredible feat!

Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it! And happy holidays!! 🥂 What’s everyone doing for Christmas today?? And what cool gifts did you get? I’m gonna be drinking some Baileys & hot chocolate, eating food, and playing with my dog! And I got an awesome leather bound journal. Really excited to use it to help me lock in my goals in 2026 and be in loving presence with myself. Also thinking of all the ways I can improve this community 🤔 got some fun events coming up soon! Including a Christmas party this Sunday if you’re local to Austin!

As the Co-Founder of Focus Founders, I've been an entrepreneur for over 12 years now. I've built multiple six-figure companies and sold a business for $350,000. And I've coached over a dozen other ADHD entrepreneurs and helped them achieve things like: - Tripling their business's annual revenue - Quitting their day job to go full-time on their business - Becoming a digital nomad - And more And for the next few days, I'll be responding to new posts within Focus Founders with a personalized Loom video recording with my answer on your specific business problems. Whether you need help with marketing, hiring, managing ADHD, developing business systems, sales, or developing your offering... I've done it all. So ask away!