Can we talk?

Is it worth it?

That was the question I asked Diane.

And the silence that followed said everything.

Diane had been a client for almost two years.

She had cleaned up major issues inside the company.

Put out fires. Off-boarded and on-boarded. Stabilized the team.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲.

The one she danced around. The one she knew was coming.

Years ago, Diane sold her firm to a private equity group and stayed on as CEO.

But the mission had changed.

The values became diluted.

The culture was frayed.

𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆.

And it was draining the life out of her.

Then one day, everything came to a head.

We had the real conversation. The one that changes everything.

I asked,

“𝘐𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵?”

She paused. Looked down. Then said:

“𝘕𝘰. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦.”

That moment cracked everything open.

Over the next six months, we worked on a clear and honorable transition plan.

She stepped away. Let go. Took back her life.

That was a year ago.

And she’s thriving.

Happy. Free. Fully alive again.

She hasn’t looked back once.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄:

🔹You don’t always need more strategy.

🔹You need the right conversation. The one no one else is asking you.

The space to get radically honest.

To listen to the voice inside you that already knows.

Because when you finally do…

Everything changes.

Just like it did for Diane.

— Liam

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