Is Your Business a Good Long-Term Relationship?

It usually starts out great.

The excitement.

The late nights that don’t feel late.

The belief that this thing is really going to work.

You lean in.

You invest.

You build.

In the beginning, the energy carries you. You don’t mind doing a little extra because it feels like progress.

And then something interesting happens.

You grow.

The business gets more complex. More people. More customers. More decisions. And that’s not a problem — that’s success.

But growth changes the relationship.

What once felt easy now needs structure.

What once ran on enthusiasm now needs systems.

What once worked by instinct now works better with intention.

So here’s a question worth asking:

Is your business growing with you — or waiting on you?

The strongest businesses evolve.

They shift from you doing everything to you leading everything.

That’s not a loss of control — that’s progress.

And if your business still leans on you too much, that doesn’t mean you’ve failed. It just means there’s opportunity.

Because when the relationship gets better, so does the business.