Hey Reader,

You’re growing.

Revenue is increasing, opportunities are expanding, and new projects are landing.

And yet…

Your days feel heavier, your calendar feels tighter, and your stress feels higher.

So you tell yourself, “This is just what growth feels like.”

Let’s test that.

Answer these questions honestly.

When something new comes in, what actually happens?

A new client signs. A new opportunity appears. A new idea feels exciting.

Do you:

• Add it to your current workload?
• Squeeze it into an already full calendar?
• Create a new tool or system on top of the old ones?
• Say yes now and “figure it out later”?

If your default response to growth is to stack it onto what already exists, you’re not scaling. You’re really just piling more tasks onto your already long to-do list.

Growth layered on top of unchanged systems creates pressure and that pressure feels like chaos.

Has your activity increased more than your efficiency?

Compare where you are now to where you were a year ago.

Are you:

• Working more hours?
• Attending more meetings?
• Sending more emails?
• Producing more output?

Now ask yourself: Has the effort per dollar earned gone down, or are you doing more work for every new level of revenue?

If revenue rises and effort rises at the same rate, that’s not sustainable scaling. If you’re doing more, that means your efficiency hasn’t scaled with you.

How many priorities are active right now?

Not ideas. Active priorities.

How many projects are in progress? How many offers are you putting out there? How many initiatives are “important” or “urgent”?

When everything feels essential, it usually means we’re lacking clarity.

Things feel chaotic when your energy and focus have competition.

Competing priorities create internal friction.

That friction creates stress.

And that stress sometimes gets mislabeled as growth.

So we label it “hustle” and accept it instead of diagnosing it.

Have your systems evolved, or just multiplied?

Early growth can be, and often is, messy. And early on, that can work. The business is young, we’re hustling, and it’s expected.

But mature growth requires redesign. It requires clarity. It requires efficiency.

As things grow, messiness builds more quickly into sloppiness, disconnection, and missed opportunities. So, as we grow, we need better systems, stronger boundaries, and more clarity.

Check your systems and efficiency.

Are you:

• Using the same processes you used when you were smaller?
• Holding meetings that no longer make sense?
• Maintaining tools you’ve outgrown?
• Adding new software instead of simplifying old workflows?

Growth in our business exposes weaknesses in our systems and processes. It does not create them. It stretches them until they break.

If things feel chaotic, there’s a good chance your structure hasn’t caught up to your scale.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth.

Chaos is rarely proof that you’re growing.

More often, it’s proof that something needs to be reflected on, redesigned, or replaced.

Growth should increase stability.

If your growth is multiplying distractions and slowing progress instead, it’s not a hustle problem. It’s a design problem.

Before you ask how to grow more, ask what needs to change first.

~ Jeff I appreciate you. Jeff Gargas COO / Co-Founder, Teach Better Team ​​​​​ P.S. When you're ready, here's how I can help: 🤝 Need accountability and 1-on-1 coaching? Let's connect and see if there's a fit. Click here to book a free 30-minute call.​ 💚 Looking for support, collaboration, and exclusive resources? Join the EDUpreneur Community. Click here to join today.​

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