January 19, 2026 IYKYK: What Owning a Business Really Feels Like Time has a funny way of giving you perspective — especially once you’ve stepped out of the blender. For years, owning my small business felt like living inside a whirling appliance: loud, chaotic, exhilarating, exhausting. You don’t really see how crazy it all is while you’re in it. You’re just trying not to lose a finger. Now, nearly two years after selling my business, I finally have enough distance to look back and truly see what that life was really like. And I’m in awe. Owning a business is a little like Stockholm Syndrome. You convince yourself that your life…
December 14, 2025 When You Become the Villain in Someone Else’s Story I sold my printing company almost two years now, long enough to assume I had wrapped up any leftover emotional debris from more than three decades of leadership. Thirty-five years as a boss tends to do that. You accumulate stories, scars, and a surprising amount of affection for the people who kept showing up every day and doing their level best to help build something real, lasting and meaningful. And then, without warning, Facebook taps you on the shoulder and reminds you that memory is subjective, perspective is optional, and some people prefer their history with a fictional twist. This…