I used to think leadership meant holding things together.So when a franchise business I was part of started to wobble, unclear direction, ego at the top, chaos at the edges, I did what I always do: stepped in, calmed the waters, got people moving.But here’s the truth I learned the hard way:You can be respected, competent, even trusted—and still have no real control if the system is broken and if decisions are made by people who shouldn’t be making them and having no control over those mistakes, while facing the backlash as if it were my fault, well… who needs that shit?So I walked away.Not in frustration. Not in blame, though both could have bubbled to the service ( and would have 20 years ago)In freedom.I took a breath. I accepted my mistake in getting involved in the first place.I took another breath, I sulked quietly for a day or so.Then, I moved on.Today, I run Executive Nomad with no staff, no politics, and no permission slips. Just clean strategy, deep ownership, and a business that lets me build without interference.If you’ve ever felt stuck holding up someone else’s broken dream, know this: You’re not crazy.You’re just meant to build your own.Look at the image.That calm serenity of a lakeside surrounded by trees and peace. Righ next to a smog filled highway, chock full of cars and people. No serentiy, no peace, so, likely as not, no focus.Yet, there they are, almost touching each other.Life can be like thatKeep heading to the lake.

when a franchise business I was part of started to wobble—unclear direction, ego at the top, chaos at the edges—I did what I always do: stepped in, calmed the waters, got people moving.

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