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05/17/2026

A very successful founder called me with what sounded like a big opportunity.

This is someone I respect.
The Michael Jordan of his industry.

Ferraris.
Multiple wins.
Sharp mind.

Someone approached him about joining forces. Bigger company. Bigger presence. Bigger competitor in the market.

It’s the kind of deal a lot of people are exploring right now.

Before we even got into the numbers, I asked him something that caught him off guard.

ā€œDid you and your wife go through pre-Cana before you got married?ā€

He laughed and said yes.

I told him that’s exactly what you should do before going into business with someone.

Because when you merge businesses, you’re not just making a financial decision.

You’re getting married.

You’re tying together:

• money
• decisions
• pressure
• reputations
• and long-term consequences

So before we talk about the marriage…
we started with the numbers.

I asked him about ten questions.

Smart guy that he is, he already had most of the answers.

And when the math finally came together, I told him something blunt.

ā€œIt smells bad.ā€

Deliberately blunt.

Because sometimes leaders need clarity more than politeness.

The valuations on both sides didn’t make sense.

Either the people across the table didn’t understand the business…

or they were trying to get one over on him.

And both of those scenarios lead to the same question.

Do you really want to be in business with people like that?

The right partnership should make the business stronger.

Not harder to trust.

So here’s the real leadership question…

When you look at the deals in front of you, are you evaluating the opportunity, or the people you’d be tied to for the next decade?

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Behind every business I have helped scale there’s usually a partner absorbing half the pressure. Nobody talks about mine...
05/16/2026

Behind every business I have helped scale there’s usually a partner absorbing half the pressure. Nobody talks about mine. It’s no different. Build with the right people and business and in life.

Two people who both dream, who both build and who both carry responsibility.

That means there are seasons where one of us is pushing forward while the other is holding things together. Seasons where the long days stretch a little longer. Seasons where the vision requires more patience than we expected.

But through all of it, there’s something I’ve always been sure of…

There’s no one I’d rather build this life with.

You’ve been there in the early days when things were uncertain.
You’ve been there through growth, change, and everything in between.
You’ve supported the vision, even when it meant sacrifice.

The truth is, none of it would mean nearly as much without you beside me.

Building something meaningful is one thing…
but building it with the right person is what makes the journey worth it.

I know things haven’t always been easy.
But I also know I wouldn’t trade this journey, or you, for anything.

šŸ“ø .faith.lambert

05/15/2026

What are your thoughts on leadership?

Servant leadership has always been a core belief of mine.

Give people the tools. Give them the knowledge. Then step aside and support them when they need it. Roll up your sleeves when the moment calls for it, and build a team that’s just as willing to do the same.

That’s also why I’ve spent the last 25 years coaching and consulting. Many leaders feel like they’re carrying everything alone. I enjoy being the person in their corner.

At the end of the day, the most rewarding part is simple…
watching other people succeed.

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Most growing businesses are building on cracked foundations.    Growth is one of the most dangerous things that can happ...
05/14/2026

Most growing businesses are building on cracked foundations.

Growth is one of the most dangerous things that can happen to a weak business.

Because growth hides problems… until it multiplies them.

More revenue will not fix poor leadership.
More hires will not fix broken communication.
More opportunities will not fix unclear strategy.

Growth just puts pressure on everything that was already fragile.

I’ve seen businesses celebrate their best revenue year…
while the founder is exhausted,
the team is confused,
and the systems are barely holding together.

From the outside, it looks like success.
From the inside, it feels like survival.

That’s the controversial part about growth.

It doesn’t fix weak systems.
It exposes them.

If leaders don’t address what growth is revealing, the very thing they worked for becomes the thing that breaks them.

Where is growth putting pressure on your business right now?

There’s a point where being deeply committed to your work can quietly start costing you everything else.The business is ...
05/13/2026

There’s a point where being deeply committed to your work can quietly start costing you everything else.

The business is growing, opportunities are increasing and the calendar is full…

From the outside, it looks like success.

At the same time, conversations at home get shorter, time with your spouse becomes limited and moments with family start getting postponed.

Slowly, without realizing it, the very life you’re building the business for starts to take a back seat to the business itself.

I’ve seen leaders build incredibly successful companies…
while their personal lives were unraveling.

The difficult truth is this… growth in one area doesn’t automatically mean growth everywhere.

You can be winning professionally and losing personally at the same time.

That’s why stepping away matters.

Those moments aren’t distractions from leadership.
They’re part of sustaining it.

Strong leadership isn’t just about building a successful company.
It’s about building a life that success is meant to support.

Every leader eventually has to ask themselves…

Am I only growing the business,
or am I growing the life around it too?

You will never have the moments you don’t make time for.That is not motivational content. That is a fact.Most business o...
05/12/2026

You will never have the moments you don’t make time for.
That is not motivational content. That is a fact.

Most business owners I work with are exceptional at building a business and not so good at building a life around it. Not because they don’t want one. Because they keep waiting for the right time.
There is no right time. There is only the time you decide to protect.

The beach does not care about your schedule. The people next to you in that photo will not wait forever. And the version of your life you keep telling yourself is coming the one where things slow down enough to actually live it is not coming on its own.

The most successful people I know are not less busy than you. They are more deliberate than you. They block the time. They take the trip. They show up imperfect and present. And they build a life that runs alongside the business, not someday after it.
Stop waiting for the highlight reel moment to appear on its own.

Build it. Schedule it. Protect it.

The work will always be there. The moment will not.

Are you ready?

05/11/2026

1,000 people in the room. Same information. Completely different results. Here’s why.

Energy was high.
Ideas were everywhere.
AI, leadership, income growth, new opportunities.

You could feel the excitement, then something predictable happened.

Some people walked out energized…
and others immediately started explaining why it wouldn’t work for them.

ā€œI don’t have the time.ā€
ā€œI’m not sure this will work.ā€
ā€œMaybe later.ā€

That’s the moment you can tell who has actually made the decision.

When someone decides things are going to change, they stop looking for reasons it won’t work and start figuring out how to make it happen.

Change doesn’t happen because of inspiration, it happens because of decision.

So the real question is simple…

Have you actually decided this is your year…
or are you still waiting for the right time?

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Mother’s Day hits different when you actually stop and think about what your mom pulled off.This picture says everything...
05/10/2026

Mother’s Day hits different when you actually stop and think about what your mom pulled off.

This picture says everything. That’s my mom, standing in the yard of one of the houses she built, holding one of her puppies, soaking up a winter day without a care in the world. That’s her in a nutshell.

Single mom. Two boys. Not easy ones either. I can say that with full confidence. She worked nights her entire career as a critical care nurse, keeping other people’s families together while raising ours. Built houses along the way. Never slowed down. To this day you call her and she sounds like she’s running three companies and needs to catch a flight.

Here’s what I’ve come to believe: being a truly great parent is one of the highest achievements a person can have. More than a degree. More than a title. It doesn’t always get celebrated that way, but it should.

She didn’t do it for the applause. She just put her head down and busted her backside to give us everything we needed. And some would say we didn’t turn out too bad.

I’d say she made the right choices.

Thanks Mom. You set the standard for what hustle actually looks like and I’ve never forgotten it.

ā¤ļø Happy Mother’s Day

My leadership lessons started long before I ever opened my first leadership book. I grew up watching my mom do whatever ...
05/09/2026

My leadership lessons started long before I ever opened my first leadership book.

I grew up watching my mom do whatever it took to raise two boys on her own. She worked hard, managed everything she could, and still found a way to keep us moving forward. That also meant there were moments where I had to figure things out on my own because she was carrying so much responsibility.

Looking back, those moments taught me independence early. If something needed to get done, you didn’t wait. You figured it out. If something felt uncertain, you moved forward anyway. You learned quickly that effort, persistence, and responsibility weren’t optional… they were part of life.

At the time, it just felt like normal. But over the years, I’ve realized how much that shaped the way I approach challenges, leadership, and business. When things get difficult, my instinct isn’t to step back… it’s to lean in, solve the problem, and keep moving.

I don’t look back on those experiences with anything but gratitude. They built resilience. They built discipline. They taught me early that you don’t always control the situation you’re in, but you always control how you respond to it.

I’m thankful for those lessons and I’m especially thankful for my mom, who showed me what persistence and responsibility really look like, long before I ever stepped into leadership myself.

šŸ“ø .faith.lambert

ā€œThe practices that scale the fastest have one thing in common. They stopped trying to figure it out alone.ā€Some of the ...
05/08/2026

ā€œThe practices that scale the fastest have one thing in common. They stopped trying to figure it out alone.ā€

Some of the strongest growth I’ve seen in my clients hasn’t come from working harder. It came from finally having the right thinking partner in their corner.

At Leverage Consulting, that’s exactly what we bring to every engagement. A different set of eyes on your numbers, your team, your systems, and your blind spots. When you’re inside the practice every day it’s almost impossible to see what’s actually holding you back.

What we’ve found is that when a practice owner stops operating in isolation, decisions become clearer, challenges feel more manageable, and growth becomes more intentional. It stops being reactive and starts being strategic.

This is not about working more hours. It’s about building the right foundation, the right team around you, and the right plan that actually scales.

We’ve watched practice owners go from feeling stuck and overwhelmed to leading with confidence, growing revenue, and building something that works without them carrying all of it.
That’s what Leverage is built for. Not just consulting. A real partnership focused on results you can measure.

If your practice is growing but it still feels harder than it should, that’s worth a conversation.

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