In this conversation, Dave Christie discusses the challenges of small business growth, emphasizing that comfort can hinder progress. He advocates for clarity in work and the importance of embracing discomfort to achieve true growth. Christie highlights that real rest comes from working with clarity rather than stopping, and that evolution often requires stepping out of one's comfort zone.
Takeaways
Right is the biggest silent killer of small business growth.
Ease rarely equals evolution.
I just need to slow down and take my foot off the gas.
You just need to drive straighter.
Real rest comes from working with clarity.
Your comfort is costing you progress.
Growth doesn't live in comfort.
It lives in the moment where you flinch and move forward anyway.
Growth comes from doing the work that's uncomfortable.
Necessary and deeply yours.
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