The Shift™ - Heath Close OBM

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A Whole Day Is OK: What Happens When You Build a Business That Lets You Rest

Last Saturday, I took the whole day off. Not a scheduled sabbatical. Not a Saturday afternoon “catch up on errands” kind of break. I mean

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Your Decision Dashboard: 3 Simple Signals to Guide Your Week

On this week’s podcast we hiked to a hilltop perspective—zooming out from the driver’s seat so you can lead with strategy, not scramble. But vision

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If Your Systems Don’t Stick, This Is Why

You don’t have a discipline problem. You don’t need another planner, another dashboard, or another fresh start. What you need is support that holds—systems that

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You Don’t Need a Better Planner—You Need a Better Foundation

You don’t need another planner. You need a business that doesn’t depend on one. Let’s be honest: You’ve tried the color-coded calendar, the project management

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Your Business Should Empower You—Not Drain You

There’s a quiet moment every founder eventually reaches. It doesn’t happen during a launch. Or while onboarding a client. Or when you’re writing content or

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Freedom Isn’t a Fantasy—It’s a Structure Problem

You’ve probably had the vision. Waking up without pressure. Coffee without multitasking. A calendar that doesn’t demand, just supports. You, doing the high-impact work you love—without drowning in everything

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The Problem Isn’t Your Time—It’s How Your Business Is Built Around You

You wake up exhausted, already behind. The to-do list stretches endlessly, and no matter how much you plan, it never feels like enough. Before your

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The Founders Who Scale Don’t Do More—They Do Less of the Wrong Things

You sit down at your desk, ready to work on the big picture. Today is the day you finally tackle that growth strategy. But then—a

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You’re Working Too Hard to See the Biggest Time-Wasters in Your Day

Every day, you get through an endless cycle of calls, emails, and small, urgent tasks that keep you busy—but at the end of the day,

Welcome to The Shift.

Powerful. Short.
For Busy Founders.

The Shift is your clarity checkpoint, offering stories, insights, and systems for founders shifting from running their business to leading it. Each post is powerful enough to shift your perspective, short enough to fit into your day, and practical enough to implement right away.