Jonathan Courtney

For example, like last year, the consulting or like the corporate consulting and corporate training side of the business just needed a massive overhaul. And I could tell like basically stagnating revenue, stagnating profits. Actually, the profits were starting to slowly go down and I could just see

Shit, like in a few months time, this is going to be hitting the break even point and then we're going to start losing cash flow. And... I see a project of that size and sometimes I'm just like, I'm just not in the mood to do that right now. Like I'm not in the mood to take it on.

Shit, like in a few months time, this is going to be hitting the break even point and then we're going to start losing cash flow. And... I see a project of that size and sometimes I'm just like, I'm just not in the mood to do that right now. Like I'm not in the mood to take it on.

Shit, like in a few months time, this is going to be hitting the break even point and then we're going to start losing cash flow. And... I see a project of that size and sometimes I'm just like, I'm just not in the mood to do that right now. Like I'm not in the mood to take it on.

And this could be related to the way I have not necessarily hired and staffed up in the way maybe you have like a TO at LCA who seems to just be able to take things and run with them. But Laura and I at AJ and Smart definitely have this feeling that if we, if something starts to stagnate, it's not possible to fix it without me personally jumping in or Laura personally jumping in.

And this could be related to the way I have not necessarily hired and staffed up in the way maybe you have like a TO at LCA who seems to just be able to take things and run with them. But Laura and I at AJ and Smart definitely have this feeling that if we, if something starts to stagnate, it's not possible to fix it without me personally jumping in or Laura personally jumping in.

And this could be related to the way I have not necessarily hired and staffed up in the way maybe you have like a TO at LCA who seems to just be able to take things and run with them. But Laura and I at AJ and Smart definitely have this feeling that if we, if something starts to stagnate, it's not possible to fix it without me personally jumping in or Laura personally jumping in.

Do you still get dragged into things like that? Or are you just totally, are you out of this sort of revenue, cash flow, day-to-day stuff?

Do you still get dragged into things like that? Or are you just totally, are you out of this sort of revenue, cash flow, day-to-day stuff?

Do you still get dragged into things like that? Or are you just totally, are you out of this sort of revenue, cash flow, day-to-day stuff?

Sure. And actually, just to be clear, and I know this is becoming a therapy session for me. Thanks, Greg. I don't work an abnormal amount of hours. It's more like the amount of hours I do. And sometimes it is three or four hours. They... they can be quite consequential for the business. They can be the ones that make the decision that makes us the money for the next six months.

Sure. And actually, just to be clear, and I know this is becoming a therapy session for me. Thanks, Greg. I don't work an abnormal amount of hours. It's more like the amount of hours I do. And sometimes it is three or four hours. They... they can be quite consequential for the business. They can be the ones that make the decision that makes us the money for the next six months.

Sure. And actually, just to be clear, and I know this is becoming a therapy session for me. Thanks, Greg. I don't work an abnormal amount of hours. It's more like the amount of hours I do. And sometimes it is three or four hours. They... they can be quite consequential for the business. They can be the ones that make the decision that makes us the money for the next six months.

And obviously, I have experimented with stepping out and being out of the business for quite some time. And then more stagnation sort of kicks in. So I guess at least today, I feel like I'm still... very much needed. And that, I guess that stress of knowing that if I just take my eye off the ball, something can fall apart.

And obviously, I have experimented with stepping out and being out of the business for quite some time. And then more stagnation sort of kicks in. So I guess at least today, I feel like I'm still... very much needed. And that, I guess that stress of knowing that if I just take my eye off the ball, something can fall apart.

And obviously, I have experimented with stepping out and being out of the business for quite some time. And then more stagnation sort of kicks in. So I guess at least today, I feel like I'm still... very much needed. And that, I guess that stress of knowing that if I just take my eye off the ball, something can fall apart.

Any person running a successful business will now say, well, your business is not robust enough. You're right. And that's what I'm trying to figure out. But yeah, like that's the stuff that kind of stresses me out. Doesn't mess with my sleep. It isn't all the time, but it does. There are like sometimes weeks where I'm like, oh man, now I want to sell the company.

Any person running a successful business will now say, well, your business is not robust enough. You're right. And that's what I'm trying to figure out. But yeah, like that's the stuff that kind of stresses me out. Doesn't mess with my sleep. It isn't all the time, but it does. There are like sometimes weeks where I'm like, oh man, now I want to sell the company.

Any person running a successful business will now say, well, your business is not robust enough. You're right. And that's what I'm trying to figure out. But yeah, like that's the stuff that kind of stresses me out. Doesn't mess with my sleep. It isn't all the time, but it does. There are like sometimes weeks where I'm like, oh man, now I want to sell the company.

Like whenever I'm annoyed with AJ and smart, I'm like, fuck this. I'm just taking the money out and I'm done. You know, that, that, that comes to my mind.