Pat Miller wraps the week with an interactive lead segment that stops the scroll and starts the mirror. Using the viral diamond mine meme as a launching point, Pat walks the audience step by step through a goal clarity exercise: write down your goal with a measurable number, document how long you’ve been at it, list the resources you’ve invested, and answer honestly — have you been giving it your all? Pat shares his own target: 1,000 listeners per episode of Businessing, currently sitting at about 200 after two months. The kicker: what if you’re digging toward something nobody wants?

In the news, the Iran war enters day 12. Gas prices hit $3.58 with analysts predicting $4 within a week and $5 diesel. The FBI reveals a memo about Iranian drones potentially targeting California and the Academy Awards from container ships. Forecasters say 2026 could be the hottest year on record, and a monster snowstorm is about to dump feet of snow on Wisconsin this weekend.

Pat revisits his tax refund strategy from a month ago: refunds are 20% bigger than last year, putting an extra $65 billion into consumer pockets with an average refund of $3,800. His advice: offer annual pricing to let clients pay off their bill with that lump sum.

The live word cloud Idea Slam asks what business owners are avoiding. The top answers: sleep, boundaries, overwhelm, and short form content. Pat riffs on each — sleep gets fixed by going to bed on time, boundaries are your ability to say no, and short form content is almost non-negotiable for reach. The AI story of the day: a startup paying $100/hour to be mean to chatbots about memory failures. Pat’s bumper sticker pitch: Be a Jerk. Save the Planet. AI Installation Groups kick off March 25, and the SBOC Conference has 110 tickets remaining.