Growth rarely stalls because you don’t want it badly enough. It stalls because there’s a bottleneck you don’t want to face.

In today’s Hot Take episode, I talk about why businesses get stuck at the same revenue level, the same problems, and the same frustrations, and how the theory of constraints offers a much more useful way to think about growth. Instead of constantly pushing toward the next shiny goal, I explain why real progress comes from identifying and dismantling the single biggest problem directly in front of you.

If your business feels gridlocked, or if you keep sensing there’s one hard decision you’ve been avoiding, this episode is meant to help you sit with that discomfort and recognize it for what it is, an invitation to grow.

🧠 Key Takeaways

• Why businesses grow only as fast as their biggest constraint

• How focusing on bottlenecks creates more control than chasing goals

• Why avoidance is often the real thing holding growth back

• How discomfort is a signal, not a stop sign

• Why the hardest decision is usually the most important one

• How solving the next problem matters more than perfect planning

• What it actually takes to move your business to the next level

🚀 Want a Real-World Example of What’s Possible?

If you want to see how facing constraints and making intentional decisions can transform a business, I’ve put together a case study showing how one pet care company grew monthly revenue from $19,000 to over $73,000 in a single year.

It breaks down the decisions, mindset shifts, and leadership choices behind that growth, not just the outcome.

👉 You can access the case study at dogcolaunch.com/case-study and see how DogCo Launch supports pet care owners who are ready to confront the right problems and grow with intention.

This episode is a reminder that the thing you’re most tempted to avoid is often the exact thing standing between where you are and where you want to go.