The email pings.
Another bill arrives.
You open your bank account, and the number staring back at you feels smaller than it should.

Your chest tightens.
Your brain goes into overdrive: “How am I going to cover everything this month?”

If you’ve ever run a business—or even just lived life—you’ve had this moment. Money feels tight. Sometimes painfully so.

Most people panic, avoid looking at the numbers, or start cutting randomly. But here’s the truth: the first thing to do when money feels tight is not panic—it’s clarity.

Because clarity creates power. And power leads to solutions.