Can I be honest with you?

Most of us are growing our businesses all wrong. We're adding more clients, more inventory, more team members, more stress and wondering why we feel like we're being dragged behind the business we created instead of leading it.

You've probably 10x'd your to-do list, your warehouse space, and your sleepless nights long before you've 10x'd the care you give yourself. And that? That's the problem.

Because here's what nobody tells you when you're building a staging business: The business doesn't grow because you work harder. It grows because YOU grow. Not your hustle. Not your sacrifice. You - the human running the show.

So if you're heading into 2026 feeling exhausted, stretched thin, or like you've abandoned yourself somewhere along the way... this episode is your permission slip to stop. To draw a line in the sand. To remember that you are not just the CEO of your business you ARE the business. You're the asset. And it's time you started treating you like one.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

• The difference between external 10x (hustle harder) and internal 10x (upgrade your capacity)
• Why most entrepreneurs abandon themselves in pursuit of their goals—and how to stop
• How to use internal vs. external locus of control to shape your business outcomes
• The 10x prompt that will make your next-level decisions crystal clear
• Why choosing a word of the year matters (and words like "asset," "sufficiency," and "anchored" might be perfect for you)

RESOURCES:

• Apply for Private Coaching: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/privatecoachingapp
• Enroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerate
• Join the Staging Business School Growth Track Waitlist: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/growth
• Follow the Staging Business School on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stagingbusinessschool
• Follow Lori on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rethinkhome

If you want to learn how to streamline your operations so you can grow with less stress and burnout in your staging business, enrollment is open for Staging Business School Accelerate Track. I'd love to see you in the classroom!

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