Think two days away from work is a luxury? I just spent two days with my Forum.
A couple of years ago, the idea of being away from work for two full days seemed ludicrous to me. I thought I had to be in the business always—leading with my sheer presence. Only when I joined Entrepreneurs’ Organization did I realize: if I’m always in my business, I never get to see it clearly from the outside.
Stepping away gives me the clarity I need to lead with focus and passion.
This time, I spent two days with my EO Latin Bridge Forum, a group of business owners from across Latin America.
How does a Bridge Forum work? We meet every few months in a different part of the world to ask ourselves the bigger questions—together and of each other.
And every time I do this, every time I step away from the day-to-day (still with a little hesitation), I discover the same truth:
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When I slow down, I speed up.
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When I get clear, I execute faster.
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When I ask myself “what’s next in life?” I start moving toward what actually matters.
Doing this work together with my Forum mates makes the experience even more powerful. These two days don’t cost me momentum—they give me more of it. Because when I return to my team with clarity, that clarity becomes theirs too.
Grateful for the reflections, the honesty, and the space held by:
Stephanie Camarillo, Ashish Khera, Takeshi Nobuhara, Vinoo Varghese, Jennifer Cohen, Daniel Levy, Alejandra Leon.
So let me ask you: what’s next in life for you?
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The Real Cost (and Value) of Outsourcing
There’s a common misconception about outsourcing: that agencies charge double what employees get.
Looks like a nice business model, doesn’t it?
Here’s what most business owners don’t see.
Before a single interview happens, a good agency has already spent hours on these five things:
1️⃣ Understanding the company, its values, its workflow, its pain points.
2️⃣ Writing and rewriting the job description so it actually reflects what’s needed, not just what sounds good.
3️⃣ Filtering hundreds of applications, spotting who’s real and who’s copy-pasted their resume with AI.
4️⃣ Vetting for skills and mindset, because the wrong attitude costs more than the wrong tool.
5️⃣ Mapping cultural fit: who will thrive with your leadership style, your pace, your expectations.By the time a small business owner finally meets a candidate, the real work has already been done, even if they never saw it.
The value isn’t in “finding someone.”
The value is in hiring with a level of quality most small companies struggle to reach, simply because they don’t hire often enough to build these systems themselves.Good outsourcing doesn’t cost you more. It saves you from paying for the same mistake twice.
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The Real Cost of Hiring Cheap
“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.”
—Red Adair
Every time I see this quote, I’m reminded of how true it is in hiring. The cheapest option almost always turns out to be the most expensive.
Expertise saves you money, time, and headaches, always. The hard lesson is this: what looks like a good deal usually isn’t.
Quality has its price.
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The “I Just Need Help” Moment
The “I Just Need Help” Moment
“I just need help.”
That’s what most founders say right before hiring.
It sounds logical.
It feels urgent.But urgency is rarely strategic.
Help reduces pressure.
It doesn’t reduce dependency.I’ve seen it repeatedly:
Founder overwhelmed.
Brings in support.
Six months later — still the bottleneck.Why?
Because tasks were delegated.
Authority wasn’t.If someone needs your approval to finish their work…
You didn’t solve the bottleneck.
You formalized it.Relief is emotional.
Leverage is structural.Before hiring, ask:
What outcome disappears from my responsibility permanently?If nothing disappears…
You didn’t scale.You expanded.
Where are you hiring for relief instead of redesign?
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