April was a 7/10 overall, with strong momentum on the business development side. • Three speaking events led to two solid leads, one new client, and a potential third. • Leadership Squared was integrated into its first Q Works Group client, including a $10,000 down payment to begin the work. • I kicked off my first cohort of the year and paid down roughly $30,000 of Q Works Group debt. • May is about more at-bats: two webinars, filling the second cohort, more sales calls, and two conversations with a Fortune 5 organization. • Theme for May: more focus, more faith, more conversion. How's everyone's year coming along?

I received this email today and I wanted to share. The author is an aromatherapist and this is a marketing email, but I thought it to be so rich in insight. "My 20-minute drive into town has become one of my teachers. I watch how people move on the road. The impatient ones pressing forward before there's room. The cars riding side by side, unaware they've created a wall behind them. Then, every so often, someone shifts lanes, just enough to make space. And suddenly, everything begins moving again. It seems a bit mundane, but it offers a simple doorway into some deeper insights. Where in our own lives are we holding position without realizing it? Where are we so focused on our own pace that we unintentionally make it harder for someone else to move forward? And where could one small adjustment create ease? Creating space can look like listening longer. Softening our grip. Letting someone grow without needing to manage what that growth looks like. Noticing when we're tightening around our own place, and choosing to make room instead. When we allow more space within ourselves, it becomes easier to offer it to others. And from that place, we can support, encourage, and genuinely want to see one another move forward."

This was such a cool day. And they said it was 99.9% chance I wouldn’t flip. And yes, the off-road track is designed to have wheels off the track. Yikes. (My poor passenger. Much easier driving than riding). I’ve been so focused on growing my business and I almost said “No” to going to this event because staying focused isn’t easy for me. I have to say, it was such an awesome day and I’m glad I went. Excited to launch a powerful May.

Are you all open to going back to book learning? While I love Ben’s stuff, it gets stale. Or maybe it’s just me. If it’s a “YES,” I’d like to suggest a book that I’ve enjoyed: Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Breakthrough Results (released March 10, 2026) by Nir Eyal, with Julie Li, explores how hidden, self-limiting beliefs dictate our actions and offers science-backed methods to replace them. It introduces the "Three Powers of Belief"—Attention, Anticipation, and Agency—to help readers reshape their mental models for improved health, relationships, and career success. If “Yes,” but a different book, provide your suggestion in the comments.

We will discuss a couple of quick updates. Let's Go!!!! 1. Beyond Belief: Nir Eyal (book we will integrate with Ben's work) 2. Kuldeep is doing an AI presentation during Tuesday's Coffee Call next week.