How My Newborn Son is (Unexpectedly) Growing My Business from the Inside Out

So, I hope you don't mind, but I want to share something personal. As many of you know, our second child, my son, was recently born.

And while I’m thrilled he’s here, I’ll admit his timing felt… less than ideal.

I thought I’d be pouring all my energy into my speaking business, riding the wave of momentum I have built over this year of deep growth.

But reality hit a bit differently.

I did my best to “prepare” for his arrival and created a vision of seamlessly balancing fatherhood and business growth.

(I know all the parents reading this are laughing right now).

I'd follow my plan meticulously, get him down for a nap, and finally, sit at my computer to do some work—and BOOM!

He’s awake again, crying like a tiny siren, thanks to gas. Seriously, my baby has more gas than an elephant.

Needless to say, I was frustrated—very frustrated.

The truth is, for the first month of my son's life, I’d clung to my expectations of how life “should” look.

I was fighting every disruption, getting frustrated as my “plan” unraveled daily. I was also missing out on some pretty priceless moments with my son.

Thankfully, I married a wise woman who gently nudged me to look a little deeper. And so I did.

As I allowed myself to get quiet, it became rather clear what was going on.

I was fighting against reality, clinging to a vision that simply wasn’t aligned with the life in front of me.

I wanted the plan, the balance, the perfect blend of business growth and fatherhood—yet life was showing me a different path.

In that moment, I realized I had a choice.

I could keep resisting, bracing myself against each interruption, or I could let go and work with this new chapter.

I decided on the latter.

I'm telling you this story because whether you have a newborn or not, we've all been here before. Maybe you're here right now.

We set expectations for our mornings, our meetings, even our lives… and then, well, life happens.

And each time this happens, we have a choice to make. We can fight this new reality or we can lean in and work with it.

And this choice matters—profoundly.

As soon as I started accepting the beautiful (and chaotic) disruption of life with a newborn, I felt a shift.

That acceptance, as wild as it sounds, feels crucial for my next chapter of growth.

As I've slowed down and accepted what is, there have been some deeply rooted fears that I didn't even know existed that have began to surface.

As I've started working through these fears, it's clear to me that I'm creating the internal space for my next chapter of external growth.

More than anything, it's clear to me that this disruption isn't happening to me—it's happening for me.

So, here’s my question for you: is there an area of your life where you’re resisting?

What might happen if, instead of pushing back, you let life lead you for a while?

After all, it’s the unexpected inner work that does the heavy lifting for our biggest external growth.

Here’s to working with life, even (especially) when it doesn’t go as planned.

As always, I’m here rooting for you. We’re in this together.