Running Room is where I share stories, case studies, and lessons from the field — grounded insights to help small businesses create space for better operations, stronger teams, and smarter growth.

I call it Running Room because that’s what I try to give every client: room to run, simplifying the “more to manage”.

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Alex and Claire | Above the Fray

Stepping above the story of Alex and Claire, the author reflects on ordered loves, the Playmaker’s mercy, and C. S. Lewis’s warning about good work crowding out better love. A final meditation on restoration, presence, and the better thing still within reach.

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Alex and Claire | The Wrong End of Better

Alex realizes some of his yeses are quietly robbing better ones. Claire recalls a truth from long ago about misdirected devotion, though the source remains out of reach. Together they begin to notice when good work starts borrowing from what matters most.