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 | The Better Thing

Alex and Claire start choosing what matters over what only looks worthy. A quiet hope emerges, a better thing glimpsed in restraint and presence. Their conversation pauses where the best stories do — in possibility.

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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.

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Alex and Claire | The Fidgets of the Faithful

Alex finally admits what stillness exposes: the fear that without motion he might disappear. Claire shares a quiet confession of her own, revealing that being needed can hide the deeper desire to be known. Sometimes the pause reveals what pace was hiding.

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Alex and Claire | Fuel for the Wrong Fire

Alex’s second exchange with Claire picks up where Seeing Around Corners left off — and begins to question the virtue of exhaustion. When zeal blurs into vanity, even good work burns the wrong fuel.