Is Your Business in Balance – or Just Battling Forward?
Business growth can be exciting… but it can also be exhausting.
I speak to owners all the time who are driving their businesses forward – winning new work, hiring more staff, growing revenue – yet something still feels off.
They say things like:
“We’re growing, but I feel like I’m losing control.”
“I thought more sales would give me freedom, but I’m more tied in than ever.”
“The team’s expanding, but everything still ends up on my plate.”
When this happens, it’s usually a sign that the business isn’t in balance.
And when a business is out of balance, growth doesn’t solve the problem – it magnifies it.
What does ‘balance’ actually mean?
In his book The Levels – Can Your Business Step Up to the Next Level?, Ray Moore outlines four key elements that need to be aligned if a business is going to scale without breaking:
- Desire
What do you want your business to give you – more profit, more time, a legacy, a saleable asset?
If that’s unclear, every decision becomes reactive instead of strategic. - Structure
Have you got the systems, processes and people in place to support growth?
Or are you still the glue holding everything together? - Size
Not just turnover, but the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
Do you have the right team to match your goals – or are you doing the job of three people? - Mindset
Are you still thinking like the technician who started the business – or the leader who can step back and let it grow?
Are you stuck in the weeds, or up on the hill directing the view?
When these four areas are in sync, growth becomes smoother, more strategic, and far less stressful.
When they’re out of alignment, you get friction, fatigue, and flatlined performance – no matter how hard you work.
Step Up by Stepping Back
It’s tempting to keep pushing harder. But sometimes the answer isn’t more effort – it’s a fresh perspective.
So here’s the question worth asking:
Is your business balanced and ready for growth – or is it out of balance and in need of recalibration before you take the next step?
Sometimes, stepping up starts by stepping back.
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