Through downturns and uncertain times, many business founders retreat into a bunker and batten down the hatches. Yet, defensive decisions can be damaging.

Business owners who are highly intelligent, deeply experienced, genuinely passionate about what they do, slowly, quietly handing over the one thing that actually matters: their thinking. Not their admin. Not their formatting. Their thinking.

When a business feels stuck, the natural instinct is to look outward. But the most important question is often closer to home. This post explores the uncomfortable truths business owners already know but choose not to act on, and why facing them is the first step to real progress.

Two separate experiences in music and business collided to reveal a truth Alan Wick had been living for years without fully naming it. This post explores the powerful connection between togetherness, values and what it really means to build something worth building.

In business, the same set of facts can feel either full of possibility or completely limiting, depending on what is happening inside you. This post uses the lens of cricket to explore how transforming your perception can open up options that were always there but invisible until now.

In this talk at The Do Lectures, Alan Wick shares the story of chasing money, losing sight of what truly matters, and the four lessons that changed his relationship with money and business forever. Honest, personal and genuinely useful for any entrepreneur who has ever wondered whether success is really about the numbers.

In this podcast conversation, Alan Wick explores what it really means to build a business and a life driven by purpose, authenticity and love. A deep and honest discussion about fear as a doorway, legacy and what truly matters when you strip back the noise of running a business.

30 years ago, Alan Wick discovered something that changed how he thought about customer service measurement. It was not about the data. It was about how you make people feel. This post shares the story of a £50 note and the insight it unlocked about loyalty, trust and what really keeps customers coming back.

Every business owner talks about wanting growth. But growth means very different things to different people, and not everyone is truly ready for what it requires. Business coach Alan Wick explores the honest question behind the ambition: are you really prepared for what change demands of you, your team and your business?

In his work as a business coach, Alan Wick has seen many founders trapped in patterns of drama that exhaust them and hold their businesses back. This post follows a real-life story of a founder who shifted from victim to empowered leader, and the difference that one mindset change made to their entire team.

Selling a business is one of the most significant events in an entrepreneur's life. It is not just a transaction but an emotional and strategic journey that requires careful preparation. Business coach Alan Wick draws on his own experience to share what the exit process really involves, and what founders need to think about long before they get to the negotiating table.

Alan Wick is often asked what love has to do with running a business. This post is his answer. It explores why building a business with love at its core is not soft or sentimental, but one of the most practical and commercially sound decisions a founder can make.

The OODA Loop, Observe, Orient, Decide, Act, is a decision-making framework originally developed for military strategy but powerfully applicable to business. Business coach Alan Wick explores why so many entrepreneurs get stuck in the loop, and what to do when your decision-making feels slow, reactive or disconnected from reality.

This Is It is Alan Wick's manifesto for business. It is a direct, personal statement of his perspective, his passion and his purpose as a business coach. If you want to understand what Alan stands for and why he does what he does, this is the place to start.

Business coach Alan Wick on the stroke that changed everything, and what every founder should learn before they're forced to. A personal story.

Let’s hear it for the Quadruple Bottom Line! Explore implementing the QBL concept in your business.

Businesses are increasingly held accountable for more than just financial returns, but what exactly is the Quadruple Bottom Line (QBL)?

Thinking about the many entrepreneurs I’ve met, to be successful you have to truly love your business.

It started with a gift In this article: How emotional pain can sharpen wisdom — and why personal truth often changes business choices. Answer in 1 sentence: Heartbreak can clarify what you value — and what you’ll no longer tolerate. You’ll learn: How emotional events reset priorities Why “tough seasons” can mature leadership A reflection lens for meaning-making Prompts for rebuilding with stronger boundaries Key concepts: resilience, values, boundaries, emotional intellige

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