HARD TRUTHS: A Working Journal for Restoration Entrepreneurs

Limited distribution. Exclusive access. No mass market.

Hard Truths is a working journal containing 107 aphorisms for restoration business owners who are done with industry platitudes and ready to confront what's actually holding them back.

This isn't a book that will sit on bookstore shelves or get pushed through traditional channels. Distribution is intentionally limited and exclusive, reserved for restoration entrepreneurs serious about joining the top 8%.

What's Inside?

Five chapters. 107 hard truths. Zero comfortable lies.
Each aphorism challenges a sacred cow in the restoration industry. Beliefs about leadership, hiring, pricing, operations, and conventional wisdom that keep 92% of restoration companies trapped in mediocrity.

But this isn't just a book to read. It's a tool for transformation.
Every aphorism is paired with three reflection prompts designed to move you from insight to action:

Current Reality: How does this apply to me?
Cost of Ignoring This: What am I losing?
Next Action: What will I do about it?

The Five Chapters

Chapter 1: Leadership vs. Management (The Owner's Character)
The uncomfortable truth: your business problems are character problems in disguise. This chapter confronts owner heroics, the inability to delegate, and the gap between who you are and who you need to become.

Chapter 2: People & Culture (Hiring, Training, Accountability)
Your people problems start with your hiring and leadership practices. These truths challenge how you think about talent, retention, development, and what you tolerate from your team.

Chapter 3: Business Model & Strategy (Growth, Pricing, Market Position)
Growth for growth's sake is expensive. This chapter dissects pricing strategies, lead generation addiction, insurance dependency, and the difference between scaling and just getting bigger.

Chapter 4: Operations & Execution (Systems, Process, Performance)
Technology can't fix what character broke. These aphorisms expose the gap between your plans and your execution, your promises and your delivery.

Chapter 5: Industry Conventional Wisdom (What Everyone Else Gets Wrong)
The restoration industry's "best practices" are aggregated mediocrity. This chapter challenges certifications over character, convention networking, franchise promises, and why doing what everyone else does guarantees average results.

Who This Is For?

Hard Truths was created for restoration business owners in the top 8%, or those capable of joining them.

The 8% are restoration entrepreneurs who:

-Lead with character and think with fire
-Refuse to blame external factors for internal failures
-Build businesses on principles, not just tactics
-Value sovereignty over dependency
-Prioritize sustainable excellence over quick wins

If you're looking for motivation, inspiration, or feel-good business advice, this book will disappoint you.

If you're ready to face what's actually true about your business, your leadership, and yourself, and do something about it, this book was written for you specifically.

Why Distribution Is Limited:

This book represents years of observation, coaching, and truth-telling in an industry that often rewards conformity over excellence.
It won't be mass-marketed or widely promoted. No Amazon bestseller campaigns. No bookstore placement. Distribution is deliberately kept short and selective because the content demands readers who are ready for it.

The restoration industry has more than enough regular business books collecting dust on a shelf somewhere. It needs restoration owners willing to do the uncomfortable work of honest self-examination and decisive action.

How to Use This Book:
Read one aphorism. Write honest answers to the three prompts. Take the action you wrote down. Repeat.

The difference between insight and transformation is implementation. This book gives you both the mirror and the map.

Some aphorisms won't apply to you. Some will sting. A few might change everything.
The only person you're accountable to is yourself, and this book will show you exactly where you stand.

A Working Tool, Not Nearly a Coffee Table Book
Hard Truths is designed to be used, marked up, and returned to monthly. The restoration entrepreneurs who get the most value from this book are the ones who wear it out.

If that's you, this book was written for you. Please enjoy.