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The 2 AM Test

You finally took the vacation. Three days in, you're answering emails by the pool. A client needs something only you can handle. That's not a business. That's a job with your name on the door. If you disappeared tomorrow, what would survive? Here's the test: Could your business run for thirty days without you? Not limping. Running. If not, you're the bottleneck. Every task only you can do is a chain around your ankle. The goal isn't working in your business. It's making yourself replaceable inside it. Document everything. Delegate before you're ready. Build the machine that builds the money. Real freedom isn't making more money. It's making money while you're asleep. Build the system. Then step away.

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