Last weekend, we had Dodgers’ tickets for a Saturday game—and my daughter noticed on our shared Apple calendar. She called, “Hey, what are you doing this weekend?” already knowing the answer.When I told her about the game, she hinted that a certain 3-year-old would love to go. You guessed it—my grandson loves baseball, thanks to his grandpa.
We checked the rules, and sure enough kids under 4 are free! When we left in the grandpa’s Ford truck, it was 92 degrees—rare for our part of California—but we were ready: blasting the air conditioning, In-N-Out stop, misting fans, and all the energy of a preschooler on a big adventure. And the game? We slammed the Yankees 18–2. A win all around.
Midway through, a 10-year old boy behind us dropped his signed baseball. It rolled down by our seats. My husband picked it up, handed it back to the boy, but not before taking a picture with him holding the ball—and sent it in a group text to the family with no explanation.
Here are the family replies…
Everyone assumed he’d caught the ball. And of course my husband didn’t correct them.
And that moment got me thinking…
Here’s the lesson:
Sometimes we’re working so hard to look successful that we forget to focus on being profitable.
It’s easy to make it look like we caught the ball:
- Fancy website.
- Flashy revenue.
- Big audience.
But behind the scenes? Many CEOs are exhausted, working 24/7, buried in expenses, and barely paying themselves.
Profitability is what actually gives you freedom.
Profit lets you breathe.
It gives you the margin to say yes to Dodgers games with your grandkids—without feeling guilty or panicked that you really should be working.
So let me ask you:
Are you chasing success…
Or are you building profit?
If you’re tired of wearing the mask of “success” and want to finally feel like a confident, well-paid CEO, I invite you to book a CFO Strategic Finance Review for only $79. We’ll look behind the curtain and start you on the path to profitability.
Because pretending to have caught the ball is fun for a moment.
But owning the team? That’s a whole different game.
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