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Mark Evans DM
July 17, 2025

Where we don’t manage chaos. We eliminate it.

Today’s topic?

Why most entrepreneurs get frustrated… but not focused.

Here’s the truth:
If your team doesn’t know the plan, they can’t execute the mission.

And if you’re not reviewing results, you’re just reacting to noise.

Let’s fix that.

If you can't communicate the plan, you don’t actually have one.
Hoping for alignment is not leadership. Clear direction is.
Winging it feels fast. But it always slows you down.
Your team wastes time fixing what you forgot to say.
Your emotions are valid. But they’re not the strategy.
Feelings don’t win. Execution does.
Confused people rarely take action.
If everyone’s “busy” but nothing’s moving, your plan is broken or missing.

Clarity creates speed.
Once people know exactly what to do, things move fast and right.
What gets tracked gets improved.
The scoreboard is your best feedback tool. Use it weekly.
Owners deal in data. Mules deal in drama.
If you want to lead, stop guessing. Bring the numbers and fix what’s not working.
You can’t be mad at results you didn’t plan or communicate.
If the outcome matters, so should the roadmap.

Write down the main goal for your business this quarter.
Revenue, team, systems. Whatever matters most. Get specific.
Ask your team what they think the plan is.
If their answers are vague or scattered, that’s your fault, not theirs.
Audit your leadership rhythm.
Do you have a weekly plan, a scoreboard, and a review process? If not, install them.
Grab a copy of Magician vs Mule.
This book breaks down how real leaders stop being the worker and start being the owner.

"A vision without a plan is just a hallucination.”
— Benjamin Franklin

Don’t complain about the results you didn’t get from the plan you never communicated.

You’re the leader.
Act like it.
Get clear. Get loud. Get results.

And if you’re tired of playing mule, go learn how to step into the magician’s seat.
Magician vs Mule

You’ve got this.
Let’s go.

Mark Evans DM