The 1 Hidden Secret to Achieving Your Goals with The Bullseye Breakdown

Nate Anglin
4 min readMar 26, 2024

Did you know how much a small business has in the bank account?

According to the JPMorgan Chase Institute, the median small business maintains an average daily cash balance of around $12,100! This isn’t just a startling statistic about financial health; it’s a metaphor for how many of us approach our goals and businesses — full of ambition but lacking in tangible results. Why? Because, like a squirrel in a nut factory, we’re all over the place.

The big problem isn’t a lack of effort. You’re grinding away, day in and day out. But at the end of the day, you feel like a hamster on a never-ending wheel — busy but going nowhere. And here’s the kicker: the more you do, the less you achieve your goals. It’s like trying to catch a swarm of flies with your bare hands.

Overwhelming, isn’t it?

And it’s riddled with failure.

Early in my career, I was the king of shiny object syndrome. If there was a new idea that blurred into my overactive brain, I was on it like white on rice. Blame it on my ADHD or the entrepreneurial spirit, but the result was always the same — lots of started projects, few finished victories. And I wasn’t alone. This is a familiar tale in small businesses.

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Nate Anglin

Small Biz Investor, CEO, & helping others improve their performance, profit, & potential w/out sacrificing what’s most important. www.nateanglin.com/newsletter