
Most business books tell you to work harder. This one tells you why working harder is making it worse. Six principles, written for entrepreneurs who already work hard and still can't figure out why the business won't run without them.


Ral West has spent 45+ years building businesses. She and her husband John built Hawaiian Vacations from scratch into an 8-figure company they sold to Alaska Airlines, then moved into cruise ships and multifamily real estate. She now works with entrepreneurs who are smart, profitable, and quietly stuck — and helps them make the same shift she did: from operator to owner.
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