Will Stewart
@will-stewart.bsky.social
The Chief Get-It-Done Officer 🚀
I build bulletproof systems that propel 6-7 figure entrepreneurs to their next million.
Less chaos, more freedom.
I build bulletproof systems that propel 6-7 figure entrepreneurs to their next million.
Less chaos, more freedom.
Hustle culture lied to you.
You don’t need to move faster—you need to move consistently.
Real success comes from rhythm, not burnout.
Small systems. Real rest. The right people.
#SystemsThinking #Entrepreneurship #Consistency #Mindset
You don’t need to move faster—you need to move consistently.
Real success comes from rhythm, not burnout.
Small systems. Real rest. The right people.
#SystemsThinking #Entrepreneurship #Consistency #Mindset
October 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hustle culture lied to you.
You don’t need to move faster—you need to move consistently.
Real success comes from rhythm, not burnout.
Small systems. Real rest. The right people.
#SystemsThinking #Entrepreneurship #Consistency #Mindset
You don’t need to move faster—you need to move consistently.
Real success comes from rhythm, not burnout.
Small systems. Real rest. The right people.
#SystemsThinking #Entrepreneurship #Consistency #Mindset
The richest moments aren’t bought — they’re felt.
Not in a house or title, but in small daily magic.
This weekend, slow down: coffee morning, nature, laughter, sunsets.
💭 Which of life’s true riches will you choose first?
#systemsthinking #enjoythemoment #entrepreneur
Not in a house or title, but in small daily magic.
This weekend, slow down: coffee morning, nature, laughter, sunsets.
💭 Which of life’s true riches will you choose first?
#systemsthinking #enjoythemoment #entrepreneur
September 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The richest moments aren’t bought — they’re felt.
Not in a house or title, but in small daily magic.
This weekend, slow down: coffee morning, nature, laughter, sunsets.
💭 Which of life’s true riches will you choose first?
#systemsthinking #enjoythemoment #entrepreneur
Not in a house or title, but in small daily magic.
This weekend, slow down: coffee morning, nature, laughter, sunsets.
💭 Which of life’s true riches will you choose first?
#systemsthinking #enjoythemoment #entrepreneur
Start messy. Start scared. Start anyway.
You don’t need a perfect plan — just a reason and a first step.
Messy action > perfect hesitation.
📌 Track action.
🎯 Anchor your why.
⚡ Build momentum.
#systemsthinking #startbeforeyouareready #leadership
You don’t need a perfect plan — just a reason and a first step.
Messy action > perfect hesitation.
📌 Track action.
🎯 Anchor your why.
⚡ Build momentum.
#systemsthinking #startbeforeyouareready #leadership
August 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Start messy. Start scared. Start anyway.
You don’t need a perfect plan — just a reason and a first step.
Messy action > perfect hesitation.
📌 Track action.
🎯 Anchor your why.
⚡ Build momentum.
#systemsthinking #startbeforeyouareready #leadership
You don’t need a perfect plan — just a reason and a first step.
Messy action > perfect hesitation.
📌 Track action.
🎯 Anchor your why.
⚡ Build momentum.
#systemsthinking #startbeforeyouareready #leadership
That uncomfortable feeling you're experiencing?
It's not failure.
It's growth.
It's not failure.
It's growth.
August 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
That uncomfortable feeling you're experiencing?
It's not failure.
It's growth.
It's not failure.
It's growth.
Some call it a toxic workplace.
You?
You call it a Spicy Adventure™.
Because it wasn’t just hard — it was character development with a side of chaos.
Tag your fellow survivors of the spice. 🌶️
#SpicyWorkplace #CareerTrauma #ToxicJobs #WorkplaceSurvivor #SpicyAdventure #SystemsThinking
You?
You call it a Spicy Adventure™.
Because it wasn’t just hard — it was character development with a side of chaos.
Tag your fellow survivors of the spice. 🌶️
#SpicyWorkplace #CareerTrauma #ToxicJobs #WorkplaceSurvivor #SpicyAdventure #SystemsThinking
August 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Some call it a toxic workplace.
You?
You call it a Spicy Adventure™.
Because it wasn’t just hard — it was character development with a side of chaos.
Tag your fellow survivors of the spice. 🌶️
#SpicyWorkplace #CareerTrauma #ToxicJobs #WorkplaceSurvivor #SpicyAdventure #SystemsThinking
You?
You call it a Spicy Adventure™.
Because it wasn’t just hard — it was character development with a side of chaos.
Tag your fellow survivors of the spice. 🌶️
#SpicyWorkplace #CareerTrauma #ToxicJobs #WorkplaceSurvivor #SpicyAdventure #SystemsThinking
I cannot tell you how many times I’ve had imposter syndrome and of those times, I wonder if it was the nonsense that was because of the feedback given to me.
Thoughts?
#impostersyndrome #thecute #systemsthinking
Thoughts?
#impostersyndrome #thecute #systemsthinking
August 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I cannot tell you how many times I’ve had imposter syndrome and of those times, I wonder if it was the nonsense that was because of the feedback given to me.
Thoughts?
#impostersyndrome #thecute #systemsthinking
Thoughts?
#impostersyndrome #thecute #systemsthinking
What's your burnout temperature today?
Sometimes the warning signs whisper.
They hide in the quiet moments, masked as 'just one more thing.'
This isn't about shame... it's about awareness.
Check where you stand 👇
Sometimes the warning signs whisper.
They hide in the quiet moments, masked as 'just one more thing.'
This isn't about shame... it's about awareness.
Check where you stand 👇
August 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
What's your burnout temperature today?
Sometimes the warning signs whisper.
They hide in the quiet moments, masked as 'just one more thing.'
This isn't about shame... it's about awareness.
Check where you stand 👇
Sometimes the warning signs whisper.
They hide in the quiet moments, masked as 'just one more thing.'
This isn't about shame... it's about awareness.
Check where you stand 👇
Americans don’t take vacations.
They take conference calls… from the ocean. 🌊
If rest breaks your biz, it’s not a discipline issue.
It’s a systems one.
✅ Take 3 days off.
What breaks is your next fix.
#RestIsProductive #SystemsThinking #WorkCulture #Burnout #Leadership
They take conference calls… from the ocean. 🌊
If rest breaks your biz, it’s not a discipline issue.
It’s a systems one.
✅ Take 3 days off.
What breaks is your next fix.
#RestIsProductive #SystemsThinking #WorkCulture #Burnout #Leadership
July 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Americans don’t take vacations.
They take conference calls… from the ocean. 🌊
If rest breaks your biz, it’s not a discipline issue.
It’s a systems one.
✅ Take 3 days off.
What breaks is your next fix.
#RestIsProductive #SystemsThinking #WorkCulture #Burnout #Leadership
They take conference calls… from the ocean. 🌊
If rest breaks your biz, it’s not a discipline issue.
It’s a systems one.
✅ Take 3 days off.
What breaks is your next fix.
#RestIsProductive #SystemsThinking #WorkCulture #Burnout #Leadership
High performers don’t “grind.”
They say no.
Align to outcomes.
Build systems that protect time, not glorify burnout.
#HighPerformance #Leadership #SystemsThinking #Mindset #TimeManagement #Productivity
They say no.
Align to outcomes.
Build systems that protect time, not glorify burnout.
#HighPerformance #Leadership #SystemsThinking #Mindset #TimeManagement #Productivity
July 31, 2025 at 4:18 AM
High performers don’t “grind.”
They say no.
Align to outcomes.
Build systems that protect time, not glorify burnout.
#HighPerformance #Leadership #SystemsThinking #Mindset #TimeManagement #Productivity
They say no.
Align to outcomes.
Build systems that protect time, not glorify burnout.
#HighPerformance #Leadership #SystemsThinking #Mindset #TimeManagement #Productivity
Most see limits in the mirror.
Greats see who they’re becoming.
They don’t wing it — they systemize it.
Your talent isn’t the ceiling.
Your system is.
Pick 1 area you’re winging.
Build a repeatable rhythm.
Greatness follows.
#Performance #SystemsThinking #Leadership
Greats see who they’re becoming.
They don’t wing it — they systemize it.
Your talent isn’t the ceiling.
Your system is.
Pick 1 area you’re winging.
Build a repeatable rhythm.
Greatness follows.
#Performance #SystemsThinking #Leadership
July 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Most see limits in the mirror.
Greats see who they’re becoming.
They don’t wing it — they systemize it.
Your talent isn’t the ceiling.
Your system is.
Pick 1 area you’re winging.
Build a repeatable rhythm.
Greatness follows.
#Performance #SystemsThinking #Leadership
Greats see who they’re becoming.
They don’t wing it — they systemize it.
Your talent isn’t the ceiling.
Your system is.
Pick 1 area you’re winging.
Build a repeatable rhythm.
Greatness follows.
#Performance #SystemsThinking #Leadership
Well… this post blew up my LinkedIn. Most got the joke but others… not so much. Someone suggested the little girl could be SUED for this…lol. Tough room, BlueSky. Tough. Room.
July 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Well… this post blew up my LinkedIn. Most got the joke but others… not so much. Someone suggested the little girl could be SUED for this…lol. Tough room, BlueSky. Tough. Room.
Most founders either copy big tech playbooks or start from scratch. Both fail.
Bruce Lee had it right:
✅ Absorb what works
❌ Discard what doesn’t
➕ Add your secret sauce
Use the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. system to build your way.
#SystemsThinking #FounderTools #PERFORM
Bruce Lee had it right:
✅ Absorb what works
❌ Discard what doesn’t
➕ Add your secret sauce
Use the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. system to build your way.
#SystemsThinking #FounderTools #PERFORM
July 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Most founders either copy big tech playbooks or start from scratch. Both fail.
Bruce Lee had it right:
✅ Absorb what works
❌ Discard what doesn’t
➕ Add your secret sauce
Use the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. system to build your way.
#SystemsThinking #FounderTools #PERFORM
Bruce Lee had it right:
✅ Absorb what works
❌ Discard what doesn’t
➕ Add your secret sauce
Use the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. system to build your way.
#SystemsThinking #FounderTools #PERFORM
At 22, I sat beside Neil Armstrong. He asked about me. Not his moonwalk. Not his medals. Just real curiosity. The best leaders I’ve met since? Same superpower: they lift others up. ✨
#Leadership #Kindness #Curiosity #NeilArmstrong #LiftOthers #systemsthinking
#Leadership #Kindness #Curiosity #NeilArmstrong #LiftOthers #systemsthinking
July 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
At 22, I sat beside Neil Armstrong. He asked about me. Not his moonwalk. Not his medals. Just real curiosity. The best leaders I’ve met since? Same superpower: they lift others up. ✨
#Leadership #Kindness #Curiosity #NeilArmstrong #LiftOthers #systemsthinking
#Leadership #Kindness #Curiosity #NeilArmstrong #LiftOthers #systemsthinking
Crabs hide while their new shell hardens.
🦀 Growth isn’t always bold. Sometimes, it’s quiet.
Leadership means building systems that protect during transitions.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #ChangeManagement #Vulnerability #OrganizationalDesign
🦀 Growth isn’t always bold. Sometimes, it’s quiet.
Leadership means building systems that protect during transitions.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #ChangeManagement #Vulnerability #OrganizationalDesign
July 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Crabs hide while their new shell hardens.
🦀 Growth isn’t always bold. Sometimes, it’s quiet.
Leadership means building systems that protect during transitions.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #ChangeManagement #Vulnerability #OrganizationalDesign
🦀 Growth isn’t always bold. Sometimes, it’s quiet.
Leadership means building systems that protect during transitions.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #ChangeManagement #Vulnerability #OrganizationalDesign
Albatrosses fly for hours without flapping—just flow. 🌬️
In leadership, brute effort isn’t always the answer.
Build systems that ride momentum instead of resisting it.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #EmpowerCore #FlowOverForce #TeamCulture #OperationalExcellence
In leadership, brute effort isn’t always the answer.
Build systems that ride momentum instead of resisting it.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #EmpowerCore #FlowOverForce #TeamCulture #OperationalExcellence
July 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Albatrosses fly for hours without flapping—just flow. 🌬️
In leadership, brute effort isn’t always the answer.
Build systems that ride momentum instead of resisting it.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #EmpowerCore #FlowOverForce #TeamCulture #OperationalExcellence
In leadership, brute effort isn’t always the answer.
Build systems that ride momentum instead of resisting it.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #EmpowerCore #FlowOverForce #TeamCulture #OperationalExcellence
Roosters crow in order—not all at once. 🐓
Respecting rhythm prevents chaos.
Leadership isn’t just speaking—it’s knowing when to speak.
#LeadershipWisdom #SystemsThinking #TeamRhythm #EmpowerCore #StrategicCommunication
Respecting rhythm prevents chaos.
Leadership isn’t just speaking—it’s knowing when to speak.
#LeadershipWisdom #SystemsThinking #TeamRhythm #EmpowerCore #StrategicCommunication
July 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Roosters crow in order—not all at once. 🐓
Respecting rhythm prevents chaos.
Leadership isn’t just speaking—it’s knowing when to speak.
#LeadershipWisdom #SystemsThinking #TeamRhythm #EmpowerCore #StrategicCommunication
Respecting rhythm prevents chaos.
Leadership isn’t just speaking—it’s knowing when to speak.
#LeadershipWisdom #SystemsThinking #TeamRhythm #EmpowerCore #StrategicCommunication
Here is part 2 of The Merchant’s Legacy where we continue our journey with the Whitmore family and how their business grew during the history of the USA.
Enjoy!
Make sure to subscribe! It’s free
open.substack.com/pub/thewills...
Enjoy!
Make sure to subscribe! It’s free
open.substack.com/pub/thewills...
The Merchant's Legacy: Part 2 of 3
From Industrial Protection to Global Competition: Building America's Manufacturing Might (1861-1980)
open.substack.com
July 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Here is part 2 of The Merchant’s Legacy where we continue our journey with the Whitmore family and how their business grew during the history of the USA.
Enjoy!
Make sure to subscribe! It’s free
open.substack.com/pub/thewills...
Enjoy!
Make sure to subscribe! It’s free
open.substack.com/pub/thewills...
Wolves don’t race to the front.
They protect the slowest.
The old, sick, or tired set the pace—
so the pack survives together.
🧠 Leadership Lesson:
Leadership isn’t about speed.
It’s about designing for the constraint.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #TeamHealth #EmpowerCore
They protect the slowest.
The old, sick, or tired set the pace—
so the pack survives together.
🧠 Leadership Lesson:
Leadership isn’t about speed.
It’s about designing for the constraint.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #TeamHealth #EmpowerCore
July 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Wolves don’t race to the front.
They protect the slowest.
The old, sick, or tired set the pace—
so the pack survives together.
🧠 Leadership Lesson:
Leadership isn’t about speed.
It’s about designing for the constraint.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #TeamHealth #EmpowerCore
They protect the slowest.
The old, sick, or tired set the pace—
so the pack survives together.
🧠 Leadership Lesson:
Leadership isn’t about speed.
It’s about designing for the constraint.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #TeamHealth #EmpowerCore
Some animals compete.
Others collaborate.
The honeyguide bird leads honey badgers to bee nests—
then they share the reward.
🧠 Leadership Lesson:
Collaboration beats control.
Signal + trust = shared wins.
#SystemsThinking #Leadership #Collaboration #Mutualism #EmpowerCore #NatureWisdom
Others collaborate.
The honeyguide bird leads honey badgers to bee nests—
then they share the reward.
🧠 Leadership Lesson:
Collaboration beats control.
Signal + trust = shared wins.
#SystemsThinking #Leadership #Collaboration #Mutualism #EmpowerCore #NatureWisdom
July 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Some animals compete.
Others collaborate.
The honeyguide bird leads honey badgers to bee nests—
then they share the reward.
🧠 Leadership Lesson:
Collaboration beats control.
Signal + trust = shared wins.
#SystemsThinking #Leadership #Collaboration #Mutualism #EmpowerCore #NatureWisdom
Others collaborate.
The honeyguide bird leads honey badgers to bee nests—
then they share the reward.
🧠 Leadership Lesson:
Collaboration beats control.
Signal + trust = shared wins.
#SystemsThinking #Leadership #Collaboration #Mutualism #EmpowerCore #NatureWisdom
Ants don’t wait for orders.
They follow signal. Adjust in real time.
No meetings. No managers. Just feedback loops.
🧠 Leadership Lesson:
You don’t need a boss.
You need real-time signal.
#SystemsThinking #Leadership #Decentralization #EmpowerCore #OpsDesign #OrgDesign
They follow signal. Adjust in real time.
No meetings. No managers. Just feedback loops.
🧠 Leadership Lesson:
You don’t need a boss.
You need real-time signal.
#SystemsThinking #Leadership #Decentralization #EmpowerCore #OpsDesign #OrgDesign
July 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Ants don’t wait for orders.
They follow signal. Adjust in real time.
No meetings. No managers. Just feedback loops.
🧠 Leadership Lesson:
You don’t need a boss.
You need real-time signal.
#SystemsThinking #Leadership #Decentralization #EmpowerCore #OpsDesign #OrgDesign
They follow signal. Adjust in real time.
No meetings. No managers. Just feedback loops.
🧠 Leadership Lesson:
You don’t need a boss.
You need real-time signal.
#SystemsThinking #Leadership #Decentralization #EmpowerCore #OpsDesign #OrgDesign
Beavers don’t overthink.
They just build the system.
Dams regulate flow and create life.
No ego. No meetings. Just instinct.
🧠 Leadership lesson:
Good systems are invisible — until they fail.
→ Design for flow, not just control.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #WorkplaceWellness #FounderLife
They just build the system.
Dams regulate flow and create life.
No ego. No meetings. Just instinct.
🧠 Leadership lesson:
Good systems are invisible — until they fail.
→ Design for flow, not just control.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #WorkplaceWellness #FounderLife
July 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Beavers don’t overthink.
They just build the system.
Dams regulate flow and create life.
No ego. No meetings. Just instinct.
🧠 Leadership lesson:
Good systems are invisible — until they fail.
→ Design for flow, not just control.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #WorkplaceWellness #FounderLife
They just build the system.
Dams regulate flow and create life.
No ego. No meetings. Just instinct.
🧠 Leadership lesson:
Good systems are invisible — until they fail.
→ Design for flow, not just control.
#Leadership #SystemsThinking #WorkplaceWellness #FounderLife
Penguins rotate the pain to survive the cold.
Great teams do the same.
→ Build systems that share the workload.
#systemsthinking #leadership #businessoperations
Great teams do the same.
→ Build systems that share the workload.
#systemsthinking #leadership #businessoperations
July 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Penguins rotate the pain to survive the cold.
Great teams do the same.
→ Build systems that share the workload.
#systemsthinking #leadership #businessoperations
Great teams do the same.
→ Build systems that share the workload.
#systemsthinking #leadership #businessoperations
“I’m drowning,” she said.
Brilliant founder. Buried in tasks.
Wanted to hire.
No SOPs. No plan.
We used the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. framework.
Then she hired. Now she sleeps.
Plan before people. Always.
#founderlife #operations #scaleyoursystems #startupops #systemsthinking
Brilliant founder. Buried in tasks.
Wanted to hire.
No SOPs. No plan.
We used the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. framework.
Then she hired. Now she sleeps.
Plan before people. Always.
#founderlife #operations #scaleyoursystems #startupops #systemsthinking
July 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“I’m drowning,” she said.
Brilliant founder. Buried in tasks.
Wanted to hire.
No SOPs. No plan.
We used the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. framework.
Then she hired. Now she sleeps.
Plan before people. Always.
#founderlife #operations #scaleyoursystems #startupops #systemsthinking
Brilliant founder. Buried in tasks.
Wanted to hire.
No SOPs. No plan.
We used the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. framework.
Then she hired. Now she sleeps.
Plan before people. Always.
#founderlife #operations #scaleyoursystems #startupops #systemsthinking
Bragging about 80-hour weeks? I’ve seen where that road ends—from inside hospital rooms.
No one wishes for more slides.
They beg for more time.
Your systems = your freedom.
Choose wisely.
#TimeIsLife #WorkLifeDesign #SystemsThinking #FounderLife
No one wishes for more slides.
They beg for more time.
Your systems = your freedom.
Choose wisely.
#TimeIsLife #WorkLifeDesign #SystemsThinking #FounderLife
July 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Bragging about 80-hour weeks? I’ve seen where that road ends—from inside hospital rooms.
No one wishes for more slides.
They beg for more time.
Your systems = your freedom.
Choose wisely.
#TimeIsLife #WorkLifeDesign #SystemsThinking #FounderLife
No one wishes for more slides.
They beg for more time.
Your systems = your freedom.
Choose wisely.
#TimeIsLife #WorkLifeDesign #SystemsThinking #FounderLife
“I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them.”
Vonnegut said it best.
Your path isn’t random; it’s pattern-building.
Every “unrelated” job prepped me to build better systems.
Your background isn’t a bug. It’s a feature.
#systemsthinking
Vonnegut said it best.
Your path isn’t random; it’s pattern-building.
Every “unrelated” job prepped me to build better systems.
Your background isn’t a bug. It’s a feature.
#systemsthinking
July 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them.”
Vonnegut said it best.
Your path isn’t random; it’s pattern-building.
Every “unrelated” job prepped me to build better systems.
Your background isn’t a bug. It’s a feature.
#systemsthinking
Vonnegut said it best.
Your path isn’t random; it’s pattern-building.
Every “unrelated” job prepped me to build better systems.
Your background isn’t a bug. It’s a feature.
#systemsthinking