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You Don’t Owe Anyone a Seat in Your Peace

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Hillman Lentz
Jun 17, 2025
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There was a moment—not long after a major setback in one of my ventures—when everything seemed to fall sideways. The direction was clear, the strategy was sound... but some of our operating partners lost their footing. Not because the plan was broken, but because they were.

Instead of recalibrating, they started questioning everything. The business. The …

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