What I Learned After Stepping Away for 3 Weeks (That Could Save Your Business)

Let me keep it real with y’all this morning.

I stepped away from my business for about three weeks. Not for a vacation. Not to chill. I moved. I got sick. Life hit me with a combo, and I had to take care of myself and my family.

But here’s what’s wild…

Nobody even noticed.

Clients still got served.
Patients were taken care of.
Workshops still went down.
Nothing broke.

If I had done this back in 2010?

The whole thing would’ve crumbled.

Back Then, Stepping Away Meant Losing Everything

When I had my first health scare in 2010, I stepped away for a few weeks.

And let me tell you — it was chaos. Patients were canceling, clients were freaking out, admin staff was stressed. People straight up said, “I’m not coming back until YOU come back.”

Why?

Because the value I was giving was completely tied to me physically being there.

If I wasn’t in the building, the whole business suffered.

That’s what happens when you build a “time-for-money” model. And I’m not just talking about treating patients — I’m talking about any business where you are the product.

I Almost Killed Myself Trying to Keep It All Together

I remember in 2013, I was so burnt out I could barely breathe. I knew I needed rest, but I didn’t take it.

Because I felt like the second I stepped away, everything would fall apart.

That’s not freedom. That’s a cage.

We all talk about financial freedom, but let’s be honest — most of us are just building high-paying prisons. You’re still stuck. You’re still trading time for money. And you’re one sick day, one emergency, one bad week away from everything falling apart.

The Truth About Value: It Has Nothing to Do with You Being in the Room

Here’s the lesson that took me over a decade to learn:

If the value of your business depends on your body being in the room, your business is broken.

Because eventually, your body is gonna tap out. Life is gonna hit. And when it does, you need a system that still delivers results — with or without you.

Today, I’ve got businesses running on what I call a “168 vehicle.”
That means the business works 168 hours a week — not just the hours I personally show up.

That’s why I could move across the state, get sick for two weeks, and not skip a beat.

Can You Step Away and Still Get Paid?

Ask yourself this:

• Could you take 3 weeks off and still pay your bills?

• Could you step away and not have 12 fires to put out when you return?

• Could you disappear from social media and your business STILL help people?

If the answer is no…

You don’t need another vacation. You need a better business model.

Here’s the Truth

Healthcare pros — especially my PTs, OTs, SLPs, dietitians — we’ve been taught that our body is our business.

But it’s not.

Our brain is the business.
Our experience.
Our frameworks.
Our ability to solve problems and deliver outcomes — THAT is the value.

And when you build a business around THAT?

You can step away… without stepping back.

Your Next Step

If you’re ready to stop building your business around your body — and start building something that works 168 hours a week — I’ll show you how.

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Don’t wait for a health scare to figure this out.

Much Love,
Greg Todd

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