The Crisp Guy Blog – Leadership, Resilience & Culture

The Stripped Back Journal

This is where I lay it bare. Silence, betrayal, survival, and rebuilding — told as it happened. Not theory. Not Polish. Just real stories stripped back to the truth over the last 37 years as a small business owner.

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When My Oura Ring Knew Before I Did…

The morning of my first talk in three years, my Oura Ring flashed a stress warning I’d never seen before. It was right — I was nervous. But what happened next showed me something bigger: stress means the moment matters, and sharing the truth creates real connection.

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