The number that hurt most wasn't the $50 effective hourly rate. It was the quiet question behind it: Is this it? Is this what success is supposed to feel like?
Burnout wrapped in spreadsheets?
Here's what I need every CPA, EA, and tax advisor to understand: we don't burn out because we're lazy or not disciplined enough. We burn out because the model itself is fundamentally broken.
Compliance work is a treadmill. The deadlines never end. The volume only grows. And hourly billing keeps your income capped no matter how skilled you are or how hard you work.
You can't outwork a broken model. I tried for years. I nearly broke myself proving it.
But everything changed when I made one decision: I stopped accepting this as just the way things had to be.
What if success could actually feel like success? What if profit didn't require sacrificing your entire life? What if there was a different model?
It's possible. And that's what I want to show y'all.
Drop your questions in the comments.
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