{"title":"Books by Carl Powell","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"take-inventory-worksheet-free","title":"The Still Standing Framework Worksheets","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"475\" data-start=\"378\"\u003eA practical starting point for business owners who want clarity before correction becomes crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"586\" data-start=\"477\"\u003eSimple. Focused. Designed to help you look at runway, alignment, margin, and blind spots — without overwhelm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"610\" data-start=\"588\"\u003eDownload. Review. Act.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"643\"\u003eFull Product Description\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"686\"\u003eMost businesses don’t collapse overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"699\"\u003eThey erode.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"809\"\u003eMargins tighten quietly.\u003cbr data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"728\"\u003ePayroll drifts upward.\u003cbr data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"753\"\u003eOwnership grows misaligned.\u003cbr data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"783\"\u003eBlind spots go unexamined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"949\"\u003eThe Take Inventory Worksheet™ is a simple tool designed to help you pause and look — clearly and honestly — at the areas that matter most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"984\"\u003eThis isn’t a comprehensive audit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1008\"\u003eIt’s a starting point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1008\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree download.\u003c\/strong\u003e Email required. Unsubscribe anytime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003eWhat This Worksheet Covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1069\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1069\"\u003eFinancial Inventory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1107\"\u003eRunway in months (cash, not credit)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1142\"\u003ePayroll as a percentage of sales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1170\"\u003eMargin and profit clarity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperational Inventory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1170\"\u003eProfit centers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1170\"\u003eComplexity creep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1170\"\u003eWhat you’ve added but never reviewed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1294\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1294\"\u003ePeople Inventory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1315\"\u003eAlignment and drag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1315\"\u003eThe “Would I hire them again?” question\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1383\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1383\"\u003eStructural Inventory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1404\"\u003eDecision authority\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1426\"\u003eIncentive alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1447\"\u003eShared consequence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1471\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1471\"\u003ePersonal Inventory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1481\"\u003eFatigue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1493\"\u003eAvoidance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1496\" data-end=\"1514\"\u003eRelief as a signal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1568\"\u003ePlus space to define your next three concrete moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1573\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1593\"\u003eWho This Is For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"1615\"\u003eBusiness owners who:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1656\"\u003eFeel pressure but can’t quite name it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1659\" data-end=\"1696\"\u003eReview their numbers too infrequently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1744\"\u003eSuspect misalignment but haven’t clarified it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1776\"\u003eWant sustainability, not hype\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1778\" data-end=\"1809\"\u003eYou don’t need to be in crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"1847\"\u003eYou just need to be willing to look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1849\" data-end=\"1852\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"1884\"\u003eWhat Happens After Download\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"1901\"\u003eYou’ll receive:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1905\" data-end=\"1922\"\u003eThe PDF worksheets for all three pillars: Inventory, Runway and Alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eOccasional email reflections on runway, alignment, and blind spots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1988\" data-end=\"2054\"\u003ePractical examples from someone still operating and still refining\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2056\" data-end=\"2065\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo noise. No shortcuts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2095\"\u003eJust clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2097\" data-end=\"2100\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"2102\" data-end=\"2121\"\u003eA Note From Carl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2185\"\u003eI’ve built businesses. Sold them. Watched them erode. Rebuilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2187\" data-end=\"2215\"\u003eThis worksheet isn’t theory. 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One after another, he would startup, learn, and close. Learning valuable lessons each time. This is not a Path to Success book. It is reality. It’s based on real history and real businesses that thrived, struggled, succeeded, and failed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-indent: .25in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Garamond',serif;\"\u003eFrom childhood resale schemes through forty ventures, and more changes than most people ever know — Carl spent a lifetime building businesses. Not all of them made it. A few he’d have been perfectly happy to keep small, if the next idea hadn’t come knocking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-indent: .25in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Garamond',serif;\"\u003eThis isn’t a get-rich story. 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