Kevin — Operating System

Section 01

The Honest Numbers.

You gave these scores. Own them. They are not a verdict on who you are — they are a map of where to go.

Family Connection2/10

Time With Lewis4/10

Intimacy with Partner2/10

New Business Closing1/10

Scoring / Process1/10

New Business Attempts7/10

Branding Strength6/10

The Key Insight

"If your work is a four, the last thing you need is to go home and your family life also be a four."

You are trying to 70% your way into a 100% life. It doesn't work like that. The energy you bring home from a depleted business is the same energy your family receives.

Elevate the home to a 7 — and when you go back to the 4 at work, it will feel like a 6.

That is where we start. Not with more hustle. With a more complete man showing up to both.

Section 02

The Camera Lens.

We're not changing the body of the camera. We're changing the lens depending on the environment you're in.

At Home · With Family

50mm Lens

Zooms right in. Everything becomes intentional. Zoe knows she is seen. Lewis feels your full presence. You are not thinking about Shopify clients. You are here.

This is not soft. This is disciplined. Choosing where your attention goes is the hardest skill you will build.

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At Work · In Business

Wide Zoom Lens

Operates across multiple areas simultaneously — LinkedIn, Skool groups, masterminds, Groooms-type clients. All activity feeds back into one strategy.

You can hold this lens because the 50mm is doing its job at home. One does not bleed into the other.

"Delayed gratification and chipping away is a much more peaceful place to operate from — you don't carry elevated stress into the places that don't need it."

Section 03

Questions You Need Courage to Answer.

Write honestly. All 12 questions. When you're done, enter your name below and send them to Tim in one go. This is not a test — it is the work.

Family

When did you last give Zoe your full attention — phone away, nowhere else to be — and what happened?

Family

What does Zoe actually need from you right now that she hasn't said out loud?

Fatherhood

Lewis is 5 months old. When he's 15, what do you want him to say about his early years with you? What are you doing today that leads to that?

Fatherhood

On a typical day, how many minutes of genuinely undistracted time does Lewis get from you? What would need to change for that to double?

Business Identity

You said your branding problem is messaging and positioning, not visuals. What are you currently saying to the market — and what do you actually want to be known for?

Business Identity

Groooms is a £2bn beauty and skincare brand. What would you need to change — about yourself, your positioning, your daily behaviour — to be the obvious choice for ten more clients like them?

Fear

You're trying to close new business at a 1/10. You're attempting it at a 7/10. What's happening in the gap? What is the real reason deals aren't closing?

Fear

What client or situation are you currently tolerating that you know — if you're honest — you should have walked away from months ago?

Identity

Tim's brand signals high performance and family in equal measure. When people look at yours, what do they see? What do you want them to see — and what's the gap?

Identity

If you became the undisputed SEO authority for Shopify ecom brands in beauty and skincare — what would your life actually look like? Describe it in detail.

Croatia

You said the last time you felt connected to Zoe was Croatia — adventure, exploration, presence. What specifically made it work? What would it take to build more of that without the passport?

The Hard One

If your family scores stayed at 2 and 4 for another two years because work stayed the priority — what would that cost you? Say it plainly. Don't soften it.

Section 03 · Send to Tim

When you're ready — send your answers.

Fill in your name, then hit the button. All 12 answers land in Tim's inbox in one email, clearly labelled. Honest and incomplete beats polished and delayed — send it when you've given each question real thought, not when they're perfect.

Your Name

Your Email (optional — for a copy)

Sent securely to Tim's inbox. Nothing is stored on this page after you submit.

Sent. Tim has your answers.

Your responses are on their way. Tim will come back to you with his read before your next session. Keep working through this week's tasks below.

Section 04

This Week. Seven Days.

Tick each task as you complete it. At the end of the week, send Tim your progress — he'll see exactly what's done and what needs a conversation.

Weekly Progress 0 / 10

Father's Day · This Weekend

Get a photo with Zoe on Father's Day. Print it. Frame it. Give it to her.

Not a digital copy. A physical object she can hold. You are telling her she is worth the effort of making something real.
This Weekend

Plan one deliberate family activity — research it, book it, make it happen.

Look up Cogges Farm in Witney. One night Airbnb if the weather holds. The planning IS the message.
Today or Tomorrow

Write your ICP in one sentence: "I am the SEO authority for Shopify ecom brands in beauty and skincare." Put it somewhere you see daily.

You don't try to become it — you decide to become it first, then behave accordingly.
This Week

Audit your LinkedIn profile as if you were a £2bn beauty brand looking for an SEO partner. Write down what doesn't match.

Don't rewrite it yet — just look through their eyes. That list becomes the brief for the rebrand.
This Week

Identify the three most active Skool communities or Facebook groups where beauty and skincare ecom brand owners spend time. Join one.

Not to pitch — to be present and listen. Your clients are not all on LinkedIn.
This Week

Build a simple scoring sheet for new business prospects — score them before the call, not after you've done the work.

Closing 1/10. Attempting 7/10. The gap is process, not effort. A scoring system stops you spending energy on the wrong people.
This Week · Daily

Set a phone-down hour with Zoe — same time every evening, non-negotiable.

Connection is built in repetition, not occasions. One hour. Same time. Every day this week.
This Week

Complete all 12 questions in Section 03 and send them to Tim.

Not skimming. Not half-answers. These questions are the map. The answers are the compass.
This Week

List every client currently paying under £150/month. For each: does this serve your new positioning, or do you need an exit plan?

You can't build a Groooms-level client base while spending energy on clients who erode your positioning and margin.
By End of Week

Write 300 words on the Groooms result — the problem, what you did, the outcome.

Your biggest client is a £2bn beauty brand. That is a story. You are not telling it yet. This week you start.

Section 04 · Weekly Accountability

Send Tim your week's progress.

Tick the tasks above as you complete them, then hit send at the end of the week. Tim will see exactly what's done, what's in progress, and what needs a conversation. Accountability is the mechanism — use it.

Your Name

Any notes for Tim (optional)

Tim receives a clear summary of every task — ticked or unticked — so he knows exactly where you are.

Progress sent. Tim's got it.

Your weekly check-in is on its way. Keep the momentum going into next week.

Section 05

Your Business Positioning.

You already know what you want to be. The work now is becoming it in every signal you send.

The Positioning

The SEO Authority for Shopify Ecom in Beauty & Skincare

Not "SEO consultant." Not "digital marketing." Not "I help most ecom brands."

Shopify. Ecom. Beauty and skincare. SEO.

Every piece of content, every conversation, every case study points here. You don't try to become it — you decide to, then behave accordingly.

Your Proof Point

Groooms — £2bn Beauty & Skincare Brand

This is not a client you mention in passing. This is the centrepiece of your positioning.

A £2bn brand chose you. That story needs to be told well and told often.

The case study you write this week becomes the anchor for everything else.

Clients You Go After

Shopify ecom brands in beauty and skincare

Investing in long-term organic growth

Revenue-generating brands who understand SEO takes time

Businesses who want a strategic partner, not an executor

Brands with £2bn ambition — or who want to get there

Founders active in Skool, masterminds, and high-level groups

Clients You Decline

£150/month retainers without growth trajectory

Anyone who wants "good but not great" results

Brands outside beauty, skincare, and ecom

Clients who question every invoice

Anyone treating SEO as a one-month experiment

Clients who erode your confidence, not build it

Section 06

The 6-Month Map.

Three phases. Chip away. Delayed gratification is the strategy — not the compromise.

Phase 01

Months 1–2
Foundation

ICP locked and written down
LinkedIn audit and rewrite begins
Groooms case study drafted
Scoring process built and in use
Phone-down hour with Zoe daily
Weekly intentional family moment
Questions answered and sent to Tim
£150/month client exit plan started

Phase 02

Months 3–4
Build

LinkedIn content live in niche
Active in 2–3 relevant communities
First Groooms-level prospect in pipeline
Closing rate improved to 3–4/10
Family score moved from 2 → 5
Lewis time score: 4 → 6
Date night / adventure with Zoe monthly
SEO delivery process documented

Phase 03

Months 5–6
Compound

Recognised in niche — content gaining traction
1–2 new premium clients closed
£150/month clients replaced or exited
Family score: target 7/10
Partner intimacy: target 6/10
Lewis score: target 7/10
Review: what did chipping away produce?
Set next 6-month targets with Tim

This Week

The Declaration

You decide who you are becoming. Write it down. Answer the questions. Send them to Tim. Nothing changes until something changes.

ICP WrittenFather's Day PhotoAnswers Sent

Month 1

The Rebuild

LinkedIn repositioned. Groooms case study written. Scoring process in place. Phone-down hour with Zoe consistent. One family adventure booked.

LinkedIn AuditCase StudyFamily Ritual

Months 2–3

The Visibility

Content live and consistent. Active in communities. First premium conversations happening. Family scores moving. You are no longer claiming the position — you are inhabiting it.

Content LiveCommunity ActivePremium Pipeline

Months 4–6

The Compound

New premium clients closed. Family at 7. Intimacy restored. The gap between your ambition and your daily reality is closing — not because you pushed harder, but because you built better.

Premium Clients ClosedFamily Score 7+Review with Tim

The Father's Day Task — This Weekend

Get the photo. Print it. Frame it. Give it to Zoe.

This is not a romantic gesture. It is a message: I thought about us, I made something real, I gave it to you. That is what the 2/10 is missing. Not grand plans — small deliberate acts. Start here, this weekend.

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Where You Are.Where You're Going.