The Freedom Trap

A warm everything sourdough bagel landed on the table in front of me. You could just tell it was made in-house. The crust had that slight crackle. It smelled like something that had been proofed overnight and cared about. Before I took a bite, I asked the owner sitting across from me: “What would happen if you took a week off?” She laughed. Not because it was funny. Because she genuinely couldn’t picture the café running without her. She hadn’t just built a café. She’d made herself impossible to replace. That’s not a compliment. That’s a trap. New episodes every two weeks Free P.R.O.F.I.T. Diagnosis: thechefplus.com Substack: platingprofit.substack.com Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/platingprofits YouTube: @platingprofits Chef+ Strategic Bookkeeping | Financial clarity for F&B operators.