The Stress Tax

The chart draws a loop of six boxes that feed each other. With no view of the pipeline you take a bad-fit client, cut your price to close, put off the hire you need, stay buried in delivery, and run out of time to build pipeline - which sends you right back to the start. Two side cards tally what each lap costs you in money, people, reputation, and future choices. The fix isn't more hustle; it's a system that removes the pressure so the loop stops turning.