This Week in Micro-Business January 5–11, 2026

PEA-SimpliMD Digest: This Week in Micro-Business

January 5–11, 2026

A Note From Me

This past week felt like one of those moments where the dots connect.

Not because everything suddenly became easy, but because the themes that showed up in my writing are the same ones I see every week in coaching conversations. Ownership. Delay. Structure. Decisions you think are small but end up shaping years of your life.

If you read nothing else today, read this slowly:

You are already making business decisions, whether you call them that or not.

This week’s posts all pointed back to that truth.

This Week’s Ownership Quote

“Inertia feels neutral, but it always favors someone else’s system.”

That line came out of Wednesday’s post, but it captures the entire week. Most physicians are not choosing the system they work inside. They are just staying inside it.

Ownership starts when you realize standing still is also a decision.

🗓️ This Week’s Posts at a Glance

Monday

When a Family Car Decision Becomes a Business Lesson Read more on The Independent Physician

Quick Take: What looked like a simple family purchase exposed a bigger truth. Many physicians make financial decisions without filtering them through a business lens, even though their income depends on one.

Why it matters: If you earn like a business but think like a household, you leak money quietly and consistently.

Wednesday

Inertia Is a Decision You’re Already Making Read more on The Independent Physician

Quick Take: Waiting feels safe. It rarely is. This post tackled the hidden cost of delay and why “not yet” often becomes “never.”

Why it matters: You do not drift into ownership. You decide into it.

Friday

The 10 Step Framework for Physician Micro-Businesses Read more on The Independent Physician

Quick Take: Most physician businesses struggle because they start without structure. This framework lays out a clear order of operations for building it right from the beginning.

Why it matters: Chaos later almost always traces back to shortcuts early.

🧰 Top Tool of the Week

Micro-Business Formation 10 Step Guide

This free e-book pairs directly with Friday’s post and gives you a clean, repeatable path from idea to operating business.

If you have been circling the idea of starting but feel stuck on where to begin, this removes the guesswork.

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🤝 Affiliate Highlight

Scribe Media: Professional Publishing and Ghostwriting Support

Several readers reached out after Friday’s post asking how to turn their expertise into something tangible. A book, a guide, or a long-form asset tied to their micro-business.

If that is on your radar, professional publishing support can shorten the distance between idea and finished product. Whether you write it yourself or collaborate, structure matters here too. Reach out to Scribe here and let them help you. They are who used to help me publish my best-selling book.

This week’s theme fits perfectly: ownership includes owning your intellectual property.

📅 Featured Offer This Week

Free PEA e-Books for Physician Owners

If this week stirred something in you, start with one free resource and build momentum.

Choose one that matches where you are right now:

• Business formation

• Income and tax structure

• Retirement planning

Each is designed to be practical, readable, and immediately useful.

🚀 Ready to Go Further?

Join the Physician Entrepreneur Academy

If you want more than information and you want support, structure, and accountability, this is where the PEA fits.

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A Closing Charge

This week was not about doing everything at once.

It was about noticing where you have been waiting, drifting, or telling yourself you will deal with it later.

Ownership starts quietly. With one decision. One tool. One next step.

Make that step count this week.

I will see you Monday.

— Tod