Stop Chasing Mosquitoes — Hunt Bears Instead
Long before Sigmas built businesses, we hunted.
Not always with bows and spears — but with focus, patience, and an instinct to go after what truly mattered. In those days, you would never waste a morning chasing mosquitoes. They would bite, sure. They would distract you, irritate you, maybe even cost you a little blood. But a mosquito never fed a village.
Bears did.
To hunt a bear meant slowing down. Tracking. Learning its patterns. Saving your strength for the moment it mattered. A bear hunt required you to leave the noise behind, because you needed your mind sharp, your body ready, your spirit clear.
Today, the hunt has changed. But the distractions haven’t.
The modern “mosquito” is anything that pulls you away from your deeper hunt. It is the endless scroll of social media, the pings of notifications, the seductive lure of quick wins, and the constant busyness that looks like progress but only drains you. It is the culture of “996” and “always on,” the belief that more hours equals more success, when in truth it often equals a slow bleed of your life force.
Years ago, I was deep in mosquito territory. Running restaurants seven days a week for over a decade, without a single real break. Managing fires. Saying yes to everything. Mistaking relentless motion for real movement.
Until the day my body stopped me — a stroke at 53.
That was my initiation. The moment I saw the truth: I had been chasing mosquitoes while the bear — the one thing that could change everything — wandered free, untouched.
When I rebuilt my life, I made a vow. I would hunt bears.
Your bear might be the one project that brings your entire business into alignment. It might be building the health and vitality you need to sustain your mission. It might be creating the space for your true work to emerge.
A bear is worth the chase because it feeds you for months, even years. But it demands patience, strategy, and the discipline to walk away from the swarms.
This is the Sigma way. Not reacting to every bite. Not proving yourself through constant motion. But choosing the hunt that matters — and giving it your full presence.
The question is simple: will you spend your life swatting, or will you master the hunt?
Action Step: Today, name your bear. The single pursuit that, if achieved, will make everything else easier or irrelevant. Then, commit to it. Clear your path. Let the mosquitoes buzz — they’re not worth your life force.
