Not a Pot to P*ss In
How to convert business sweat into long-term value?
Three business owners walk into a bar. Each runs a solid business — same revenue, same industry, similar costs.
At the end of the month, after all the invoices are paid and the tax is sorted, they’re each left with $0.10 in the dollar. That’s their disposable income — the sweat they get to keep.
It’s not a life-changing amount. But it’s the part that decides whether their business will give them freedom or keep them grinding.
And what each one does with that 10 cents? That tells you everything you need to know about their future.
🥂 Mr Glass Half Full
Buys the watch. Upgrades the ute. Books the luxury weekend away.
Pays himself first — and spends it just as fast.
Believes he deserves it (and maybe he does).
His 10 cents funds lifestyle, not legacy. The sweat is gone by Monday morning.
🥃 Mr Glass Half Empty
Sits on the cash.
Doesn’t trust investments, growth plans, or himself.
Keeps money in the bank “just in case”.
His 10 cents never multiplies. Inflation in real terms does the slow eroding for him.
🪙 Mr Convert-to-Value
Lives modestly.
Treats that 10 cents as capital, not income.
Allocates with intention:
A small rental held in trust
Regular contributions to index funds
A growing Bitcoin wallet through DCA
He stores sweat. Last year’s effort is still working for him today.
🧠 The Real Question:
Where does your sweat go once it’s earned?
You trade energy for income every single week. But income alone doesn’t build wealth.
The real limiter is how you think about that income.
🪞 Is This Why You Still Don’t Have a Pot to P*ss In?
It’s a harsh line from a movie — but it stuck with me.
Because I’ve met so many founder-managers who are:
Making decent money
Working long hours
And still… don’t have a pot to p*ss in
No assets. No progress. No evidence that their last five years of sweat have built anything lasting.
It’s not because they’re bad at business. It’s because they’ve never been taught to store value the way they store invoices.
That’s what this article is about.
💭 Limiting Beliefs vs. Vision
Most business owners don’t have a conversion problem — they have a belief problem.
Mr Full’s belief: “I earned it, I deserve to enjoy it.”
Mr Empty’s belief: “It’s safer to hold cash than try anything risky.”
Mr Convert’s belief: “My business is a tool for legacy.”
What you believe about money, effort, and the future shapes everything. The decision of where to store value is the easy part. The hard part is believing you should.
🔒 The Store of Sweat
This isn’t about money. It’s about what happens to your energy after you’ve spent it.
A Store of Sweat is how founder-managers:
Turn effort into equity
Turn systems into savings
Turn margin into meaningful wealth
It’s not about working harder. It’s about making your past work continue to pay you after it’s done. Freedom doesn’t come from revenue. It comes from what you do with it.
💡 How to Build a Vision and Break Through Limiting Beliefs
Here are 3 practical ways to shift your mindset and start storing your effort for the long-term.
1. Create a Vision Board That’s Actually Useful
Forget luxury yachts and villas. Build a board that reflects:
What your ideal workday looks like
What you want your team to do without you
The kind of work you never want to do again
🛠️ Tip: Use real images, actual business numbers, and personal motivations. This creates emotional leverage for storing your $0.10 wisely.
2. Turn Limiting Beliefs into Affirmations That Serve You
Most beliefs sound like facts. But they’re just habits.
❌ “I’m bad with money.”
✅ “I’m learning to manage money with clarity and confidence.”
❌ “I can’t afford to invest.”
✅ “I turn small wins into long-term value every month.”
🛠️ Write the old belief. Flip it. Say the new one daily. Over time, you act like the person who believes it.
3. Set One Small, Forward-Looking Win This Month
You don’t need thousands to start. You just need proof that your sweat can store.
Try this:
Transfer $100 into a “Freedom Fund”
Create a checklist that replaces you in one task
Spend 10 minutes reviewing what you didn’t need to do last week
🛠️ Progress isn’t about how big. It’s about if you start.
🧭 Why I’m Writing This
I don’t just help business owners improve their numbers from $0.10 to $0.11.
I help them:
Reconnect with why they’re doing it
Create a vision big enough to store sweat for
Replace beliefs that leak value with those that compound it
If you’re working hard… but nothing’s stacking up, it’s not a cashflow problem. It’s a psychology and systems problem.
👋 Ready to Build a Store of Sweat?
If you’re making money but feel like there’s nothing to show for it — I can help.
Whether it’s creating systems, reworking beliefs, or just taking action on the ones and twos floating around in your business…
📥 Get in touch or check out the Full Business Rehab — a space where smart founders store sweat like value and build freedom one month at a time.
💭 Final Thought:
“You can always make more money. But not more sweat.” — Store it wisely.