Is that The Emergency Department?

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The pain radiates down your arm.

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You become short of breath. You’re dizzy and nauseous. You break out in a cold sweat.

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Something’s seriously wrong.

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As much as you don’t want to admit it, you know, deep down, you’re having a heart attack.

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What do you do next? You call for an ambulance. Right?

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You don’t go:

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"I really need medical attention, or I might die."

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"But my schedule’s kind of busy today."

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"Then I’ve got that client dinner tomorrow night."

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"Then, it’s the holiday weekend. A&E will probably be packed."

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Maybe on Monday or Tuesday I’ll call for that ambulance."

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Of course you don’t.

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In a life-or-death situation, you act. You do what you have to do to survive. And you do it right now. You don’t start weighing options or making excuses.

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But what about when it comes to your business? Your audits?

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It’s funny how we don’t always act with that same urgency when we have a business emergency.

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You see the warning signs.

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You’ve missed a few deadlines. There’s been the odd data error, or missing document. Your team is exhausted from the latest all-nighter (who does all-nighters any more anyway?)

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But instead of calling for help, you keep telling yourself you’ll get to it later.

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Maybe you don’t see it, but you could be bleeding time and money.

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But you’ll deal with it later.

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I’m sorry to be the one to break it to you but later isn’t a strategy.

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Those errors happen, no-one’s pretending they don’t. But if they’ve happened once, they’ll happen again. If you’re hoping it magically sorts itself out… well, hope isn’t a strategy either.

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If you felt a small pain in your chest, you wouldn’t ignore it and just hope it was nothing, would you? You’d be looking round for help.

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So why aren’t you looking for help with your business?

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Prevention is better than cure, so maybe it’s time to pull in a few tools to keep your business healthy.

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Tools that save you time.

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Tools that keep everything in line and adding up.

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Tools that cut out hours of repetition.

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Little problems rarely cure themselves. They usually become big problems, and in 2025 they are so easy to prevent.

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Regards,

Christiaan

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P.S. If you’re already a user, your well-being is sorted. If you’re not a user of The Audit Toolbar, and would like  a phone consultation, the doctor will see you now 😊. Click here for a time.

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