At this year’s Folsom Tech Week in Folsom, CA, I had the privilege of leading a live workshop called The Entrepreneur Performance Reset at Granite City Coworking, a hub for the Folsom and Sacramento entrepreneurial community.
Over 20 entrepreneurs joined the session, and the energy in the room made it clear that this topic resonates deeply with founders, small business owners, and business leaders across the Sacramento region.
Because while entrepreneurs spend enormous effort building systems for their businesses, very few have systems for their own performance.
The Hidden Gap in Entrepreneurship
Most companies operate with structure:
• operating plans
• revenue goals
• project management systems
• performance dashboards
But the person leading the organization often operates without a structured approach to:
• Sleep
• Energy management
• Focus
• Stress
• Daily habits
Over time, this gap creates friction.
Not just in business performance, but in personal health, leadership capacity, and sustainable success for entrepreneurs and founders in the Folsom and Sacramento business community.
The Workshop Goal
The purpose of the workshop was simple:
Help entrepreneurs design a personal operating system they can follow consistently.
During the session, participants worked through a guided framework to:
• identify habits draining their energy
• clarify the 3–5 daily standards that move the needle most
• design a 75-Day Health + Habit Reset plan
• walk away with a clear, simple roadmap
Rather than motivation or inspiration, the focus was structure and execution—an approach that resonates strongly with driven entrepreneurs and small business owners throughout Northern California.
Why 75 Days?
Meaningful change rarely happens in a week or two.
A 75-day reset allows enough time for:
• habits to stabilize
• routines to become automatic
• energy to improve
• discipline to compound
It’s long enough to produce meaningful results but structured enough to remain realistic for busy entrepreneurs, founders, and leaders managing companies in the Sacramento and Folsom business ecosystem.
Workshop Slides + Framework
If you weren’t able to attend the session, you can review the slides from the workshop here:
The Entrepreneur Performance Reset slide deck
You can also download the workbook used during the session:
The Entrepreneur Performance Reset workbook
Final Thought
Entrepreneurs often look outward for the next strategy or opportunity.
But many breakthroughs happen when leaders reset their own systems first.
Better sleep.
Clearer thinking.
Higher energy.
More consistent execution.
The business improves when the operator improves.
If you’re interested in future entrepreneur workshops in Folsom or Sacramento, or want to learn more about the Thrive 75 framework and performance coaching for entrepreneurs, you can learn more through Running Water Coaching, based in Folsom, California.