the john ashworth files by John C Ashworth

the ash flash Sep 19, 2026

Lean is a position now, not just a constraint

Independent funeral homes have been running lean for decades. The difference is that for you, small was a constraint. AI…

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the ash flash Sep 18, 2026

You are the variable, NOT the economy

Your prospect is weighing what they want against what they fear, and somewhere in that equation is a version of this…

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the ash flash Sep 18, 2026

Why I built the Ashworth Academy & what I keep seeing inside the funeral profession

...the guy looks around at everything happening inside his industry, feels something shift in his gut, and decides to do…

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the ash flash Sep 15, 2026

Stop Watching the AI Debate and Start Using the Tool

That signal is the hardest thing to fake. And because it is hard to fake, it is the most valuable thing you can build…

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the ash flash Sep 15, 2026

Market Brief: Nobody Wins on a postcard alone anymore

Five Things Worth Knowing This Week in Pre-need

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the ash flash Sep 14, 2026

Ash Flash Market Brief: Nobody's Measuring Good Enough Against What's Actually Possible

Why good is not good enough for independent funeral homes. What the data shows and why it’s so hard to see form the…

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the ash flash Sep 13, 2026

Owning the pipeline before it runs dry

An owned planner, connected to a follow up system that runs all the time, is how you solve it. The families you served…

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the ash flash Sep 11, 2026

Carrying the weight that doesn’t go away

Nobody had written a protocol for September 11th, because nobody had imagined September 11th

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