Hey there Reader,
Can I ask you something?
Last Sunday, I sent you a question about your calendar and your values. If someone looked at your week, would they guess correctly what you value most?
For some of you, that question probably stung a little. I know it did for me when I first asked it of myself fifteen years ago (and still does sometimes), crying in my car after four Christmases in five days.
Here's what I've learned: The gap between what we say we value and what our calendar says we value—that gap is where burnout lives.
So I'm genuinely curious: Did you look at your calendar? Did anything surprise you?
Maybe you discovered your calendar is more aligned than you thought. That's worth celebrating.
Or maybe you saw the gap clearly for the first time. That moment of recognition? That's not failure. That's the beginning of change.
Here's your follow-up rhythm this week:
Take one thing from last week's calendar that didn't align with your values. Just one. And either remove it or replace it with something that does.
Not everything. Just one thing.
Because rest is simple, remember? But simple doesn't mean easy.
Hit reply and let me know what you chose—and what it cost you to make that choice. I read every response.
In your corner,
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