Summer Series | A Rhythm Worth Returning To | This was one of my most-read issues from last season. Here it is again.
Hey there Reader,
I got the work done on the day I had the least to give, and I did it without waiting for the negative emotions to lift first. That's the piece I keep returning to for readers this week: the day I wanted to close the laptop and disappear into Netflix instead of finishing a talk I owed to a room full of people.
If you run a business, organization, or a team, that same week costs you a slipped deadline, and this issue is the fastest way back to steady when nothing else is working.
There's a specific week every leader eventually hits: the usual tools stop working, and you cannot fully explain why. I hit one of those weeks with a talk due and no motivation left to write it.
My usual tools weren't helping: the walk did not help, and neither did the morning routine I have leaned on for years. What got me through was an old saying about embracing the mundane, “Chop wood, carry water.” Rather than escaping into something more glamorous or spiritual, it’s the place where transformation actually happens.
If your output depends on showing up whether or not you feel ready, this is the piece worth fifteen minutes of your time today.
The rest of what got me through that week is in the full issue.
You can read it here, watch it on YouTube, or listen to episode 5 on your favorite platform.
What's the task you've been putting off until you feel ready, and what is that wait already costing your team?
Until next time,
PS - New assessment, same five minutes, a report built to give you an actual next step.