The Purposeful Pause

You sit down at your desk with a freshly made coffee and stare at 847 unread emails, a back-to-back calendar, 150+ unread notifications in Slack, and feel a shiver up your spine at the thought of opening your project management system to see the notification number there too. This is the general ...

I stepped away for longer—and more extensively—than intended when I had a health scare after the holiday (more on this at the end of today's email). What I discovered during those weeks didn't feel great: a major chunk of my business systems are actually me-systems, not yet real systems. And I'm ...

I've been thinking about how we can honor the summer energy that calls us to slow down without guilt or dropping everything we are responsible for. We are (unfortunately?) adults... To enjoy the season without the "I should be taking advantage of these beautiful days" pressure or the "everyone el...

It's the unofficial start of summer this weekend here in the States.  Maybe it's the longer days or the promise of "summer freedom" lingering from childhood, but there's something about this time of year that creates a unique tension – simultaneously pulling us toward both rest and productivity. ...

Have you ever noticed that some days you feel like you could conquer the world, while other days just answering emails feels like climbing Everest? For years, I thought the secret was just finding the perfect recharge ritual. But through multiple burnout recoveries—that felt more like trial-and-e...

Originally published November 24, 2024   Back in October we talked about seasonal rhythms and holiday planning in advance. But how do we shift from preparation to experiencing? Our preparation strategies are (and have to be) different from our experience strategies that help manage our energy a...