“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

– Victor Frankl 

This week, I'm asking you to do something counterintuitive: press pause.

Be present.

Be intentional.

I share with you on a Sunday for a reason – it’s the best window to cut through the noise and encourage you to switch off your autopilot.

So I'm keeping this short on purpose. You don't need more input. Instead I want you to start consciously building a habit most leaders skip: reflection.

While others are obsessed with ramping up quicker, faster, harder, I want you to zig while they zag.

I want you to look back rather than look forward. 

Last week I gave you 26 Rules. That was a lot to take in. So this week: reflect with intention and purpose. Consciously interpret your own data from the past week – physical, mental, emotional. 

Be curious. What are the learns? What are the course-corrections you need to make?

Think of the year ahead like a flight path – it looks so linear on paper, but the reality is that the plane is constantly doing micro course-corrections based on the inevitable variables that will arise.

Ignore your data and you’ll end up in the wrong place.  

Your Sunday Cycle:

 Reflection → Extraction → Intention → Action 

Sit with it. Walk with it. Pen and paper. Don’t waste the opportunity to learn from what your first week revealed.

This is a skill you can build. But it requires reps.

Don't get seduced by the rush to action. Reflection IS the work.

Build this habit and the returns will compound over time.