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Twelve years. Every Thursday. Last week I failed, and I feel great about it.
Here's why:
I was in a board meeting. I was at my parents' house, helping them with the things parents eventually need help with. Thursday just slipped by. I didn't notice until Friday.
Here's what I want you to notice: I'm not apologizing.
We are skilled at apologizing for being human, and I want to model that it's ok to drop a ball sometimes.
Sometimes the most honest thing a leader can do is let a Thursday go. Be in the room with the board. Be in the kitchen with your parents. Be where life and work actually are.
Not doing something — really, consciously choosing not to — is one of the most underrated leadership moves there is. It's not laziness. It's discernment.
So if you missed something this week, or chose your people over your list, or just ran out of runway: don't spiral. Ask yourself — was anything actually broken?
I bet nothing was.
Email me and tell me. I really do want to know.