Today ought to be about rest.

Week 7 of 2024 ✅

Let me guess. As things start to ramp up again, it’s almost like there wasn’t a magical holiday season where everyone was on vacation and deadlines had to be pushed back and back and back again.

Thank heavens for the long weekend (if you’re in banking anyway). This is your chance to really get going on the intentions you set for the new year. A bonus Saturday, hooray!

But before you get on your case about not doing anything “productive” with your time off, please remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day. No, it took a massive army and a ton more money to do that. 💁🏻‍♀️Your foundation rests in your ability to ride the waves as gently as possible, taking care of your long-term capacity for creation.

Which means today ought to be about rest. Let the laundry sit for a second; order in for dinner tonight. Yes, there’s always something to do but all of it never gets completed. That’s the fallacy of productivity.

Give yourself the grace of a good slacking off… and watch how your conviction to put your plans into action returns.