Productivity is often measured by output. How much you produced, how quickly you moved, how consistently you showed up. For a while, that framework can feel motivating. Eventually, it can start to feel punishing.

There have been seasons in my business where I accomplished a lot on paper but felt de...

Most people say they don’t like planning, but what they really don’t like is planning that ignores reality.

The kind of planning that assumes you’ll have the same energy every day. That nothing unexpected will happen. That creativity will show up on command. When plans are built on those assumption...