I’m 35.
If you’re in the 25-35 bracket, you’ll notice this:
- Some friends are married to their soulmates.
- Others are quietly googling "how to file for divorce."
- Some are hitting a 5 AM personal best in the gym.
- Others are battling burnout and anxiety.
- Some are meditating, reading, and healing.
- Others are escaping reality with cheap dopamine.
This decade is messy. It’s brutal. It’s beautiful.
There is no rulebook. There is no "perfect" pace.
Move at your own speed. Your timeline isn’t broken - it’s yours.
@Avonleebythesea Here's another interesting point, many of those schools have top tier academic programs in a variety of subjects but because of the states' reputations they go un noticed by the rest of the country
Thank you Guidrys for supplying Louisiana with the best gumbo/red beans leftover container ever created.
The trinity is a nice bonus.
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"Why is nothing getting done?" the boss asked. I pointed to his calendar...
47 meetings this week.
His executive team averaged 42.
"When do they actually work?" I asked.
Long pause.
"During meetings?" he said, not understanding me.
"No. When do they DO the work they're meeting about?"
He stared at the screen.
"After hours?" he guessed.
"So you're paying them to talk about work during work hours.
Then do work during life hours."
His face changed.
We pulled up his Sales Manager's calendar.
Back-to-back blocks.
8am to 6pm solid.
"She just missed her third kid's soccer game," he said quietly.
"And her numbers?" I asked curiously.
"Down 20%."
We both paused. He stared at his desk.
"So, when does she think?"
Another pause.
"Ummm. I guess she doesn't."
I opened the file from his top performer two years ago.
The one who left for a competitor.
"Remember Sandra?"
"Our best COO ever. We miss... I miss her."
"Look at her exit interview."
One line stood out:
"I spent 90% of my time in meetings about the work I never had time to do."
The boss leaned back.
"We've been so busy looking busy..."
"That you forgot to be productive."
Monday morning.
He canceled every recurring meeting.
Sent one email:
"No meetings before noon.
Mornings are for doing.
Afternoons for deciding."
Chaos for two weeks.
People didn't know what to do with the time.
Month three?
Revenue up 30%.
New products shipping on time.
Teams working together seamlessly.
The Sales Manager' even made her daughter's championship game.
And won the quarter.
Six months later, he called me.
"We only meet when there's something to decide.
Not something to discuss."
"And?"
"Turns out, that's about 70% less often."
Look at your next meeting.
Count the faces looking back at you.
Each one has real work dying on their desk.
Each one's anxiety is climbing
because it isn't getting done.
They want to build.
Create.
Solve.
Ship.
Instead, they're performing presence... for you.
Nodding at the right moments.
Watching their to-do list grow.
Knowing there's no time.
Fix the calendar.
Or watch those faces disappear.
One by one.
Until you're holding meetings about why nothing gets done.
With no one there to answer you.
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