7-40 Challenge | Planning Week For many years I've run my work life on a system. At my day job, everything moves through a board — projects broken into tasks, tasks with deadlines and clear definitions of done, a daily rhythm of picking up what's most urgent and moving it forward. I don't think about … Continue reading One Operating System
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Negotiating With Comfort
7-40 Challenge | Rest Week I read a line today that stung: "You already know what to do. You are just negotiating with comfort." I sat with that one a while, because it caught me. I know what to do. I've known all year. The Phase Defiant promotion plan has been written since May — … Continue reading Negotiating With Comfort
The Only Way Out Is Through
7-40 Challenge | Rest Week I wrote a song this week. It's called "The Only Way Out Is Through," and I didn't set out to write a midpoint reflection on the year — but that's what came out. The verses are claustrophobic on purpose. Same four walls. Weight on the chest. A voice saying you're … Continue reading The Only Way Out Is Through
The Dream You Never Actually Wanted
7-40 Challenge | Rest Week I saw a quote today on social media. You've seen a version of it a hundred times: We only get one life. So why aren't you running as hard as you can toward your wildest dreams? It was attached to somebody's website. There was a famous name stapled to it … Continue reading The Dream You Never Actually Wanted
A Good Goodbye
7-40 Challenge | Rest Week Thirteen years ago, my grandmother was home, slowly waiting for the cancer to take her. I knew she was near the end. She lived about an hour and a half away, so I called and asked if I could come early. I drove down, and that morning I cooked her … Continue reading A Good Goodbye
David Willis 