Hi there,
Welcome to Week 3!
Over the past two weeks, you’ve done the work most people skip: noticing patterns, naming tradeoffs, and designing a realistic way forward.
This week isn’t about doing more or fixing everything.
It’s about making sense of what you’ve learned and turning it into something you can carry forward with intention.
Not rushing into execution. Not locking yourself into a permanent change. Just getting clearer.
Today is about zooming out and naming what matters most as you move ahead.
Week 3: Looking forward
This week is about turning what you’ve learned into something you can carry forward. Not by doing more. By getting clearer.
Week 3, Day 1: What you’re carrying forward
Based on everything you’ve written so far, what feels most important to carry forward into the new year?
Not a to-do list. Not a resolution. Not the experiment itself. But the insight underneath it.
This might sound like:
“I do better when my calendar reflects my priorities.”
“Availability isn’t the same as impact.”
“I need fewer defaults and more intentional pauses.”
“Protecting energy is part of my job, not a personal failure.”
You’re naming the principle, not the tactic.
My example
After working through this challenge, the thing I’m carrying forward isn’t “protect focus time.”
It’s the realization that how I structure my availability shapes the quality of my leadership.
That insight changes how I think about meetings, decisions, and boundaries long after any specific experiment ends.
How to complete today’s prompt
Write down one insight you want to carry forward from this reset.
One sentence is enough.
If replying to the email helps with accountability, hit reply and jot it down.
If you’d rather keep this private, write it somewhere just for you.
Tomorrow, we’ll look at how this insight shows up in the kind of leader you want to be going forward.
See you tomorrow,
Kelly
Missed a day or starting late? You can find all challenge prompts here.