I was informed late yesterday that I have a monthly meeting on the second Tuesday of each month with USA Pickleball Ambassadors. I was recently appointed an Ambassador for my area, so I can't miss my first one! That means I started tonight's coffee hour an hour earlier due to the conflict. Moving forward, I will be hosting the coffee hour an hour earlier on the second Tuesday of each month (it will be noted on the calendar). @Ash Rand still managed to jump on, and I'm sharing the recording with the rest of the community here. See you next week!

I’ve noticed something over the last few days as engagement has been picking up here. The more people talk openly about where they’re stuck, the clearer it becomes that motivation isn’t the issue. Most of us don’t need more inspiration. We need fewer decisions, clearer constraints, and a structure that makes action inevitable. That’s the direction I’ve been heading in my thinking lately. Over the next week, I’m going to be sharing more about a framework I’ve been testing and refining that tackles this exact problem. Not theory. Not mindset fluff. Structure . If you’re open to it, I’d love to know: What’s the one thing you know you should be doing right now… but aren’t? No pressure to explain. Just name it.

🤯 Overwhelm: When there are too many choices, the brain can’t easily decide which path to take. You feel like you should pick the “perfect” door, which can freeze you in place. 😨 Fear of making the wrong choice: With so many possibilities, the fear of picking the “wrong” one grows. You might overthink, second-guess, or wait endlessly, worrying that you’ll regret your choice. 🫩 Decision fatigue: The more doors you have to consider, the more mental energy is drained. Eventually, you feel tired and stuck—not because you can’t act, but because your brain just can’t handle it right now. 👀 Loss of focus: When options multiply, it’s easy to lose sight of what actually matters to you. You might start chasing everything and end up doing nothing meaningful. ❓Comparison trap: Seeing all the doors others are walking through can make you question yourself, making it harder to commit to your own choice. 📈 Analysis paralysis: You analyze every potential outcome, scenario, and consequence, which can be so exhausting that you literally don’t move at all. 🪤 Perceived pressure to “have it all”: Feeling like you should explore every opportunity or succeed in every area can create a sense of being trapped by your own expectations. 🚪It’s like standing in a hallway with a hundred doors and just staring, thinking, “Which one will actually be worth it?” Sometimes the best move is picking a door—even imperfectly—and learning as you go.

I sat down with @Daniel Halls, an ER nurse who helps leaders and community builders develop real Emotional Intelligence—not the buzzword version. We talked about how emotional awareness affects decision-making, leadership, and consistency when pressure is high. If you’re building anything that involves people (which is all of us), this one will land. ▶️ Watch here: https://youtu.be/MZi0qKiXAyU?si=Ay7O_I3ZrfZjhehv

Today's quote from the book: “Self-sabotage often masquerades as logic or humility, but its real motivation is fear.” Doing What You Know, Chapter 6, p. 93 This is why it feels so convincing. It doesn’t show up as panic. It shows up as a “smart reason” to wait. A “responsible” excuse to delay. A “humble” way to stay small. And because it sounds reasonable, you don’t fight it. You agree with it. The shift happens when you stop debating the story and start noticing what it’s protecting you from. Fear loves disguises. Clarity unmasks it. Write the most believable excuse you’ve been using lately. Under it, write the fear it’s protecting. Then take one 5-minute action anyway.