Hi All, My name is Patrick Munroe - Tanya and Philip are old friends and invited me to be a part of this community and I'm so grateful they have. Thank you @Tanya and @Philip Folsom. My life recently has brought a lot of change - I moved cities, changed industries and jobs, got married, got a dog, and we are expecting our first child. The amount of blessings the last 12 months have brought have been abundant but change never comes without pain. I'd like to share the biggest challenge I'm currently facing... In this new professional role - I have found myself in a leadership position. Not in any official capacity but I am a person who likes to cultivate resources for my tribe and share them, so folks tend to look to me for guidance. Unfortunately, our team was aligned to a manager who is less than stellar. I'm in sales, and it's a very performance based position. The manager is feeling pressure from above and unfortunately passing that pressure along down the chain and seemingly lining up some of my teammates as sacrificial lambs. At least two of our team of nine are on notice for potential performance improvement plans and it is severely degrading the environment we've worked hard to cultivate. Change can shine light on bad habits you may have developed in previous chapters that you thought were conditional. I'm ashamed to say, when the environment feels unstable and the team is running short on wins, I tend to play the blame game. Blame the bad manager, the customer, the "wasted" time I've devoted to helping my teammates etc. etc. I'm still very much pushing to create camaraderie and community within the team by coordinating social events, sharing resources, doing some brainstorming and coaching on specific customers or deals etc. but I can feel the mood of the team soured by the anxiety of a potential target on their back. I'm cognizant about making an effort not to bad mouth or undercut our leader but it does seem like conversations tend to circle back around to gossiping and blaming him for not doing a better job.

Hi All. Well, first day of war season went well. Spent the day getting to know my new Sergeant and opened back up a project that's been buried under snow for the past two months. Nice to be back at it. Dropped off on the perfect day over the weekend, but that's ok as I still had good weekend and I chose rest and letting go for a couple of days knowing that my days and weeks will only be ramping up from this point on. It's good to keep perspective. So as far as my Q1 list is concerned, I have some stuff to definitely wrap up over the week and weekend to finish strong. Here's where I landed for my overall Q1 Grails. (I hit all of the others not listed) I've attache the original. Personal: - Finish the book I'm currently reading which will give me 4 books on my goal of 3. - Missed on the hikes, as the weather wasn't the easiest. Did pick up ice climbing and cross country skiing so I'm thinking I'll give myself a pass. - Didn't hit the 2 new recipes per month with the kids but healthy eating for all of us was on par and we did try a bunch. My youngest joins me cooking often so maybe I'll check this one off too, lol - Meditation I could hit it a little harder but definitely reestablished it. (I do actively practice mindfulness daily but there's still no substitute for the pillow) I'll carry this over to Q2 - Review Finances/ debt/ financial health/ budget/ Set goals - needs work and perfect Magician House work for this upcoming month. Did focus on the business side of this however. Business to dos: - Websites updating - 2026 Pricing (will continue into Q2 but main vendors are in process - about 75% complete) - Hire x2 more laborers (in process- and honestly need them for 4/6 so I should be good) - Monthly Newsletter (due this week) - Retail Marketing - Tools organization/ Early Spring orders So I'm feeling in a solid place and psyched with how much I've accomplished this quarter. Will work on my Q2 Grails and have a good framework for my Q2 Perfect Day by 4/1. Its nice that some of my remaining items on my overall 2026 list fit nicely into Magician 😁

I hope I’m posting in the right place. The Wisdom of the Wolves has always spoken to me and I think there is much to be gained by following some of the wisdom of the ancients so to speak @Philip Folsom thank you for the work you do. I’m hoping to learn and gain as much knowledge as possible in building my own tribe someday and particularly to serve the community somehow with a group of other like minded folks. Thanks again and I hope everyone’s day is going well. Also open to suggestions as far as where to start, I know there’s content in the classroom section and that’s where I’ve been looking. -Michael