Anti-Fragility theme. We will be hitting the journaling quickly today.

Looking forward to seeing you guys again. This group has been quiet lately and I think there’s some good stuff going on behind the scenes. The pollen is roaring down in the south and sneezing is at a year long high (as I sneeze to type this) 😂

Sorry everyone. I haven’t had the time to finalize the agenda for today to pass along for someone to lead. My apologies. Thank you for all the kind messages. Much appreciated.

1. I will need someone to volunteer to run Friday’s call. 2. Final days of February. Is March in like a Lion? Most of you know I’m dealing with some stuff with my Mom. Not only did she lose her husband last week but found out she had to be out of her house she’s been renting as well. (Same day as the funeral). 🤦🏻‍♂️ So we are moving her out tomorrow and Friday. I hope to be back Sunday night to try and get caught back up.

A few weeks back, @Toby Thomas shared the idea of choosing a word to define your year. That stuck with me, and I chose FOCUS. It’s been a lens for everything. Today, @Dwayne Van Harberden and I had a deep dive conversation about what that really means, not just in strategy, but in practice, how we stay focused in the chaos of daily life. We talked about: - Managing attention with intention - Saying no to distractions - The discipline of being fully present with the task at hand - How your whole life supports your ability to focus — nutrition, rest, energy And Dwayne dropped a line I’m definitely stealing: “My day starts when I go to bed.” 💥 That’s it. No more treating rest as optional. This all ties directly to the “impossible” Q1 goals I’ve committed to at our MedTech startup, and how I plan to make them inevitable through focused execution: 1. Raise $2M in funding 2. Build and implement our quality management system 3. Complete our feasibility study So thank you again, @Toby Thomas , for planting the seed with that word-of-the-year idea. And thank you @Dwayne Van Harberden for sharing your insights! Would love to hear from others: What’s helped you protect your focus lately? How do you keep your mind in “builder mode”?