08/18/2026
𝐌𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.
How people think. How they learn. How they construct meaning.
Invariably, the attention my clients pay to the way they protect their thinking time determines how well they thrive as leaders.
𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 - 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲.
When you assume that your thinking powers will ‘be there’ when you need them to be, you run out of time and creativity.
The ripple effect is:
👉Working late into the night
👉Fatigue
👉Higher stress
👉A tendency to say ‘yes’ when you want to say ‘no’
👉Doing it yourself because no one else can do it as well you do
By contrast, when you prioritize your time to think, you show up clear-headed and focused.
✔️You make better decisions.
✔️You have more capacity to listen, notice patterns, ask relevant questions, and see possibilities that aren't immediately obvious.
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞
1. Broadcast your availability
2. Think ahead about what actually constitutes an emergency
3. Have a script ready for when you want to say 'no'
4. Create a transition routine
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞
1. Watch your assumptions – the ones that get in your way - they determine your actions.
2. Slow down - be deliberate
3. Tolerate the transition to deeper thinking time
4. Accept the messy – creativity can feel all over the place
When you courageously choose to say ‘no’ in order to say ‘yes’, you create a culture of deliberate, thoughtful choices.
You model how to resist the pull of reactivity and instead create the conditions for deeper work – for everyone.
𝐈𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩?
Do you want to feel more confident when protecting your thinking time?
Call me🙂💜
