I’ve had a few conversations this week that all circled the same idea:

how to stay with the process instead of rushing the outcome.

One of them was with a past client, Shola. During a virtual coffee chat, she said something simple:

“I’m in good energy.”

I loved the way she said it.

It means she’s paying attention to the process of what actually keeps her in sound mind, body and spirit.

Which brings me to today.

This morning, I didn’t wake up in “good energy.”

It’s the first Wednesday of the year.

The middle of the week.

Hump day, if you will.

Hopefully you’re not feeling that.

I’ll be honest: I was.

I’ve been having a hard time getting back into my yoga rhythm after the new year. I skipped Monday. I seriously considered skipping this morning too.

I didn’t.

And I’m glad I didn’t.

My teacher, Kimmarie, started class with the simplest reminder:

Back to basics.

Nothing flashy.

Nothing extreme.

Just longer holds. Fewer distractions.

A quiet return to fundamentals.

It felt like a clear lesson in process over outcome.

For someone with a sprinter mentality—who loves a beginning, middle, and end—that can be surprisingly challenging.

So here’s a tool to help stay in good energy—not just think about it.

The Daily Anchor

Once a day, choose one ordinary thing you’re already doing:

• Making coffee
• Walking the dog
• Washing the dishes
• Sitting down at your desk
• Closing your laptop at the end of the day

And in that moment, ask yourself one question:

What am I practicing right now?

Not:

• What am I accomplishing?
• Is this enough?
• How fast can I get through this?

But:

• Am I practicing presence?
• Am I practicing care?
• Am I practicing patience?
• Am I practicing follow-through?
• Am I practicing trust?

You don’t change the activity.

You change what it’s for.

And slowly, the work stops being something you push through

and starts being something that carries you.

That’s how momentum becomes sustainable.

Not because you’re moving faster—

but because you’re finally moving with yourself instead of against yourself.

For me, staying in good energy usually comes from tending all three parts of the equation:

r me, staying in good energy usually comes from tending all three parts of the equation:

• Mind — what I’m taking in
• Body — how I’m moving
• Spirit — how present I allow myself to be

Some days it’s a conversation like the one I had this week.

Some days it’s yoga.

Some days it’s simply noticing my breath before reacting.

One step.

Then the next fitting step.

Padam, Padam.

Until next time,