Hi Reader,

It’s October.

And somehow, the end of the year is already on the horizon.

You may be counting the remaining weeks and thinking, "Here we go."

Let's take five minutes and get intentional with pen and paper:

1. What are three impactful things you want to land before the end of the year?

2. What are three impactful things you have already accomplished?

(You deserve to celebrate yourself!)

3. What are three things you will say 'no' to, simply not do (without guilt), or delegate?

That's it! Simple and not necessarily easy. Now take a few more minutes and get the impactful items on your calendar.

What did you learn by completing this exercise?

As we move into this final stretch of the year, the invitation is to lead from wholeness, not urgency. Let your choices reflect not only your ambition, but your capacity, values, relationships, and the person you want to be while you achieve what matters.

On that note, I recently had a conversation with strategic alignment consultant Becca Rusinko on The Way She Leads about creating operating rhythms that bring more clarity and stability to your work. We talk about the power of a weekly execution rhythm and creating structure at the beginning of the week so you know what you’re moving toward by the end of it. If the final quarter tends to make your calendar feel like it’s running you, I think you’ll find it supportive: listen to the conversation here.

And something new I have been noodling...

Many capable, successful women know how to show up for others and can feel increasingly disconnected from themselves.

I’m beginning to shape a small fall experience around reconnecting with yourself so you can more fully reconnect in your closest relationships. Not by adding one more thing to your already busy life, but by making space for what is true, needed, and alive beneath the roles you carry.

If that feels like something you’d want to know more about, simply reply “reconnect.” No pressure and no commitment and I’ll send you the details as they come together.

Always in your corner,
Megan