Day off today.
The plan: road trip to a nice town and have lunch in a nice restaurant.
Let’s start. The usual “new day” tasks, and now I sit, with my morning coffee, writing for the new day. Day 100 of 2023 as it turns out.
This is a test of resolve. In the same way that the methodical training schedule for running is paying dividends, it is time for the methodical schedule for business. Give it a breather today. Soak up the sun.
I will explain.
I have a set schedule for increasing my stamina and distance in running—in preparation for a half-marathon. The plan is boring, normal, and doesn’t push the envelope of effort. I didn’t think it up—it’s the building block of every recommendation I saw.
I am emphasizing these points: (a) no genius involved, only copying; (b) underperformance, underwhelming efforts; and (c) time. T
hree days a week, short/short/long. Rest days between.
No Push the Tempo.
And it’s working. My aerobic performance is great. Yesterday I could have gone much longer than my set target, but I stopped. My joints, muscles, and tendons need time, too. I don’t let the driver push for More.
More distance will come in time.
That same approach is now to be deployed with the business. Relentless, achievable, methodical, measured effort—with intentional rest days included.
That is how I will approach the building of a new capability, a new line of business.
And that is why today is a rest day.