Nat GallowayI’m not one for New Year’s resolutions. Not because change is pointless, but because using January 1st as a trigger is usually a lie we tell ourselves. If you actually cared, you wouldn’t have waited. That’s uncomfortable to hear, but it’s true. Waiting for a new year isn’t commitment. It’s procrastination with social approval. It feels productive without requiring action.
Paul OneidYou run quarterly performance reviews for your team. You track KPIs. You analyze what's working, what's not, and adjust your strategy accordingly. Then you step into the gym, train inconsistently for three months, feel disappointed with your progress, and tell yourself you need to "be more disciplined" or "stay consistent." You'd fire yourself if an employee gave you that analysis.
Paul OneidYou feel it during hip thrusts. Maybe 2 out of 10 in your lower back. Not enough to stop. Barely enough to mention. So you don't. Three weeks later, it's a 4. Then a 6. Then you're texting me about "sudden" back pain that came out of nowhere. Except it didn't come out of nowhere. You ignored your check engine light for three weeks.
Paul OneidNovember and December are the ultimate stress test for your systems. If your approach only works when conditions are perfect, November-December will expose that immediately.