#106 | 8.8.25 - Don’t Confuse Busy with Brave / The Enneagram, Roasted / Play the Game in Front of You / What I Wish Someone Had Told Me
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Don’t Confuse Busy with Brave
Busy is easy.
Your calendar fills up.
Your inbox keeps dinging.
But brave?
Brave takes intention.
Brave is saying no to the thing that would impress others—but distract you.
Brave is showing up to the meeting you’d rather avoid.
Brave is slowing down long enough to ask:
“Is what I’m doing actually moving me forward?”
Busyness can look like progress.
But brave is what actually creates it.
Because brave doesn’t always look loud.
It often looks quiet.
Focused.
Uncomfortable.
Clear.
Remember:
You don’t have to fill your schedule to prove your value.
You don’t have to say yes to everything to make a difference.
You don’t have to be everywhere to move the mission forward.
You just need the courage to choose what matters most.
This week, ask yourself:
What’s one thing I need to do that’s brave—not just busy?
Where do I need to slow down so I can show up with purpose?
Busy reacts. Brave leads.
The Enneagram, Roasted
I thoroughly enjoyed this post in which ChatGPT roasts each number of the Enneagram (a popular personality assessment, if you’re not familiar with it).
Play the Game in Front of You
This article unpacks the powerful lessons learned from Rory McIlroy’s final round at the Masters. McIlroy’s triumph, showing why the ability to respond, not react, is the real key to excellence when everything is on the line.
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me
Interesting thoughts here from Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. A couple that stood out to me:
Working with great people is one of the best parts of life.
Fast iteration can make up for a lot; it’s usually ok to be wrong if you iterate quickly. Plans should be measured in decades, execution should be measured in weeks. (This one reminded me of the addage, “When you hit a wrong note, it's the next note that makes it good or bad”)
With too much time, even the most unshakable decision will be reconsidered.
- Al Pittampalli