This one took a little longer to surface.
Not because I didn’t know what to say, but because I kept noticing how often we move on too quickly. From ideas. From feelings. From seasons that feel uncomfortable or unfinished.
We live in a culture that praises speed. Fast decisions. Fast clarity. Fast results. And when something doesn’t resolve quickly, we assume we’re doing something wrong. That assumption quietly pulls us out of moments that are still working on us.
That’s what I’ve been sitting with lately. Not what to do next, but what happens when we don’t rush to exit the middle.
The Power of Staying With It
There’s power in staying with something longer than feels comfortable. Staying with a question before demanding an answer. Staying with a season before labeling it a failure. Staying present instead of reaching for the next distraction, fix, or escape.
Staying with it doesn’t mean forcing progress. It means allowing clarity to mature instead of trying to manufacture it. Some growth requires time and attention, not urgency.
When you stop rushing yourself, you start hearing what the moment is actually asking of you.
This Week's Bold Question:
Where are you trying to move on before the lesson has been learned?
What are you avoiding by staying busy instead of staying present?
These questions aren’t meant to trap you. They’re meant to orient you.
Many of us leave moments early, not because we’re incapable, but because sitting with uncertainty feels exposed. Staying with something unfinished requires patience, self-trust, and a willingness to feel discomfort without immediately numbing it.
These questions invite you to pause long enough to notice what might still be forming.
Three High-Performance Shifts
Before you change direction, check whether you’re actually done.
These shifts aren’t about grinding it out or tolerating misery. They’re about discernment. They help you tell the difference between a season that’s complete and one that’s still teaching you something valuable.
- Stay present without forcing clarity.
Not every moment needs an immediate conclusion. When you rush to label an experience, you often miss its meaning. Give yourself permission to stay curious instead of decisive. Clarity arrives more easily when it isn’t being chased. - Notice where impatience is driving your choices.
Impatience often disguises itself as productivity. Ask yourself if you’re moving because it’s time, or because sitting still feels uncomfortable. When you slow that impulse down, your decisions tend to become cleaner and more aligned. - Choose one thing to fully engage instead of three things to escape.
Scattered energy keeps you shallow. Pick one conversation, task, or internal question and stay with it longer than usual. Depth builds confidence. Confidence makes the next step easier to see.
You don’t need to apply all three. Let the one that resonates shape how you show up this week.
Amplifying the Lesson
Staying with it is an act of self-respect.
It says you trust yourself enough not to abandon the moment the answers aren’t obvious. It says you believe there’s value in listening before reacting. And it creates a steadiness that can’t be rushed or outsourced.
When you stop trying to outrun discomfort, you build tolerance for complexity. That tolerance changes how you lead, how you decide, and how you relate to yourself when things aren’t clean or resolved yet.
Growth doesn’t always announce itself. Sometimes it whispers. Staying present is how you hear it.
Closing Thought
You don’t need to move faster. You need to stay long enough to understand what’s actually happening.
Understanding creates confidence. Confidence creates direction.
And as always, I love you much!
Your Coach,
DrEG3
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