I missed a deadline

And here's what happened

Something happened today and I needed to share it with you.

I forgot to schedule my Tread Talk this morning.

I know. This is big.

This has never happened. I always schedule Tread Talks, my mini podcast episodes, to post on Mondays and Thursdays. And today, for the first time, I forgot.

In light of this news, let’s play a game!

What happened as a result of this grave error?

Two truths and a lie:

1. My business, my life and my entire world imploded

2. I went for a lovely morning walk and reminded myself to post it when I got back

3. No one noticed but me

If you guessed number 1 is the lie, you’re right! And the grand prize is…sorry, I didn’t get that far because I was too busy getting my podcast posted.

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You’re human, I’m human.

We treat missed deadlines (especially the ones we set for ourselves) like a five-alarm fire. The guilt shows up fast and loud and completely out of proportion to what actually happened.

It’s the same thing we do in fitness. Miss a workout and suddenly you’ve “fallen off.” Eat something that wasn’t in the plan and the whole week is written off. Take a few days away and convince yourself you’ve lost everything you built.

You haven’t. You know you haven’t. But we have high expectations of ourselves - and that’s a wonderful thing! As long as it’s kept in check.

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One moment of being human doesn’t erase the consistency underneath it.

Notice it. Reset. Keep going. If you dwell, you’re wasting energy.

I went for a walk instead. Posted it late. Life continued.

You’re allowed to do the same.

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Where are you piling on when a simple reset would do?

Hit reply. I actually want to know.

- Leslie

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