Don't Miss Your Own Life While You're Building It (05.22.26)

Memorial Day is a good reminder that rest isn't a reward and the most driven people are often the worst at slowing down. A quick but real conversation about perspective, presence, and giving yourself permission to actually enjoy the weekend.

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All right, good morning, everybody. And welcome to the 6 a.m. call. As always, Robin and I are so grateful you're here with us this morning, just like you are every morning. It means a lot to us. You know, heading into the Memorial Day weekend, I was thinking about how easy it is for holidays to kind of lose their meaning a little bit. They become, you know, travel weekends, barbecue weekends, catch up weekends, and maybe even I'm finally going to clean out the garage weekends, which honestly that's what we're gonna do is set up our gym in the garage this weekend. And there's nothing wrong with enjoying the weekend and getting things done. I think we all should do that. But Memorial Day is a little different. At its heart, it's really about remembrance, it's about sacrifice, it's about honoring people who gave their lives and service to something bigger than themselves. And honestly, I think there's something important about slowing down long enough to actually reflect on that. Because most of us, especially driven people, don't slow down very well. We might stop working physically sometimes for a few hours, but mentally we're always running. We're still thinking, still carrying the business, still replaying the conversations that we should have had or could have had or did have. We're still worrying about deals and clients and obligations and what's next. And I don't know, I just feel like maybe this weekend it's a good reminder that life is supposed to be actually lived too. Not just managed or optimized or pushed through, but actually lived. Spent with people you love, spent laughing, resting, which I plan to do a lot of this weekend, and cooking. Sitting outside, maybe taking the walk. I'm hoping to take a hike, but I think we might be rained out, so I don't know if that's gonna happen. Calling someone you haven't talked to in a while, maybe being present enough to enjoy the moment that you're in, instead of mentally taking three weeks ahead or mentally being three weeks ahead. Because I think sometimes in this industry, especially, we can start acting like rest has to be earned all the time. Like we're only allowed to slow down once every email is answered and every client is happy and every lead is converted and every task is complete. But that finish line never comes, and some of us know that because we've been doing this a while. There will always be another deal, another issue, another fire, another demanding thing that needs your attention. And if we're not careful, we miss our own lives while we're building them. I also think Memorial Day gives us some pretty good perspective on sometimes we get so wrapped up in things that feel huge, a difficult client, a transaction falling apart, somebody not calling back, you know, all the things that we stress about that feel so big. And then you zoom out and remember what this holiday actually represents, which is massive sacrifice, individual and families, and sometimes generational service, perspective, and real gratitude. And suddenly some of the noise can soften a little bit when we remember that. Not because our problems aren't real, because they are, but because perspective recalibrates us. So this weekend, I just want to encourage everybody listening to do both things. Honor the meaning of the holiday, take a moment to reflect and feel grateful, but also give yourself permission to rest a little, to do the things, you know, be with your people, enjoy your family, maybe, you know, clean out the garage or whatever you want to do. Laugh, breathe, put the phone down for an hour and recharge without guilt. Because burned out people don't lead very well. We talk about this all the time. And exhausted people eventually lose connection to the very things they're working so hard for. Write that one down. Exhausted people eventually lose connection to the very things they're working so hard for. So we appreciate all of you so much. We hope you have a beautiful, safe, meaningful Memorial Day weekend. And I hope you get to do all the things. We'll see you back here on Monday on the 6 a.m. call. Robin has the mic on Monday, and we love you guys so much. Please enjoy your weekend, do your thing, and we'll see you soon. Take care.