Issue 51: What You Keep Shapes Who You Become

ISSUE 51

6 AUGUST 2025 | READ ONLINE

Hello Reader,

You don’t need to overhaul your life. You just need one clear move. The kind that reclaims your focus. Sharpens your energy. And puts you back in charge of what you’re building.

This week, I’m sharing two tools that helped me do exactly that, and they might help you too:

A five-minute video with the 30-day reset I still return to.
A conversation that reframes recovery as a core leadership strategy.

Let’s get to it.

On the Podcast: What Recovery Looks Like at the Highest Level

Last week on Headline Podcast (the podcast I co-host with Andreza Araujo), we sat down with Dr. Steven MacGregor, also known as the Chief Wellbeing Officer.

Steven has worked with elite athletes, Fortune 500 leaders, and some of the most forward-thinking companies on the planet.

But this conversation wasn’t about hustle. It was about rhythm. Systems.

And how real performance is shaped not by how much you do, but by how well you recover.

He said something that’s stayed with me:

“Recovery isn’t the opposite of performance. It’s part of it.”

If you lead, support, create, or grow, this will shift how you think about capacity and clarity.

Watch the full episode → Steven MacGregor on Headline.

Or subscribe to our podcast here.

On YouTube: The 30-Day Reset That Actually Works

Over the weekend, I filmed a five-minute video.

It walks through the exact 30-day rhythm I use when I feel off track.

It’s not about quitting your job, moving to the mountains, or blowing everything up. But it is about practical, repeatable actions that rebuild clarity, energy, and momentum over time.

This is what I do when I want to reconnect to my next chapter without forcing it.

Watch the video → The 30-Day Reset That Actually Works

And subscribe here if this work speaks to you.

This Week, Try Something Different:

Schedule one thing that helps you recover (not later, now).
Even ten minutes counts. Protect it.
Name the one habit you’re carrying that no longer fits.
Then begin the process of letting it go.
Ask yourself each day:
What would the next version of me do right now?
Then act on it.

You don’t need a complete plan. You're one move that makes everything else clearer.

Remember, you've got this. And, I'll see you next week.

Megan