Don't React Immediately

  Pause is power

"Between stimulus and response there is a space." - Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning

Monday morning, I received a sharp email.

An old version of me would respond fast.

This time, I waited.

Read it again.
 Stripped emotion.

Here’s the thing.

Speed isn’t strength.

What if the gap is where leadership lives?

This week, try waiting one hour before responding to friction.

Clarity improves with space.

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