Day #659 - Costs

Considering Support

I had a really good writing week last week: it makes such a difference to clear the diary, be offline, and focus. I was working on the doctorate and feel quite confident that I’ll have a draft ready to submit this year - I have another clear week in December. I stayed with my mother, which meant no children, no cooking, and no schedule except where my ideas took me.

But of course clear time and the luxury of peace and quiet comes at a cost, and in this instance, it was my partner, my mother, and Crew Mates who paid that price. I was only able to produce good work myself because I sit within a community, a network, a team.

Use your sixty seconds today to consider who pays a price to let you perform, and who you willingly pay the price for.

Remembering that the price may be doing the laundry, giving a lift, covering a meeting, or simply making you a cuppa at that key moment.

I am actually writing about this community, our Social Leadership Daily community, as part of the doctorate, reflecting on how this space is part of my practice, and how I have changed as a result of holding this space. So thank you to all of you too!

I’m on the train today - for what feels like most of the day - so no video! I hope you had a great week last week too!