Monday Memo| Detail No.155| May 19, 2025.

Let’s be honest — we live in a culture that worships speed. Faster results. Faster growth. Faster everything. But here’s the truth we don’t hear enough: fast doesn’t always mean forward. And momentum? It’s not about sprinting to the finish line. It’s about staying in motion steadily, intentionally, and sustainably. This Monday, let’s take a breath and talk about pace not someone else's, not the world’s — yours. The one that fits your current season. The one that respects your energy, your story, your boundaries, and your bandwidth. Because here’s what no one really says out loud: you’re allowed to slow down and still be making progress.

We’re so conditioned to measure progress by how busy we are or how quickly things move that we sometimes forget to ask the most important question: “Am I moving in the right direction, or just moving because I’m afraid to be still?” The danger of chasing speed is that it often leads us straight into burnout, but it’s dressed in productivity, so we don’t even notice it until we’re too deep. You might be showing up for everyone and everything but feeling drained, disconnected, and distant from yourself. That’s not momentum — that’s misalignment.

This week, give yourself permission to redefine what momentum looks like in your current chapter. Maybe you’re healing. Maybe you're rebuilding. Maybe you're balancing multiple roles or grieving a dream that didn’t go as planned. That doesn't make you slow — it makes you human.

There’s power in pausing. There’s wisdom in walking instead of running. There’s growth in saying, “I can’t give 100% today, but I can give what I have — and that’s enough.”

When you slow down and check in with yourself — mentally, emotionally, physically. You create space for clarity. You start to notice what really needs your energy and what’s just noise. You begin to choose intention over impulse. You stop chasing timelines that were never meant for you.

So, if your pace looks different this week — if it’s softer, slower, more still — that’s okay. Don’t let hustle culture shame you out of your own rhythm. You are not behind. You are not failing. You are honoring your process, and that is a brave, beautiful thing.

Sometimes, the most radical thing you can do is rest. Or say no. Or take one mindful step instead of five frantic ones.This is your reminder that being grounded in your own pace is not weakness — it’s wisdom.

Maybe it’s cancelling something you no longer have capacity for.Maybe it’s journaling for 10 minutes just to hear your thoughts again.Maybe it’s saying, “I’ll try again tomorrow,” without guilt.Or maybe it’s choosing to do one thing well, instead of ten things halfway. Whatever it is, let it come from love, not fear. Let it be rooted in alignment, not anxiety.

ill take you further than burnout ever could.