…

I had a moment recently that made me pause mid-task.

Not dramatic. No big breakdown.
Just a quiet… what is going on here?

I was doing something I’ve done a hundred times.
The kind of thing I usually move through without thinking.

And I could feel myself dragging through it.

Not physically tired.
More like resistance.

Like every part of me was saying, I don’t want to do this again.

Which didn’t make sense… because I’m good at it.
It’s part of my work.
It even “looks” productive.

So I did what most of us do.
I started questioning everything except the real issue.

Maybe I need a break.
Maybe I didn’t sleep well.
Maybe I just need to push through.

But that explanation didn’t quite land.

The shift I didn’t expect

Over the next few days, I started noticing a pattern.

It wasn’t how much I was doing.

It was how often I was doing certain kinds of work…
and how much of it sat outside the way I naturally function best.

That’s the part we miss.

Because if you’re capable… you can do a lot of things that don’t actually fit you.

And over time, that starts to cost you.

Energy.
Consistency.
Even motivation.

You don’t fall off track because you’re lazy.

You fall off because you’ve been operating out of alignment for too long.

Why this matters more than you think

I see this with my clients all the time.

People who are disciplined.
Committed.
Smart.

They’re doing the work.

But they’re exhausted by it.

And the answer isn’t “do less.”
It’s “do more of the right kind of work for how you’re wired.”

That’s a very different conversation.

A question to sit with this week

Before you try to fix your schedule… or add another system…

Pay attention to this:

What part of your day drains you the most…
even though you’re good at it?

That question will tell you more than another productivity hack ever will.

Next week, I’m sharing a blog that breaks this down in a really practical way.

Not theory.
What this actually looks like in real life and how to start shifting it.

Because once you see it, you won’t be able to ignore it.

Talk soon,
Terrie

P.S. I’m putting together a Working Genius workshop where we’ll walk through this together and actually map your work to your energy. If things have felt off or inconsistent lately, this might be the missing piece. It will be announced soon for June.

Schedule a Momentum

​
​