It’s Sunday.

Which usually means one of two things:

– mentally rushing into next week
– or trying to recover from the last one

I’ve been constantly thinking about pace recently - not running pace, but life pace.

Here’s something I keep coming back to:

Most of the stress we feel isn’t from doing hard things.

It’s from carrying too much at once.

Too many ideas.
Too many half-decisions.
Too much mental clutter.

Ownership is a strange thing.

We chase it thinking it will give us freedom - more options, more security, more control.

But very quietly, ownership turns into weight.

The stuff we own.
The commitments we’ve said yes to.
The expectations we never consciously agreed to.

It all adds drag.

And running is the only place I consistently notice this clearly.

On a run, you can’t hide excess.

If you start too fast, you’ll pay for it.
If you carry tension, it’ll shows up.
If your head’s cluttered, your body feels it.

Your body and your fitness - always shows you the truth.

That’s why I don’t think ambition is the problem.

I think misdirected ambition is.

Ambition aimed outward - more, bigger, faster, louder - gets heavy quickly.
Ambition aimed inward - consistency, clarity, self-respect - feels energising.

The question I’ve been sitting with is simple:

What actually deserves my effort right now?

Not what looks good.
Not what I could do.
Not what I once said I would do.

Just… what genuinely matters in this season of life.

And maybe Sunday is the right day to ask that.

No fixing. No planning. Just noticing.

If nothing else, here’s some useful thought to carry into next week:

👉 You don’t need more motivation.
👉 You probably just need fewer distractions.
👉 …and potentially a slightly slower start.

— Chris

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