Slow down to go faster

Jumping frantically from one opportunity to another might feel like good, solid work. Action! Execution! Drive!

Alas, uncritical pursuit of any opportunity, no matter how lucrative, innovative, and groundbreaking it might seem, runs a high risk of wasting time, money, and resources.

Bursts of hyper-focused work should be followed by brief reflexive pauses. That allows us to check expectations with reality; adjust course based on new data and insight; and increase awareness of the big picture.

P.S. Looking for some questions to kick off your reflective pause? Feel free to use those I've shared here, here, here, and here.