Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith

And go all in / Issue 1,155

Oh, hi friends!

Are you a little bit all over the place?

The time change felt weird. The beginning of the month, also weird.

Everything, everywhere, heavy.

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On Sunday I watched thousands of runners stream down Fifth Avenue. Mile 22. Tough. Strangers screamed so loudly you couldn't pluck one voice from another. The runners heard them all at once, together.

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Giving something up is often the last thing we'd like to do. But if I try harder, I'll get better at juggling. Maybe. What if your job isn't to juggle? What if your job is to hold one ball?

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If you're not proud of your work right now, maybe it's boring. Not to others — doesn't matter how others feel — but maybe it's boring you.

How could you make it thrilling?

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A busy schedule gives me anxiety. A full schedule, though, can be affirming. My week is full of good activities, events, and people. This is correct.

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I feel better after writing this. Slightly less all over the place. Slightly more rooted. 

New podcast up this morning with Florencia Iriondo, whose new musical South is absolutely wonderful.* Her journey from leaving corporate America and a job she loved at LinkedIn to go all-in on her music inspired me. Hugely. Even if you're not a musical person, I think she will inspire you, too. (Plus, she has a genius daily routine for keeping track of her commitments — alarms!) Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

See? Good people help.

Go make something today.

We need it.

*South runs through Nov. 15 at SoHo Playhouse in Manhattan! Florencia gave us a discount code if you’d like to attend: Use the promo code SOUTH20 for 20 percent off. Trust me. You’ll love it.