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Monday is the best day of the week .. if you actually like your life.

Instead of sh*tting on Mondays or using escapism to cope with hating your job or your current situation, how about spending those hours after work to figure out how to get out of it?

You’ve got one f*cking life. Do something about it.

In 2023, I felt burnt out.

Just started my first ever business.
The process was messy.
I was a 1-person team.

I worked all day and neglected my health…

So alongside running a business.
I started running too.

Both led me to finding the best systems to keep going.

1. An amazing network that supported me.
2. Tools like HubSpot that builds my business with me.

Both became assets to me.

HubSpot has now made this process 10x better.

Went from having no time to run, to training for a marathon.

Just because you thrive in chaos, it doesn’t mean your business has to be in it.

Go for a run and build your business.

Perfect combination ;)

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There are two moments in your life when aging speeds up - and you need to know when they are and what to do.

Dr. Vonda Wright MD, MS, double board‑certified orthopedic surgeon and one of the world’s leading experts on bone health, mobility, and aging, explains that these are two critical inflection points where women experience rapid biological aging.

Dr. Wright says the decade leading up to these moments matters more than you think.

Bone density, muscle mass, and hormone changes all accelerate - especially during perimenopause - and the habits you build before and during these years determine how strong, mobile, and independent you’ll be later.

On this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, Dr. Wright breaks down exactly what’s happening in your body during these windows and the science‑backed steps you can take now to protect your strength, your energy, and your long‑term health.

🎧 “Start Where You Are: #1 Orthopedic Surgeon’s Proven Protocol to Feel Stronger & Look Younger in Weeks” - listen now on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/e4hghGUm

Or, listen on Spotify or YouTube - search “Mel Robbins Podcast Vonda Wright.”

You can find more episode resources and research at melrobbins.com/podcast

When you see someone on your team who’s not great at executing, it’s hard not to micromanage.

It’s a big struggle, especially if you’re a great executor and you know how to cross those T’s and dot those I’s.

But here’s the truth: Most things don’t matter. It’s what I tell my managers, and it’s a mental shift that many struggle with.

The other mistake a lot of people make when they get into a management position is that they think other people work for them. They act like “bosses” instead of “mentors.”

But the reality is, all the best managers are actually mentors. All great managers have mentorship DNA within them.

A lot of things come with being a mentor. It means you need to be the bigger man or woman in every situation. It means you need to become a full time listener. It means you need to eat dirt and have humility.

To me, the number one thing that I judge my employees on is how they interact with everyone else.

The best teams have the safest conversations.

When people are afraid to speak up, problems don’t disappear. They go underground.

Bad ideas survive because no one challenges them.

Small mistakes become big ones because no one feels safe naming them.

Resentment grows because people whisper in hallways instead of speaking in meetings.

High performance is not built on fear. It’s built on candor.

The leader’s job is not to be the smartest person in the room. It’s to create a room where the smartest ideas can surface, no matter who has them.

People speak up when they know honesty will not be punished. They contribute when they feel respected. They take risks when they trust the team.

Psychological safety is not softness. It is the foundation of accountability, innovation, and trust.

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The person who got promoted over you probably didn't work harder.
They just played the game better.

It feels unfair.

You stayed late.
You hit every deadline.
You kept your head down and did the work.

And then someone else got the promotion.

Here's what they did differently:

↳ They made sure the right people knew about their wins. Not in a braggy way. They just didn't assume their work would speak for itself.

↳ They built relationships outside their team. So when promotion decisions happened in rooms they weren't in, their name came up.

↳ They solved visible problems. Not just the tasks on their to-do list, but the big messy ones that leadership actually cared about.

↳ They asked for it. Directly. Instead of waiting to be noticed.

Hard work is the baseline. Everyone works hard. That's not what separates you.

What separates you is whether the people making decisions know who you are and what you've done.

Stop waiting to be discovered.
Start making sure you're visible.

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Leadership is not defined by the titles you hold, but by the lives you touch. People rarely remember your job title, yet they always remember how you made them feel. When you choose to truly listen, mentor, or empower someone, you sow seeds of greatness that lasts far beyond quarterly results. In the end, titles vanish. Achievements dim. What remains is the lives you've impacted, and the ripples you've created. Real leadership isn’t remembered for what it accumulated—it’s remembered for who it lifted.

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One of the most freeing realizations you can have is this:

Nobody is watching you the way you think they are.
Not your friends.
Not strangers.
Not the internet.
Everyone is focused on their own problems, their own insecurities, their own life.

You could have started sooner, you can start now.