#432 Leaf. Properly reflect your season
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A single leaf can rewire how we think about ambition, rest, and timing. We zoom in on that ordinary symbol to unpack a practical way to align your goals with the season you’re actually in—whether you’re blooming, harvesting, pruning, or recovering. Instead of pushing through every slowdown with more grit, we explore how to read the signals of your inner weather and match your pace to what life is asking right now.
We share a simple framework for spotting your season: spring for experiments and beginnings, summer for steady execution, autumn for review and release, and winter for repair and strategy. You’ll hear why forcing summer energy in winter backfires, how pruning isn’t quitting, and what it looks like to let certain ideas “fall” so better ones can grow later. Along the way we offer small, usable practices: a weekly leaf check to decide what changes color, a monthly harvest list to celebrate outcomes, and a quarterly pruning ritual to trim projects, tools, and habits that no longer fit.
This reflective, story-driven conversation blends encouragement with clear steps you can apply today. If you’ve been carrying guilt for needing rest, or shame for not staying “on” all year, this is your permission slip to live in rhythm without losing momentum. Listen to shift from constant grind to seasonal wisdom, and to see how ordinary moments—like watching autumn foliage—can spark real growth.
If this message helped you name your season, share it with a friend who needs the same permission, subscribe for more short growth prompts, and leave a review telling us what you’re pruning or planting next.
Chapters
1. Framing The Leaf Metaphor (00:00:00)
2. Autumn As A Mirror (00:00:24)
3. Reflecting Your True Season (00:00:54)
4. Embracing Cycles Of Growth (00:01:19)
5. Invitation To Share Insights (00:02:10)
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