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What's Your Needle in a Haystack?

On hidden obstacles, subtle refinements, and the ripple effect of well-being in leadership.

In this video, I explore how small, overlooked disruptions—the needle in the haystack or the pea beneath the mattress—can quietly erode your well-being, and why disrupting routine is sometimes the only way to discover what truly needs to change in order to feel well and lead well.

I share how a simple adjustment to my morning routine revealed the true obstacle that was draining my energy and clarity. Sometimes, we look too hard for solutions instead of disrupting the pattern and trying a new sequence of actions. That disruption can uncover what’s been bothering us all along.

Feeling well is foundational to leading well.

The smallest refinements—whether in your habits, routines, or environments—can create a ripple effect that transforms how you show up, care for others, and lead with integrity.

“When you get that feeling of, oh yeah, this feels better, there’s a cascade effect—a ripple into every other aspect of your life.”

Questions for reflection

  • What’s your needle in a haystack—the small but nagging thing that’s disrupting your well-being?

  • Where in your life or leadership are you stuck trying to find the problem, instead of disrupting the routine to see what new clarity emerges?

  • What’s one change—just one—that could shift how you feel and, in turn, how you lead?


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