When Motion Becomes Misalignment

I’ve been thinking a lot about motion lately. Not just how we create it, but why we maintain it without asking if we should.

For months, my Tuesday posts have focused on quick, actionable tips. Short, practical insights you can try in under a minute. And while that format might be useful, the data tells a different story.

Those posts don’t resonate the way my Sunday reflections or Thursday leadership stories do. Fewer impressions. Less engagement. No reshares. Zero Tuesday posts in my top 50.

It made me pause. If I’m teaching about clarity, alignment, and motion with intention, shouldn’t I apply that same reflection to my own work? 

So I took a step back and looked at the bigger picture. My Tuesday posts were more instructional than human. They lacked an emotional anchor and their shorter narrative made them feel like the all-too-common “advice posts” we all see on LinkedIn. 

I realized that my motion, even with good intent, drifted off course. I had fallen into the same pattern many leaders and teams do: keep producing, keep moving, keep going... without pausing to ask if the motion is still aligned with the mission and the outcome we’re aiming for.

That pause confirmed what I’d suspected. My motion and my intention weren’t fully aligned. Because taking a pause isn’t the opposite of progress. It's the realignment and quality control that keeps progress pointed in the right direction.

So moving forward, my Tuesday posts are evolving (as you can see here today!). They’ll still be practical and actionable — but also a little more human, a little more story, a little more “oh cool, I can try that too.”

Because leadership isn’t just about doing more. It’s about doing what matters, on purpose.

💭 So if you’re looking for a quick, actionable tip today… Ask yourself, when’s the last time you paused to check if a specific motion — the habit you’re maintaining, the meeting you’re running, the process you keep following — is still moving you where you want to go?