Make The Difference | Moments | Measure Your Life
Hello there! Welcome to my weekly LEAPS.
You’re receiving this email because you subscribed to my weekly Wednesday feature or our mailing list. Every Wednesday, I share 5 things using our LEAPS approach:
Learn: something new or an idea
Energy: an energy (good or bad) word and it’s meaning
Action: something to do
Processing: a question to consider
Shout out: something or someone that I want to celebrate or acknowledge
LEARN
Something Worth Sharing
Moments Make The Difference
Progress is not only shaped by effort or intention, it is influenced by timing. A well-planned action or conversation taken at the wrong moment can create resistance, while a small step taken at the right moment can unlock surprising momentum. Timing affects our energy, our decisions, our relationships and even the way our bodies respond. Moments make the difference, often more than the size of the action itself.
In my own experience, something as simple as when we eat can completely shift how we feel. The same meal at a different time of day can create focus or fatigue, clarity or heaviness. It is a daily reminder that timing is not abstract, it is practical and immediate.
Relationships also depend on good timing. Connection has a rhythm. It strengthens when both people are open and aligned, and even sincere intentions can land flat when timing is out of sync. When we pay attention to these rhythms we sense when to lean in, when to pause and when someone needs space.
There is also the reality that timing moves on. Letting go honours that movement. Circumstances shift, people grow, priorities evolve, and not everything is meant to stay. Releasing what no longer fits the moment creates room for what is ready now.
The idea echoes the Sliding Doors effect. Small choices, taken at specific moments, can redirect the course of a day or a life. We rarely see the significance in the moment, yet timing often shapes the outcome more than the choice itself.
When we work with timing instead of against it, effort becomes leverage, relationships flow with more ease and opportunities open with less strain. Timing shapes progress, but it also shapes the quality of our experience.
ENERGY
An emotion or energy; a stand-out word / s
Moment
Following the Learning this week, I was interested to understand the meaning and origins of the word MOMENT.
The word is directly from Latin momentum "movement, motion; moving power; alteration, change;" also "short time, instant". It helps to remind us that time and ‘moments’ are always moving and changing.
ACTION
Something small that you can do that might make a big difference
Spot the Timing
Pick an area such as work, health or relationships.
Focus on something within this area.
Notice where better timing could improve the outcome.
Make one small timing adjustment (it could be minutes or a different part of the day).
Afterwards, reflect on what difference this change in timing made.
PROCESSING
A question to think about and consider (you can discuss this with someone or write your thoughts down)
“Which small decision, if timed differently, might have changed my path?”
Thinking about your whole life, and decisions you’ve made, consider what impact different timing of those decisions might have had.
I’d love for you to send me your own stories / thoughts about this. Drop me a line with your answer / thoughts on this question
SHOUT OUT
Who / what I think deserves recognition - my gratitude or to be celebrated.
Precious Moments
A very simple shout out - to the very special and often fleeting ‘precious’ moments we experience. For me, I’m reminded of sitting with my grandpa and watching sport in silence with him.
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LEAPS is a process used by our team and clients all the time - and even my own family on a daily basis.
I’ll be sharing a set of LEAPS each week with you and encourage you to do your own version:
L: what have you learned?
E: what’s your energy / feeling word
A: what’s one thing you need to do?
P: what are you thinking / processing?
S: who or what can you shout out?
