The Weight of More | Rhythm | Zen
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
The Weight of More
Modern life asks us to process an extraordinary amount of information. News updates arrive by the minute, opinions compete for attention, and every decision seems to come with more options than before. The result is often not better thinking, but overwhelm.
When there is too much to take in, clarity becomes harder to find.
One of the principles behind designing the Leapers Club was recognising this reality. Rather than adding more noise, more content, or more pressure to keep up, it was built around something simpler: small ideas shared weekly that can be reflected on, explored, and applied in manageable ways.
Research in cognitive science shows that people process and retain information more effectively when it is presented in small, manageable chunks, a principle often called chunking (popularised by psychologist George A. Miller in his work on the limits of working memory). Studies on visual learning and cognitive load also show that clear visual structures help the brain organise and remember information more easily than dense text alone - great news for our visuals!
Real change rarely comes from consuming more information. It usually comes from noticing one idea, thinking about it properly, and taking one small, thoughtful step forward.
ENERGY
An emotion or energy; a stand-out word / s
Rhythm
This word keeps popping up for me at the moment - although spelling it is a constant challenge!
Rhythm is from the Greek rhythmos, meaning a measured flow or recurring movement. Progress rarely comes from doing more. It comes from finding a rhythm you can return to.
ACTION
Something small that you can do that might make a big difference
One Thing
Choose one area of your life that currently feels cluttered or noisy: information, commitments, notifications, or decisions. Then simplify it by changing one thing.
Remove one input, pause one obligation, or reduce one decision that doesn’t really need to be made right now. The goal isn’t to solve everything, it’s simply to create a little more space.
Small reductions in noise often restore far more clarity than adding new solutions.
PS: You might also take this moment to pause and explore the Leapers Club - and the free Taster Playbook, which has just opened. If you’re curious, you’re very welcome to come and take a look.
PROCESSING
A question to think about and consider (you can discuss this with someone or write your thoughts down)
“Where in my life has “just one more thing” slowly turned into too much, and what might shift if I began removing one thing at a time?”
Overwhelm rarely arrives suddenly. More often, it builds quietly as small additions accumulate: one more commitment, one more source of information, one more expectation to manage.
This question will be added to the Community Space in the Leapers Club for you to share your thoughts.
SHOUT OUT
Who / what I think deserves recognition - my gratitude or to be celebrated.
Thinking Differently
One of the defining traits of a Leaper is openness, in particular:
Openness to new ideas.
Openness to seeing things differently.
Openness to learning, even when it challenges what we thought we already understood.
Openness to connect, share and support.illi
Progress rarely begins with certainty. It begins with the wngness to stay curious a little longer. So this week’s shout out goes to those who remain open, to new perspectives, new conversations, and new ways forward.
LEAPERS Club Shout Out:
To those that stepped forward before the launch to express their interest and become ‘founding members’. Thank you - all of you!
Quick Overview of the Leapers Club
Once inside the Club, you will find:
A clear starting point for learning the GLAS Method and understanding the wider framework
A private community space
Dedicated chat areas for focused conversations
Curated non-fiction book recommendations
Themed 90 day self-led Sets with online and downloadable Playbooks
L.E.A.P.S spaces to share your Learn, Energy word, Action, Processing, and Shout Out
Specialist sector Sets for teachers, family businesses, leadership development, and professional advisers (with many more to follow)
Check in quizzes to deepen reflection
Live and recorded events
Practical visuals and tools you can use immediately
Once a member, you have life-time community access
BONUS GIFT FOR YOU
This week’s little extra for you - from me
This week’s gift for you is newer GLAS visual: Zen: Ways to Energize Your Present Self created from a section of the book by Shunmyo Masuno.
The offer (below) is available to you for free (for 7 days) using the code: PRESENTSELF when you check out. Access is via the link / button below.
Please note that if you miss the 7 day offer, we can not extend this for you. You can, however always access the download for a nominal charge.
Invisible Influence visual synopsis
The artwork featured in this section is all copyrighted and for private use only. If you wish to use these online, in blogs / features or in presentations etc - we are happy to discuss licences. Please get in touch. The downloads do not have watermarks.
If you’d like to discuss having your ideas, business or culture captured visually - you can also let me know via email.
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?
