It’s easy to feel satisfied when our inbox is empty. When the last box is checked.

We’ve met spec! Fulfilled the direction!

But is that enough? Focusing on the inbox is a zero-sum game, circling the status quo.

The meaningful work exists beyond the list. Before the checkmark and in between the tasks.

That work requires initiative. The initiative to look outside the box and ask “And what else?”

That work moves the needle. That work inspires.

Initiative creates movement and movement becomes change. And what’s not worth changing?

Take initiative. Not direction