Not my circus, not my monkeys (except when it is)


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Your pulse on intuition, strategy, and decisive leadership.

Hi Reader,

I have a mantra I return to every time I'm in a tough situation.

Circle of Influence. Circle of Control.

A mentor taught it to me years ago, and I've passed it along to probably every mentee and direct report I've ever had: care only about what you can influence and control. The rest isn't worth your time.

I even picked up a Polish idiom along the way that's become my companion mantra:

Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy.
Not my circus, not my monkeys.

But here's what I've learned after years of working with leaders.

Sometimes you care about the monkeys.

And when you do — when something is genuinely important to you but feels out of reach — the answer isn't to stop caring. It's to get clear on where your attention actually creates impact.

If you want to go deeper on the Control/Influence framework, I wrote about it here.​

The question Q2 is asking you right now

Most leaders I talk to are walking into the next quarter with the targets, the team, and more data than they know what to do with.

What they're missing is a clear answer to the question that actually drives results:

Where does my attention create the greatest impact right now?

That's not a strategic planning question. It's a clarity question. And it's one most leaders never carve out time to answer until the quarter is already halfway gone.

Let's answer it together on April 1st

Start With Clarity: Your Q2 Intuition Strategy® Session

In 90 minutes, you'll map your priorities, surface what your instincts already know, and leave with 2–3 concrete focus areas for Q2 — the kind that make decisions easier and execution faster.

​Start with Clarity: Your Q2 Intuition Strategy® Session​

📅 Wednesday, April 1, 2026 ⏰ 12–1:30 PM EDT
💻 Live on Zoom 🎟 Free | 25 seats

This is a limited-seat working session. Come ready to reflect, write, and engage.

Wishing you a March of momentum,

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