If you celebrate Thanksgiving, that means you’re likely back to work today after a holiday weekend.

And typically, over holiday weekends, something happens to all of us:
We relax the routine.
We loosen the standards.
We indulge a little more.
We push “the work” to the side.

No judgment. No shame.

But I want to ask you a question that might stop you in your tracks:

How did you do this past weekend?

Did you stay committed to your routine?
Did you still meditate? Journal? Move your body? Wake up with intention?

Or did you tell yourself:
“I deserve a break.”
“I’ll get back to it Monday.”
“It’s just the holidays.”

The Pattern Isn’t the Holidays—It’s the Standard

Far too many people use holidays as permission slips to fall off.

And the problem isn’t that you rested.
Rest is powerful.

The problem is what’s often hiding underneath the “break”:

A quiet agreement with yourself that says,
“When things aren’t convenient, I don’t follow through.”

That agreement doesn’t stay confined to Thanksgiving weekend.
It leaks.

It shows up in your health.
Your finances.
Your relationships.
Your leadership.
Your goals.

Because the truth is: the way you do one thing is the way you do everything.

Nick Saban famously said it, and I’ve always loved the quote because it’s painfully accurate.

Not because you’re a failure—
but because your standards are always training you.

Every day, you’re either reinforcing the identity of:
“I do what I said I would do.”

Or the identity of:
“I do it when I feel like it.”

A Quick Self-Score

If you were rating yourself on a simple scoreboard this weekend—
how did you do?

If you dropped off (and most of us do, if we’re honest), here’s the real question:

Where else in your life do you give yourself permission to not do your best?

Because that’s the pattern worth paying attention to.
Not to judge yourself—
but to reclaim your power.

Awareness is the start of change.

How To Stay On Track Through the Rest of the Year

We’re heading into more holidays before the year ends—meaning more invitations to drift.

So here’s a simple approach that works:

Don’t try to be perfect. Choose your “Non-Negotiable 3.”

Pick three small actions you will keep—no matter what the calendar says:

1. Wake up early (before the world needs you)
2. 10 min minimum of stillness (meditation, prayer, breathwork)
3. Move your body (even a 20-minute walk counts)

That’s it.

Not the full routine.
Not the whole program.
Just three identity anchors that keep you connected to the version of you you’re becoming.

Because your future isn’t built in massive, heroic moments.
It’s built in the quiet decisions you make when nobody’s watching—especially when it would be easy to slide.

With love,
Rudi

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