This time though, I stayed present.
Corner after corner. Breath after breath.
And at some point, I found my stillness. Not the absence of movement but the absence of the mental chatter.
Many high-performing leaders spend so much time analysing, solving and anticipating that they forget how to actually experience life while it’s happening.
We’re physically present… but mentally somewhere else.
Ruminating on what's already happened.
Planning the next thing before we’ve even finished the current one.
And the strange thing is, this behaviour is often rewarded in leadership. Until it becomes the thing that exhausts you.
For me, wonder and awe interrupted that pattern completely.
The crisp fresh air.
The smell of the mountains.
Leaning into corners without overthinking.
Green hills, rocky coastlines and snow-capped mountains stretching endlessly ahead.
Long dinners with family after full days of riding.
Laughing. Sharing stories.
Being together without anyone expecting anything from me.
Such space!
Since returning home, one thought keeps coming back to me: | 
