Short Daily Update: between micro-dosing and becoming a life coach
Week 1 - Day 3
Work Mood Tracker
On a scale from 1 to 5 (1 being terrible, 5 being awesome), today was a 4. Why?
I was overall low-energy, despite my Whoop giving me a green recovery score of 79%. It was one of those mornings where I wished I could sleep in just a little longer, but duty called.
My usual meetings reassured me—my team is in control, they know what they’re doing, and that felt good.
The best part? I cleared my afternoon of meetings and worked from home, spending that time reading well-thought-out engineering documents. It sparked some great reflections on what’s next. Now I just hope we can put them into practice.
Why not a 5?
Because today also reminded me why I sometimes feel frustrated. The good news? I now have all the information I need to drive change.
Outside of Work:
Still going strong on my no-sugar challenge.
One more spin class under my belt.
Finally set up a password manager—horrible thing to set up, but worth it. There’s nothing like deleting irrelevant information from my brain (in this case: passwords).
A Not-So-Great Realization:
A couple of months ago, I stopped taking ADHD medication, and now that I’m cooking more often, I really notice how small, seemingly simple tasks trip me up. The sequence and timing of cooking steps? A mess. Either the main dish is ready while the starter is still in the oven, or I completely miscalculate cook times, leaving food overcooked or undercooked.
But hey— Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Beckett probably wasn’t thinking about this level of first-world problems, but here we are.
Daily Insights
1. B2B Product Strategy Insight
Today I read:
"If your B2B product can (a) prevent the buyer from getting fired, (b) help them get promoted, or (c) very directly earn them more revenue, you might be onto something big."
There’s a business model in there somewhere.
2. The Micro-Retirement Concept
My friend D. introduced me to the idea of micro-retirement—Gen Z seems to be micro-dosing their retirements throughout life instead of waiting until they’re old. Maybe I just need a little micro-dosing of retirement to gain some perspective.
3. Shared Reflections
My friend L. texted me after reading this little blog experiment:
“I could have written this as well. I have most of your concerns.”
That was great to hear. It’s reassuring to know that so many of us are going through the same things.
4. Life Coaching Market Growth
Apparently, the life coaching market in the U.S. is expected to grow by 4.85% annually through 2030 (according to Sophia Amoruso’s newsletter, which I love). She says there’s no better time to start, especially if you have a niche—pregnancy, burnout, midlife crisis, career breaks...
Just reading that list makes me tired.
But it got me thinking—could there be a B2B coaching niche that can prevent the buyer from getting fired or promoted or very directly earn them revenue?