My business days—and honestly, my weekends too—are usually pretty full. I run a tight ship when it comes to what I’m focused on and what I’m trying to get done. That discipline is how I’m able to produce at the level I do.
When people comment on my productivity, I’m quick to say this isn’t some Superman-like thing. I’m far from that. Superman can bend time and space with speed—I don’t have that ability. What I do have is focus.
And here’s the double-edged sword—catch it.
When I lock in on something that needs to get done, I’m locked in. Fully. That means I’m focused on that—and not much else. Everything outside that priority becomes secondary. Not unimportant. Just not primary in that moment.
Now, that doesn’t mean I’m rigid. It doesn’t mean I’m so focused that I can’t recognize when something else needs to take precedence. That’s not what I’m saying. What I’m saying is this: my focus is intense, intentional, and sustained.
And the casualty of that kind of focus—if we’re being honest—can sometimes be relationships. People whose pace is different than mine. People who need more relational bandwidth in the moment than I may be able to give when I’m deeply plugged into something else.
This here is important—catch it.
When I’m plugged in with someone, I’m all in. Fully present. Fully engaged. But when I’m unplugged, I’m truly unplugged—and focused on what I need to focus on. And once that work is done, I circle back. I reengage. I reconnect.
I’ve been wired this way my entire life.
There’s always been a serious streak in me—a deep desire to invest my time against the highest-impact things in front of me. To steward time well. To make sure the energy I’m giving is aligned with what matters most in that season.
Understanding that tension—that double-edged sword—has been freeing for me. It doesn’t remove the responsibility to care for relationships. But it does give language to the way I’m built and the way I lead.
So today, I’m grateful—not just for focus—but for the awareness that focus carries both strength and responsibility. And that wisdom is knowing how to steward both.