He was the person everyone depended on. The firefighter. The fixer. And he could not figure out why he kept getting passed over. The answer was hiding in plain sight.
Sustainability.
It's tempting to build something impressive. Something ambitious. Something that stretches you to your limits.
But impressive doesn't matter if you can't maintain it.
The best systems, habits, and goals are the ones you can sustain. Not for a week. Not for a quarter. For years.
Build what you can maintain. The rest will take care of itself.
