We’ve spent the past month exploring how to build stronger personal habits and solid foundations. If you’ve missed any of these TPFs, you can find them here.
Today, I’ll ask you to do exactly ONE thing. Not nine (like last week). Just one.
Amplify Someone Who’s Carrying Weight
Right now, someone in your orbit is doing work that matters. They’re leading something important. They’re making decisions under pressure. They’re holding a team together. They’re driving a project forward. They’re supporting someone’s physical or mental health.
They are doing something important and impactful, and they probably don’t hear that enough.
Your one homework assignment from me today is to: Fuel a critical contributor.
Think of someone doing essential work today. Then send them a message. This message contains only fuel, not feedback, not suggestions for improvements, not a review of their performance. Just fuel.
I’ll even include a template to get you started:
“I see what you’re doing with [project/initiative/individual]. Your [steadiness/clarity/thoroughness/creative thinking/innovation/perseverance] is making a real difference. Thank you for [leading/owning/stepping up on] this.”
Thirty seconds. One text, email, or message. Zero agenda.
People doing crucial work often operate in a recognition gap. They’re too busy executing to realize their impact. Too close to the problems to see their progress. Too focused on what’s left undone to notice what they’ve already built.
Your acknowledgment will do four things:
It will validate what they’re pouring energy into.
It will name the specific quality that’s creating impact.
It will refuel their tank when they need it most.
It will show that you recognize and value them and their contribution.
We often underestimate the firepower that lies in a well-timed moment of recognition.
Strong habits and solid foundations matter. So does using what you’re building to strengthen someone else.
So… Who is The Person? What is The Message?
Send it right NOW before your day gets away from you; don’t overthink it (You have a template for goodness sake!).
Then reply to me with one word, “DONE”.
