Here's a funny little secret, Reader . . .

In a world where "busy" seems to be the norm, I'm hearing more and more folks say they're not feeling busy enough.🥱

That idea may sound wild to you. 🐼🦖🐾

And yet, I see some of you nodding.

Maybe your workload isn’t tapping into the full extent of your abilities.

You find yourself in an endless waiting game for the next project, or for your boss to sort through priorities (help for that here.) Or, you procrastinate the easy stuff because it's booooo-ring (and quietly, you know you're being paid too much for what that work really needs. 💸)

Or maybe you're not busy with the work that matters.

The work that moves the needle, lands the plane, pushes the ball toward the goal line, fill-in-your-favorite-metaphor here.

To the overworked and overstressed, not having enough to do sounds like a dream. But if you've ever been there, you KNOW that being underworked or underutilized can cause stress, too.

If that's you or someone you love, read my recently-updated article on our blog here:

​Read: “My Skills Are Not Being Utilized” (& What to Do If That’s You)​

So how about you, Reader? Ever feel underutilized for what you know you CAN do? Hit REPLY and tell me about it. What'd you do or say? Or if it's happening now, what's holding you back from action? I always love hearing your stories and ideas.

No matter what our skills and superpowers, we all want to feel useful. Me too. I hope these "insider" notes are useful to you and the people in your world--and never hesitate to share them and invite others to join us here, free. And if there's something you want me to write more about in the future, hit REPLY now and send your ideas along. Until then, no matter what you're doing, we need you and your gifts in our new world of work. Keep soaring!

Always, Darcy

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P.S. My friend Lou Bortone invited me to be a guest on his podcast about life and legacies, cheekily called "Oh S#%t, I'm Dead." It was a fun and freewheeling conversation, and you can watch the video here or listen on Spotify here. Enjoy! --D

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