Hi Reader

At Ali Abdaal’s London meetup this week, I asked something I’ve wrestled with for years: "how do women push through imposter syndrome, without talking ourselves out before anyone else rejects us?"

His answer stuck: Notice the thoughts. Let them drift past like clouds. Beneath them is calm.

And from there: “Follow the plan, not the mood.”

That reminder carried me this week — through video edits that took longer than I wanted, workouts that stretched me more than I expected, and even moments when family needed reassurance I wasn’t sure I had the energy to give.

Maybe it’s the reminder you need too: you’ve already done enough. Rest counts. There’s always a bit of blue sky to carry into Monday.

💙 Lydia