You found it.
Before you start trying to fix everything, put it down long enough to see what you’re carrying.
You don’t have to figure out the whole thing.
Just find your next best step forward.
What the fuck is going on?
Most people come looking for answers. I start with a question.
Before we judge the person, let’s see the load.
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See the ball. Work the band. Return to the process
You do not have to untangle your entire life today.
You only need enough distance to see one band—and decide what you want to do with it.
The book.
Most of us do not become overwhelmed all at once.
We add one responsibility. One expectation. One promise. One rubber band at a time.
Eventually, everything becomes connected to everything else, and we can no longer tell what matters from what is merely demanding our attention.
The Return Formula is a short guide for putting that weight down, creating enough distance to see it, and finding your next best step forward.
See the Ball
Put down what you’re carrying long enough to see it.
Work the Band
Choose one thing. Get curious. Decide what you want to do with it.
Return to the Process
Use what happened. Adjust. Begin again without returning to zero.
The book is on its way.
Pick it up. Use it. Mark it up. Come back to it when you need it.
You don’t have to figure out the whole thing. Just find your next best step forward.
Where are your feet?
You are not back at the beginning.
You are back at the process.
That is the return.
Guided by Gary
The Return Formula 
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