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The Owner's Room: On Winter and (Finally) Embracing Dormancy

Winter isn’t just a season—it’s a leadership cycle, and one most of us try to outrun. In this Owner’s Room episode, I get honest about what it means to stop forcing spring and finally accept dormancy on purpose. Not collapse. Not burnout. Not defeat. Intentional hibernation.

We explore the fear of slowing down, the terror of “nothingness,” the pressure to keep producing, and the identities that keep us performing long past the point of resonance. Through six exploratory questions and two grounded scenarios, this episode digs into why winter feels so threatening—and why it might be the most…

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