Breathe before opening…

Quick, true story for you…

The other day, on a Friday night at about 6pm before the holiday break, I decided to go to my home office in our basement to do some Spanish homework.

I opened my laptop, and out of sheer habit (and perhaps a bit of being a worry wart), I checked my work emails.

I found not one, but two unexpected emails that created more work for me. 

Don’t get me wrong, I have no issue working. In fact, I have a hard time turning work-mode off. 

It was the timing of the emails that did it to me.

Literally ruined my Friday night.

After sleeping on it (and stress waking me up before 2am), I decided that my laptop needs a warning label.

So I made one.

“Breathe before opening.”

My laptop is the biggest deliverer of stress in my life, so from now on, before I open it (either my personal laptop or my business one), I am going to stop and breathe for one minute.

Your stress delivery system may look totally different than mine. (Perhaps it even walks around and lives in your house! )

No matter.

As we move into 2026, I am going to constantly remind you of two things: Taking care of yourself physically and taking care of yourself mentally.

Here’s a first easy step 

Before you enter a potentially stressful situation, take one minute to breathe. Prepare yourself, calm yourself, do something for yourself.

Just one minute.

Let’s get better together.

Coach Dylan