Single Parenting

It’s 12:38 on a drizzly Wednesday, and I’m thumb-pecking this newsletter in my Notes app.

I’m in my car, one AirPod in from wrapping a client call, while my other ear is tuned to the sound of the school bell signaling pick-up time.

This week, I’m flying solo as my wife is off visiting her college roommates in Atlanta.

Most of my routine hasn’t changed—morning school drop-offs and making dinner a few nights a week are normal. But it’s the after-school pocket—school pick-up, chauffeuring to activities, prepping dinner—that’s added weight.

It’s a good three hours a day I’m sacrificing, happily, for my family. But the first few days? Let’s just say it’s been an adjustment.

Here’s what I’ve noticed:

Perfection? Gone.
There’s no time to be precious about work.

Yes, I believe in professionalism, but there’s something to be said for having the guts to ship.

Most of my professional shortcomings don’t come from over-talking, over-sharing, or over-shipping.
They come from not shipping enough.

That little voice in the back of my head—the one that loves to judge, compare, and spew criticism—is always lurking.

The antidote?
Courage.

Courage to create. Courage to ship.

Seth Godin, in The Icarus Deception, puts it best:

So here I am, typing this hurriedly before the bell rings.

It’s not perfect. But I’ve realized, that your work doesn’t need to be perfect—it just needs to be shared.

Your audience is waiting.

Ship it.

Cheers,

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