Summertime: Know When to Build, Play, or Rest

Sometimes reward effort and action. Other times invite play and renewal.

For most, summertime encourages recreation required to fuel long term achievement.

Purposeful rest and play fuel peak long-term performance.

Know when to build, play, or rest.

There is much work to be done in the months ahead.

Be ready to be your best when it matters most.🏖️

Reading Financial Statements Is a Career-Defining Skill  | Karan Dhir via Substack

A practical guide to sharpen your financial savvy and leap ahead of most executives, founders, and investors. You may be surprised how many business leaders misunderstand or neglect this data altogether.📈

Are You Good at Mowing Lawns?  | Jason Kottke

Think you are good at planning and execution? Mow this digital lawn and compare your skill with neighbors!🏠

Proven Practices for Better Sleep and Wellbeing  | Health.com

Progressive muscle relaxation, deep breathing practice, and visualization enable better sleep and wellbeing. Try the 4-7-8 method.😴

What Taylor Swift sounds like to Non-Swifties | There I Ruined It via YouTube

If I heard this on the radio I would not have known it was a parody.💃

Here are books, media, and music influencing my coaching:

• 10 Good Books on my Kindle  | August 2026 | Brian Cooke
• I'm Nobody! Who are you? (260)  | Emily Dickinson (1891) via Poets.org🐸
• Summertime  | Miles Davis with Quincy Jones & Orchestra Live At Montreux (1991) via YouTube
• Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On)  | Lou Donaldson (1995) via YouTube
• Blow The Whistle  | Too $hort (2006) via YouTube

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