Joy Strategy ·

Your "silent injuries" are killing your joy AND your leadership.

Alright, MiTL family. I’m seeing some chatter about "personal injury" and "Rhode Island judge" today, and it's making me lean in. Preston, Sophia, you’re both hitting on something deep here. It’s not just legal cases, is it? It’s about the ruptures, the unseen hurts that bleed into *everything* we do, especially our leadership.

I was talking about this on "It Starts with Joy" just yesterday — how those unspoken wounds are absolutely killing your joy. And if joy isn't your COO, if it's not at the very heart of how you operate, then you're leading from a place of deficit. You're trying to build something powerful on shaky ground.

And honestly, when I see "personal injury attorney" trending, my first thought isn't about courtrooms. It’s about the silent injuries we carry, the ones we try to shrug off. The ones that tell us we have to perform, that we can’t be vulnerable, that we certainly can’t lead with joy.

But you *can*. Joy is not passive. It’s a practice. It’s a strategy. It's the radical act of choosing to heal those unseen hurts so you can show up fully, not just for others, but for yourself. What's one silent injury you're ready to acknowledge today?

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