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I have a rule: when I feel unmotivated, it’s a red lipstick day.

Not because it magically makes me more productive (though that would have been nice),but because it’s my reminder; today I’ll need to lean on habits, not motivation. Motivation is a bit flaky. It comes from the outside, and you can’t always rely on it.

Habits, on the other hand, don’t care how you feel; they just get to work. Auto-Pilot.Self-leadership isn’t glamorous. It’s about showing up anyway. It’s about doing the small, ordinary things that move you forward, even on the days when your energy’s flat and your coffee’s not strong enough.

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So here’s to red lipstick days, when we have to work a little harder, show up a little prouder, and let our habits do the leading!