Mind the Gain
A free practice
You can see the gap from a mile off. Everything you haven't done yet, every place you're not.
The gain is harder to see, because it's behind you and fading. Most of us can't remember what we actually did by the end of the day, let alone the end of the month.
Mind the Gain is a short, handwritten practice that creates a connection between you and your trust in yourself. And THAT trust has the power to turn uncertainty from something you white-knuckle through, into something you can meet steadily and even enjoy.
Self-trust, built on evidence. Three minutes at a time.
WHY PAPER
Pen, not phone.
Print the pages, or carry the questions into the notebook you already use. The format isn’t the point. Writing it by hand is.
A 2024 study from the NTNU found handwwriting lights up far more of the brain than typing, which is exactly what you want when the goal is to remember.
And then there’s Out of Curiosity.
When you download the Mind the Gain practice pages, you'll also join my newsletter. It's built on one idea: that a genuinely good question will move you further than another good answer.
A real story, usually from somewhere I didn't expect to learn anything
The questions I'm asking, of myself, of my clients, and of the leaders I learn the most from
Something practical for honing a leadership style that lines up with who you actually are
It arrives when I have something worth sending, which tends to be every few weeks. If it's not for you, one click and you're out, no hard feelings.
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Out of Curiosity
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Three minutes. One pen.
Hi, I’m Joy!
I’m a leadership coach who supports women to write their own bold new chapters—without the burnout. Mind the Gain is one of my go-to tools for building momentum and belief.
