Hey {{first_name | there}},
For a leader who wants to become a multiplier, I can’t think of anything more important than margin. Why? No margin = No multiplication. Margin-less leaders eat up their capacity and have very little ability to help others grow.
We need to reclaim margin in our noisy world. Noise doesn’t always sound loud. Sometimes it shows up as constant input, constant requests, constant motion. A day full of small interruptions that slowly chip away at your clarity and costs you the margin which was already thin.
Most leaders don’t realize how much noise they’ve allowed in until something important gets drowned out. Perhaps margin used to be a part of your rhythm, but now it feels like like a distant dream. What happened? Your performance outpaced your boundaries and your margins were erased by the noise.
Without margin, you start leading from reaction instead of intention.
You say yes too quickly.
You think too shallowly.
You tolerate too much urgency.
Leaders don’t burn out from big moments. They burn out from the slow erosion of margin. The world won’t hand you more space, you have to reclaim it. Margin doesn’t always mean extra time. Margin is breathing room. Margin is the distance between you and overwhelm.
Your specific voice will have a bent towards a natural pattern. Which do you recognize?
Some leaders fill every spare moment because stillness feels uncomfortable.
Some mistake the urgent for the important.
Some carry everyone else’s needs until there’s nothing left for their own.
Some overthink every decision until the work expands to fill the whole day.
Some say yes because it feels easier than disappointing someone.
Different wiring but the same result. Margins erased by the noise.
A leader who knows they’re capable of more but feels too mentally crowded to access their best.
Small shifts create real space:
A protected hour at the start or end of the day
A conversation you stop postponing
A boundary you stop apologizing for
A screen you stop reaching for
A meeting or leader you stop rescuing
A responsibility you stop holding alone
When you have margin, everything sharpens: your vision, your decisions, your presence, your patience, your creativity, your courage.
This week, take a simple step. Not a big overhaul. Just one quiet decision that restores a little room in your life. Maybe it’s subtracting something. Maybe it’s protecting something. Maybe it’s pausing long enough to notice what’s been crowding you. Whatever it is, choose it with intention. Leaders who reclaim margin lead clearer, steadier, and stronger. Your people can feel the difference.
YOU are that leader!
In Your Corner,
— Josh
