Paper Napkin Wisdom - Podcast And Blog For Entrepreneurs, Leaders And Difference-makers

This time of year, something familiar happens. We turn the page on the calendar and feel the pull to do something different. We reach for a word like resolution and instinctively pair it with action. More discipline. More consistency. More output. More effort. Most resolutions are framed as additions — new habits, new systems, new rules we promise ourselves we'll finally follow. But what if the most powerful move forward isn't about what you start doing? What if real momentum comes from what you're willing to stop? Growth Isn't Always About More We've been taught that progress is cumulative. That success comes from stacking behaviors, strategies, and systems. But clarity doesn't work that way. Focus doesn't work that way. Energy doesn't work that way. The leaders and entrepreneurs who move with conviction instead of exhaustion aren't doing more. They're carrying less. They've learned that growth is often subtraction — and that the fastest way forward is removing what no longer belongs. Why Most Resolutions Do