Today I’m sharing a conversation I’ve had with a few clients over the past couple of weeks.
It’s been around, creating leverage in your life.
Here’s a real-time example.
You know what’s gonna happen with this newsletter?
A snippet will turn into an IG reel.
Pieces will show up in an upcoming training on systemizing.
And the full thing will be copied into a LinkedIn newsletter.
That’s leverage.
Leverage is about letting your effort work more than once.
And honestly…why wouldn’t you do that when you’re already working so hard?
But most people burn energy redoing work they’ve already done.
- They explain the same thing in multiple meetings.
- They create assets and only use them once.
- They brainstorm new ideas every week instead of riffing on existing ones.
Hear me on this, sweet friend.
You often don’t need to (and shouldn’t) start things from scratch –– even when you’re starting something new.
I know. Sounds counterintuitive. But it’s true.
Here are three steps to using YOUR time and energy more wisely.
#1: Pay Attention
Leverage almost always starts with awareness.
Look at your week and notice what keeps resurfacing.
- The questions you answered more than once.
- The explanations you repeated.
- The topics that stayed with you after a meeting ended.
- The ideas or assets you created.
Those moments are clues.
If something required thought, clarity, or energy, it’s worth paying attention to.
That effort points to something that could be reused.
Instead of asking yourself, “What should I create?”
Try asking, “What already took energy this week?”
That simple shift changes everything.
#2: Capture It Once, Clearly
Capture a repeating idea it while it’s still fresh.
This doesn’t need to be polished or perfect.
It just needs to exist outside your head.
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- Save a response that you’ve already typed twice.
- Develop a checklist for a process you do innately.
- Create a template for an email you know you can use again.
- Start a spreadsheet of your posts or newsletter that you can tailor for other formats.
When your thinking lives somewhere tangible, you find creative ways to apply it again.
Yes, it takes time to capture.
And you might think you don’t have time to do this.
But it actually saves time almost immediately.
#3: Use It to Lower Effort
This is where leverage really pays off.
The real benefit comes when it saves you from emotional effort later.
Take email.
You probably get similar requests again and again.
Small asks that don’t sound like much, but still require thought.
So, you:
- Pause
- Figure out how to respond.
- Wonder how to say “no” without sounding difficult.
- And rewrite the same message in slightly different ways.
That decision-making adds up.
Instead of doing that every time, decide once.
Create a response you feel good about and save it.
Then, when the next request comes in, you don’t rethink it.
You reuse it.
What changes isn’t just time. It’s how it feels.
You stop carrying the weight of crafting the “right” response over and over again.
Same inbox. Less drain.
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That’s what leverage feels like.
The Bottom Line
You’re already putting in a ton of time and effort into the things you do, create, solve, and answer every day.
If something cost you time, thought, or attention this week, ask yourself:
“How can this work for me again?”
That question alone will change how much time and energy you use
Aaaannnd…how your days feel.
So, here’s my question for you.
What’s one new way you’ll create leverage this week?
Shoot me back a reply and let me know.
Best,
Mridu
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