I left the Enactus US Expo deeply energized.

There is something powerful about being in a room full of students who believe they can solve real problems through leadership, entrepreneurship, and service. Their energy was contagious. The conversations I had with them were thoughtful. The innovation they presented in their projects was inspiring.

At Nimble Up, we believe organizations and the people inside them do their best work when clarity, intention, and humanity come together. That is why we are proud to sponsor this year’s Enactus United States Expo.

There is a tiny moment that has a profound impact on how your team performs under pressure and it happens in the space between what occurs to your team and how they choose to respond.

That space is where resilience lives, and it is far more trainable than most people realize.

Recently, I was in a room full of project managers, and we started with a simple question: what derails more projects, bad planning or bad reactions?

Most people pointed to planning. That is what we are trained to focus on. We build timelines, define scope, and monitor budgets closely. And yet, even with all that structure, projects still drift.

When people hear the word Agile, they often think of stand-ups, sprints, and sticky notes on a board.

But Agile also shows up in ways that aren’t so front of mind for folks like how you test ideas, how you respond to what you learn, and how willing you are to adjust without losing the vision.

At Nimble Up, we talk about Agile & Decision Intelligence as the ability to evolve your approach while staying anchored in your vision.

There’s a question I hear from leaders all the time:

“How do I get my team to bring more ideas to the table?”

It’s a fair question. Because most leaders don’t want a team that just executes tasks. They want thinkers. Contributors. People who take ownership.

And yet, without realizing it, many organizations are set up in a way that produces the opposite.

Projects are how strategy becomes reality. When projects move forward with clarity and momentum, organizations make progress. When projects stall, strategy stalls too.

In early March, many organizations are deep into execution mode. Plans for the year are underway, projects are moving, and teams are working hard to follow through on priorities. But there is one type of work that often slips through the cracks because we don’t always recognize it as work.

Decision-making.

In almost every organization I work with, I hear the same sentence:

“Everyone is responsible.”

And yet… things still fall through the cracks.

Deadlines drift. Stress builds. People overwork. Hard conversations get postponed. And when something finally surfaces, it feels heavier than it ever needed to be.

If you’ve ever sat in a meeting where a decision was “approved” but somehow still unraveled later… you already know the problem.

A quick “Any objections?”
A few nods.
Silence.
“Great, we’re aligned.”

Except you weren’t.

You log in a few minutes early.

Your to-do list is running in the background of your mind. Slack notifications. Text messages. The quiet pressure of “I should be further along in my monthly to-do list.”

And then we begin.

We don’t start with strategy or setting goals.

We start with breath.

We wrapped up our very first Reset recently, and before rushing ahead to the next one, I wanted to pause and reflect.

Because that pause is the whole point!

With 11 more Monthly Resets ahead in 2026, the January session gave me clarity not just about what worked, but about why this work matters and how I want to hold it going forward.

Here’s what I learned:

Choosing a word for the year is easy.

Living it is the real practice.

A word of the year isn’t meant to sit prettily in a notebook or become a screensaver you forget by February. When used well, it becomes a decision filter, a pacing mechanism, and a self-trust builder.

At the beginning of 2025, my word for the year was Architect.

I was inspired by this quote often attributed to Joseph Pilates that says:

“You are the architect of your own happiness.”

As a result, last year felt like a year of actively shaping the systems, relationships, and rhythms that make real life work.

If you’ve been following this series and you’re still on the fence about joining the first New Moon Reset for Leaders, here’s what I want to say:

Bring a friend.

Truly. Everything feels more approachable when you build the habit with someone you love or trust. Life is just more fun that way. You focus on your work or personal goals, they focus on theirs, and suddenly you’re having richer conversations, building accountability together, and sharing the experience of growth instead of doing it alone.

If I were personally inviting you to the very first New Moon Reset for Leaders, I’d probably say something like:

Come hang out with me. Come play. Come sit in my little circle.

This experience feels less like a formal workshop and more like welcoming you into my home. And in a way, I am. You’ll literally see my living room through the computer screen. It’s intimate. Cozy. Safe.

By the time we reach the planning section of the New Moon Reset, you’ve already grounded your nervous system and reflected on what’s been working and what hasn’t. You’re clearer, calmer, and more connected to yourself than when you arrived.

This is intentional.
When your mind is clear, your strategy becomes clear.
When your emotions are regulated, your decisions become aligned.

Only then do we shift into planning.

After we ground the body and settle the nervous system with breath and gentle movement, we move into the next part of the New Moon Reset: reflection.

This is where clarity starts to take shape.
This is where overwhelm loosens its grip.
And this is where we begin to understand what we truly need before we even think about planning.