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Leading Greats #133
Every October, the world starts talking about reinvention. Instead - The Quiet Advantage:
Ronnie Kinsey, MBA
October 07, 2025
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Why Reflection Outperforms Reinvention:
It’s that season of the year. New goals. New directions.
New plans for a new year.
But progress doesn’t always need a rewrite.
It needs a reread.
High achievers love the thrill of the new.
Yet real growth often comes from re-seeing what’s already in motion.
Personal: Monday was my own reflection day.
I did a full re-org in my office - resetting space, energy, and systems.
Recollecting progress made.
It reminded me how much of entrepreneurship is built through small, consistent calibrations, not dramatic overhauls.
I’ve spent more than a recent decade learning and improving intentionally, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in business.
Too many to name here, but I will share this: meeting Tim Ferriss in 2017 set me on a sharper trajectory.
He had just released his book Tribe of Mentors. There is a wealth of wisdom, inspiration, and practical experience to be found there.
It reinforced what I still believe today - excellence is built by those who reflect as fiercely as they act.
Before changing everything, pause.
Ask what’s been quietly working.
Ask what patterns keep repeating.
Reinvention feeds excitement.
Reflection fuels endurance.
The Mirror Practice
A leadership reflection habit developed through my coaching practice.
Before the year closes, take ten quiet minutes each week to Ask Three Questions:
What repeated this week that shouldn’t have?
What progress did I overlook because it felt too small?
Where did I react instead of respond?
These aren’t performance metrics. They’re perspective resets.
Leaders who make reflection a habit rarely lose direction.
What Research Shows
Professionals who make time for structured reflection see real gains.
In controlled studies, those who paused to review their work improved performance by over 20%, developed stronger emotional regulation, and recalled progress more accurately.
Reflection strengthens learning loops. It keeps leadership grounded while others chase the next big thing.
When leaders pause, their teams follow.
When teams reflect, culture stabilizes.
Reinvention without reflection leads to exhaustion.
Reflection before reinvention builds wisdom.
Growth isn’t always visible.
Sometimes it’s the weight you stopped carrying.
The habits you stopped defending.
The pace you learned to respect.
By year-end, most will be racing to finish.
The wise will be reviewing how they started.
What you notice now decides what you’ll multiply next year.
Reflection is the pause that makes progress deliberate.
Give yourself ten minutes this week to mirror your momentum - before you reset it.
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