The work no one sees still matters

Mornings with kids always remind me how little control we really have over pace.

You can start the day with a plan. You'll have their breakfasts ready and on the table. You'll have their backpacks by the door. You'll even give yourself a few extra minutes to take a slow ride to school.

In reality, everyone's running out of the house, eating a granola bar, and you're hoping you hit every green light because you're barely going to make it before your kid is tardy. And that backpack? It's still by the front door.

December has that same split-screen energy. Everyone's rushing toward year-end while simultaneously checking out. Inboxes are chaos.

Calendars look like a game of Tetris, and markets start to thin out as the world switches on its OOO responders.

But underneath all that noise, real work continues.

Drill programs wrap up. Management teams lock in capital allocation for 2025. The resource sector doesn't pause for the holidays; it just operates with fewer eyes on it.

And that's where the disconnect shows up. The market usually rewards what's visible and immediate, but December challenges that.

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You're still putting in the work, just without the headline. You're still making progress without the price movement.

Your discipline won't show up on a chart for months.

Parenting isn't much different. You catch glimpses of progress, but they're not what defines the trajectory.

What actually moves things forward are the small, steady commitments repeated over time without feedback, affirmation, or any sign you're on the right track.

John Maxwell said it best: "Consistency compounds."

He's right. But what that quote doesn't say is how tiring it is to show up even when no one's watching.

To keep drilling when the market's not tuned in. To keep reading to your kids before bed, even though they can't sit still.

Both worlds require us to trust the process even when results feel invisible.

December's a good reminder of that.