The Importance of Pace

Ever wondered what tattoo your parents would get?  Mine surprised me and, as ever, taught me something valuable.

A few weeks ago, my family was talking about tattoos. When we asked my parents what they’d get, my dad didn’t hesitate: “𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗘”.

He explained that life is all about pacing yourself — not too fast, not too slow. Just finding your rhythm.

Then this weekend, at Cirque du Soleil 🎪, a line stopped me in my tracks: “𝘔𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦 — 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯”.

Two different fathers, same wisdom.

The art of life isn’t just about moving forward — it’s about balance.
Knowing when to push, when to slow down, and when to simply cruise.

The best leaders, like the best performers, know how to set a pace others can move with, and when to adjust that pace. They can read the room.

And great leadership means recognising that not everyone moves at the same rhythm — some need more time, others thrive in bursts. The strength is in making space for all of it: in how we work, motivate, and measure success.

💭 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 “𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲” 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 — 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽?