A few days ago, I had a fascinating conversation with a friend.
He had just been promoted into a new corporate role. New field. New team. New office. New working hours. New everything.
One month in, he looked at me and said:
“I can’t wait for the moment I can do my days as a routine—almost with my eyes closed.”
That phrase hit me hard.
Because here’s the truth:
“Doing things with your eyes closed” sounds safe, efficient, maybe even desirable. But in reality? It’s a trap.
Working with highly successful leaders, it means two things:
Boredom.
The death of learning.
At first, it shows up as lack of motivation. Tasks feel empty. Curiosity fades.
But in the long run, it eats up confidence, resilience, and self-esteem. And eventually, it seeps into family life too—showing up as stress, disconnection and exhaustion.
Here’s the paradox:
We often crave routine because we think it will give us certainty and balance. But if certainty is the only thing you’re chasing, you risk losing the very spark that made you great in the first place.
High performers, leaders, visionaries—your edge doesn’t come from running life with your eyes closed.
It comes from being awake to possibility, alive to learning, and willing to step into the unknown—again and again.
So, let me ask you:
Where in your work are you secretly hoping to “do it with your eyes closed”?
What valuable opportunities might you miss by aiming for comfort instead of growth?
Were in your life you secretly feel bored because you do it with your eyes closed?
Love,
Laszlo
