Never Work a Day in Your Life?!
Brett Myles • October 30, 2025

Can we please stop saying this....

Can we please a top saying, “If YoU lOvE wHaT yOu Do, YoU’ll NeVeR wOrK a DaY iN yOuR LiFe”??

I see/hear this phrase all the time.
And every time, I cringe a little (a lot).

Because it’s just not true.
Even the best jobs, the most rewarding careers, and the most meaningful callings… they’re still work.

I love what I do here through LeadWell.
I help leaders and teams get healthy, build trust, and perform at their best. It’s deeply fulfilling.
But it’s also demanding. There are long days, tough conversations, dumb admin work, and moments that stretch me beyond comfort.

I also LOVE being a dad. So so much.
But dude… parenting is hard work.
Beautiful, sacred, exhausting work.
The love doesn’t erase the effort, it gives the effort purpose.

I use a GiANT Worldwide tool regularly, it’s called the 70:30 Principle.

The idea is simple: when roughly 70% of what you do is energizing, natural, and strength-aligned, you’re in a healthy place.

The other 30%?
That’s the grind.
The admin.
The conflict.
The uncomfortable growth.

Expecting a 100:0 ratio sets you up for frustration.
It’s not realistic, and it’s not sustainable.
Even in your dream job, you’ll have days that feel heavy. Work will still be work.

But if most of your time is spent in the 70 — doing what you’re wired for, what gives you life — then you can endure (and even grow from) the 30.

So maybe the goal isn’t to “never work a day in your life.”
Maybe it’s to find work worth doing, that makes the work worth it.

Let’s start saying that instead 👏👏

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Your Culture is Growing With or Without You

By Brett Myles • August 21, 2025
Your culture is growing & forming right now… with or without you. Culture isn’t the words painted on the wall. It’s the unspoken rules your team lives by when you’re not in the room. If you’re NOT actively shaping it, here’s what happens: • Passive-aggressive behavior becomes the norm. • “Good enough” replaces excellence. • The best talent starts looking for the exit. By the time you notice, you’ve got a culture problem, and those are expensive to fix. Healthy cultures are built on: • Consistent leadership habits • Clear expectations • A shared language for accountability You can drift into dysfunction. OR… You can design something worth staying for. If you’re not 100% confident your culture is what it should be, now’s the time to step in. That’s what I help leaders do — before the cracks appear. Let’s connect today!

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By Brett Myles • April 28, 2025
Most leadership training UNDERWHELMS because it’s not a system — it’s an event or a module that lacks accountability & implementation. 🚀 The LeadWell approach changes that. Instead of leadership development being a one-time workshop, we turn it into a structured operating system inside your company. It isn’t a silver bullet (those don’t exist)… it’s an investment over time. ✔ Step 1: Awareness → Diagnose leadership gaps with our Team Performance Assessment. ✔ Step 2: Habits & Skills → Ingrain leadership habits/skills that sustain growth using 5 Voices for Teams or the 5 Voices Leader Academy models ✔ Step 3: Intentionality → Gaining greater self awareness through smaller group settings to work towards better implementation of the tools and to provide accountability ❓The difference ❓ We don’t just train — we measure real leadership growth using quarterly team performance assessments. If performance scores don’t increase by 10% in 12 months, you get your money back. Leadership should be measurable. Period. What’s one leadership challenge you’d love to fix in your team? Let’s talk!