What tethers you to the earth when success tries to spin you off the planet?

This week’s newsletter is about finding your grounding principle before life happens in a good way. Too many of us get carried away when things go right and don’t realize we’ve lost the plot until it’s too late.

I share Lin-Manuel Miranda’s story—how Hamilton became a Broadway sensation overnight, and instead of getting swept up in the afterparties and the famous people calling him a genius, he went home to his wife and newborn. “My family really saved my ass,” he said. “Because I think that’s how you lose it.”

Ryan Holiday echoes this: “It ties you down to reality. It tethers you to the earth. It keeps you from spinning off the planet.”

For me, my grounding force is family. Find yours. Hold it close. Because the noise is coming—and you need something to anchor you before it arrives.