Leadership is a continuous journey—one where stress and guilt often feel like constant companions. A few years ago, during a business trip, I found myself in deep reflection, overwhelmed by the pressures of work and life. Alone in my hotel room, I grabbed a piece of paper and sketched out what I now call the “T-Chart of Stress and Guilt.”
On the left, I listed everything consuming my time and energy—what I called “Stress.” On the right, I wrote down the areas where I felt guilt—the things I knew I should be prioritizing but wasn’t:
