Happy New Month,

Let’s keep this simple.

Today is the 1st of December.  

It is also Day 30 of our 60-day challenge.  

Which means we have 30 days left in the year, and 30 days left in the challenge. 

No matter how you look at it, this is a midpoint and a turning point.

And that is where today’s thought comes in:

Let the point go, so that you can win the match.

I heard this perspective from Roger Federer, one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He spoke about how, in his entire career, he played over 1500 matches, even when he won 80% of his matches, he actually lost about 54% of the points along the way.

But the reason he still won so many matches was simple: he never held on to the points he lost.

The moment a point was gone, it was gone. He didn’t drag it into the next play. He didn’t allow it to affect his confidence. He didn’t let it define the rest of the game.

He just told himself, “I’m still the better player,” and he focused on the next point.

Now bring this back to your own life.

How many “lost points” are you still holding on to?

A missed opportunity.  

A bad decision.  

A relationship that ended.  

A business idea that didn’t work.  

A year that didn’t go as planned.  

Here is the truth: failing at a point does not make you a failure in life.

What makes people lose the match is not the loss itself. It’s the fact that they refuse to let it go. They carry it. They replay it. They allow it to define them.

And before they know it, they are no longer just someone who lost a point. They have become someone who believes they are a failure.

Letting go does not make you irresponsible.  

It makes you focused.  

It makes you mature.  

It makes you ready for what is next.

As we enter the last 30 days of the year and plan for next year, I want you to go into it with this mindset:

You might lose a point.

But you are still in the game.

And you are still capable of winning the match.

Whatever you did wrong this year, learn from it and drop it.  

Whatever didn’t work out, acknowledge it and release it.  

Whatever season you feel like you “missed,” make peace with it.

Then step into the next 30 days with clarity and intention.

Let the point go.  

Win the match.

Talk soon.

Your Fave,

Darasimi