Q1 is almost over. Are you on track or just busy?
Mar 30, 2026 6:16 am
Workplace Multiplier by Tola Akinsulire
March 30, 2026
Welcome to the Workplace Multiplier newsletter. Published Monday to Friday, equipping you to achieve your professional goals faster and without burnout or overwhelm.
Q1 is almost over. Are you on track or just busy?
Howdy ,
Q1 is ending this week
How are you measuring what you have achieved so far?
Before you answer that question, let me share what happened when I did mine a few weeks back.
I did the review with my trusty AI partner.
I put in my results and added a commentary that this was progress on the way to my big 2026 target.
My well-trained AI knows how I want it to think. Not as a babysitter or a cheerleader.
And so it hit me with a jab to the face.
Let me share a bit of what it told me:
"Progress without a credible path to scale is activity, not momentum. Do you have a clear answer to how you will get from current result to full result?"
That was the truth I had been avoiding.
Because I had been measuring effort. Not trajectory.
There is a difference between being busy in Q1 and being on track in Q1. Most professionals confuse the two, and Q2 arrives before they notice the gap.
So let me ask you the same question my AI asked me:
Is what you have done in Q1 actually building toward what you need by December? Or are you just moving?
If you paused on that question, good. That pause is information.
And if you want to think it through with someone who will ask you the hard questions — not validate your activity, but help you find your real trajectory — that is exactly what a Multiplier Session is for.
It is one focused conversation. No fluff. No generic advice. Just sharp thinking applied to your specific situation, so you leave with clarity on what Q2 actually needs to look like.
If that is what you need right now, reply with the word MULTIPLIER and I will send you the details.
Keep winning at work and in life.
Tola Akinsulire
Your Strategic Workplace Mentor