I’m a strong proponent of action.

Momentum matters. Decisions matter. Progress comes from movement, not from sitting on the sidelines waiting for perfect conditions.

But this week is different.

The first week back in January offers something you almost never get during the year: a genuine pause, without consequences. Work is restarting, but not at full speed. Conversations are resuming, but nothing has fully locked in yet.

It’s like a brief eclipse in the calendar.

A moment where you can see what’s been driving you, before everything brightens again.

Most people miss it.

They pick up exactly where they left off. Same pace. Same goals. Same assumptions. Same baton, carried forward simply because it’s familiar.

In property decisions, that’s where trouble starts.

December gave you distance.
Distance reveals information.

By now, some things should feel clearer than they did before Christmas. Others should feel weaker, noisier, or less convincing. That shift is not random. It’s insight.

January tests whether you pay attention to it.

Being pro-action doesn’t mean acting automatically. It means acting deliberately. Knowing when to push, and knowing when to redirect.

This week is unusually good for that.

Why? Because you’re not under pressure yet.

Deadlines haven’t fully reasserted themselves. Social momentum hasn’t peaked. The year still feels open. That combination allows you to question things honestly, without having to justify yourself to anyone.

It lets you ask better questions:

Why am I pursuing this?
Is this still the right approach?
Am I moving forward, or just staying busy?

Those questions are hard to ask once the year is in full swing. Right now, they’re available.

The mistake is confusing this pause with a lack of ambition.

It isn’t.

This is the moment where high-quality action gets designed.

Good decisions don’t come from speed alone. They come from alignment. Alignment between what you want, how you work, and what the environment actually supports.

January doesn’t require intensity (just yet.)
It rewards orientation.

That applies directly to property decisions.

Restarting everything simply because “it’s January” often means carrying forward compromises you were already questioning. Continuing conversations that lost clarity. Chasing outcomes that made sense last year, but not this one.

Action taken without reassessment isn’t momentum.

It’s inertia.

This week gives you a rare chance to step back just enough to choose what you step into next, and what you deliberately step away from.

Not because you’re slowing down.
Because you’re choosing better direction.

Once the pace returns, that opportunity disappears. The noise comes back. External expectations take over. Decisions get made inside motion, not before it.

That’s why this week matters.

Not as a time to decide everything.
But as a time to decide what deserves energy.

If something feels calmer, cleaner, and more obvious now than it did before Christmas, that’s worth backing.

If something feels louder, heavier, or harder to justify, that’s worth questioning before you accelerate again.

This isn’t hesitation.
It’s calibration.

You’re not putting the baton down.
You’re checking you’re still running the right race.

A simple rule for this week

Act, but don’t default.
Move, but don’t autopilot.
Continue what still makes sense.
Step away from what doesn’t.

You won’t get this kind of pause again for a long time.
Use it to aim, not to stall.

Direction first.
Then action.

Happy New Year + Go Get ‘Em

Andrew