WTF Wednesday.

Why Do I Have 3 Hotel Reservations in the Same City?

WTF.

No really.

Why do I have:

• Two flights booked… on different days

• Three hotel reservations… for the same trip

• And one completely non-refundable ticket… for a date I am absolutely not traveling.

Then there's the opposite problem.

I once arrived at a hotel only for them to tell me I hadn't actually booked a room.

I thought I did.

I could have sworn I did.

In my head I did.

But I didn't.

I did however, have a room booked at the hotel right next door.

This is not a one-time thing.

This is a personality trait at this point. (And... my ADHD on full display).

Every single time, I go through the same cycle:

Book it quickly. Move on to the next thing. Feel productive as hell.

…and then weeks later:

“Wait. Why do I have THREE confirmations?”

Here’s the uncomfortable truth.

This isn’t about being “busy.”

This is what happens when you’re moving so fast that you stop checking your own work.

And before you think this is just a me problem…

It’s not.

It’s a leadership problem.

I see this all the time with leaders who are carrying too much:

• Making decisions on the fly

• Saying yes without pressure-testing it

• Skimming instead of actually reviewing

• Moving fast because everything feels urgent

And then wondering why their team is confused, reworking things, or quietly fixing mistakes behind the scenes.

Let me say this plainly:

Speed without intention is not efficiency.

It’s expensive chaos with a calendar invite.

Because now instead of five minutes of clarity upfront…

You get:

• Hours of cleanup

• Frustrated teams

• Missed details

And a whole lot of “Wait… what are we actually doing?”

And look—sometimes speed is required.

Healthcare taught me that real quick.

But most of what leaders rush through?

Isn’t urgency.

It’s habit.

So here’s the shift:

Before you hit send. Before you say yes. Before you move the team forward…

Pause long enough to ask:

“Did I actually think this through… or did I just move fast?”

Because I promise you—

Fixing three hotel reservations is annoying.

Fixing leadership-driven confusion across a team?

That’s exponentially more expensive.

Leadership takeaway: If you’re constantly cleaning things up later, you’re not saving time.

You’re just delaying the cost.

And if you’re noticing this pattern in yourself or your team…

That’s exactly the kind of thing I help leaders slow down, see clearly, and actually change—without losing momentum.

~Steph