Most Days

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By: Courtney Guillen

This is Most Days. I'm Courtney and I'm on a journey to become a better leader at work and at home, and share what I learn as I go. 

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Naptime with Kevin and Courtney - The Default Parent
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Today at 4:00 AM

The default parent is the one who knows everything. Who knows what size diaper the kids wear. Who tracks the lunch supplies, the babysitter's schedule, the medicine doses. It usually falls on mom, and when both parents work, it's a fast track to burnout.

Kevin and I sit down during naptime to talk about how this became a real problem in our marriage, how we started to work through it, and what we're still figuring out.
We get into:

- Why I stopped communicating early enough and let resentment build
- Kevin's honest...


Most Days Episode #3: Burnout, Part I
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Last Monday at 4:00 AM

Burnout doesn’t always mean you need a new job. Sometimes it means you’ve lost the thread of why you’re working in the first place, and your days have drifted out of balance. I break burnout down into a simple framework I keep coming back to: paycheck, passion, and purpose. When one of those pillars gets weak, work starts to feel heavier than it should, even if nothing “big” changed on paper.

We start with paycheck, because money is real and pretending it doesn’t matter only adds stress. I share a specific gratitude practice that helps m...


Most Days Episode #1: Why the heck am I doing this?
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07/01/2026

Perfection is a trap, and most advice sounds better than it works. I'm starting Most Days with a simpler, truer standard: aim for progress most days, not flawless every day.

In this first episode I get into the real reasons I'm doing this. I want accountability that isn't already built into my work. I want to slow life down through some actual self-reflection. And I've had a long-standing itch to teach while I'm still learning in real time.

I also lay out the format so you know exactly what you're signing up for. You'll get...


Naptime with Kevin and Courtney #1
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07/01/2026

We talk honestly about what it takes to run family businesses while staying connected as a couple and as parents. We share the wake-up calls that pushed us from chasing work-life balance to building work-life harmony through boundaries, perspective, and better habits. 
• why “harmony” beats “balance” when you’re building a career and a family 
• the moment work comes home and how we try to stop it 
• how kids change our perspective on success, failure, and stress 
• burnout as a season rather than a permanent identity 
• why constant connectivity makes modern work feel heavier 
• the comparison trap...