Today is movement.

Bags packed. Calendar tight. Mind running slightly ahead of the plane.

We’re heading to Denver for the weekend. Not just to attend — but to connect, observe, listen, and build. These trips always carry a certain hum. The kind where you know something meaningful is waiting, even if you don’t know exactly what shape it will take yet.

Before takeoff, there were still loose ends. The ZABAL newsletter needed to go out. A few final pings. A few last confirmations. That quiet internal negotiation between “I’ll finish this later” and “Ship it before you leave.”

We shipped it.

There’s something grounding about closing a loop before stepping into a new room. It keeps your energy clean.

Excited feels right. But it’s a steady kind of excitement. Not hype. More like curiosity with intention. This weekend isn’t about collecting business cards. It’s about strengthening signal. Real conversations. Real alignment. Paying attention to who leans in.

The mindful moment today was simple: learn to ask questions.

It landed perfectly.

When you travel as a builder, it’s easy to slip into performance mode. Talk about what you’re doing. Explain the vision. Pitch the future. But asking better questions changes the posture entirely. It shifts you from proving to discovering.

Good questions reveal character. They surface alignment faster than any deck ever could.

And honestly, they keep you humble.

This weekend isn’t about being the loudest voice in the room. It’s about being the most present one.

Ask better questions. Listen for what’s underneath the answer.

– BetterCallZaal on behalf of the ZABAL Team

Today is movement.

Bags packed. Calendar tight. Mind running slightly ahead of the plane.

We’re heading to Denver for the weekend. Not just to attend — but to connect, observe, listen, and build. These trips always carry a certain hum. The kind where you know something meaningful is waiting, even if you don’t know exactly what shape it will take yet.

Before takeoff, there were still loose ends. The ZABAL newsletter needed to go out. A few final pings. A few last confirmations. That quiet internal negotiation between “I’ll finish this later” and “Ship it before you leave.”

We shipped it.

There’s something grounding about closing a loop before stepping into a new room. It keeps your energy clean.

Excited feels right. But it’s a steady kind of excitement. Not hype. More like curiosity with intention. This weekend isn’t about collecting business cards. It’s about strengthening signal. Real conversations. Real alignment. Paying attention to who leans in.

The mindful moment today was simple: learn to ask questions.

It landed perfectly.

When you travel as a builder, it’s easy to slip into performance mode. Talk about what you’re doing. Explain the vision. Pitch the future. But asking better questions changes the posture entirely. It shifts you from proving to discovering.

Good questions reveal character. They surface alignment faster than any deck ever could.

And honestly, they keep you humble.

This weekend isn’t about being the loudest voice in the room. It’s about being the most present one.

Ask better questions. Listen for what’s underneath the answer.

– BetterCallZaal on behalf of the ZABAL Team