“We need to be as strategic with ourselves as we are with our careers and our businesses. We need to pace ourselves, nurture ourselves, and give ourselves fuel to explore, thrive, and perform.”
This critical, life-long truth comes from chapter 8 of the book titled Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less by Greg McKeown.
The author provides examples of leaders who are or were “addicted to achievement.” McKeown writes that many of these leaders have “paid a high price to learn a simple yet essential lesson: Protect the asset.”
In this chapter, the author discusses the critical importance of sleep, and the many fallacies and negative ramifications of lack of adequate and healthy sleep. I won’t repeat what he writes in the chapter, but rather say that this chapter is relevant to every busy leader in America and throughout the world! You would do well to read the chapter and heed the excellent advice.
McKeown correctly summarizes, “The best asset we have for making a contribution to the world is ourselves. If we under invest in ourselves, and by that I mean our minds, our bodies, and our spirits, we damage the very tool we need to make our highest contribution.”
Read the chapter. Heed its advice. Protect your most precious asset—yourself—and achieve greater success as a leader!
