Give yourself room to breathe.
Being driven and ambitious is not inherently a bad thing.
It is far better than being lazy and apathetic.
However, you need room to breathe.
You need time to relax, to decompress, and to recharge.
Do not make yourself so busy that you cannot enjoy yourself or the fruits of your labor.
Do not forget to breathe.
You can outwork everyone around you, but without sufficient rest and recovery, your success may be short-lived.
There is no success without hard work and in order to have more than you do today, you must do more than you did yesterday.
However, your ability to sustain your output of effort and to enjoy the fruits of your labor is largely determined by the quality of your rest and recovery.
You can push your body and mind as hard as you want to, but be aware that you can only do this for so long before they shut down or break to demand that you rest.
Recovery from this will most likely set your progress back much more than if you moved a little slower and pushed a little less hard to allow for rest and recovery in your schedule.
Success without longevity and sustainability, after all, can hardly be considered success.
We brag about how busy we are, how early we wake up, or how late we stay up at night, as if we are all competing to get the least amount of rest, to have the most stress, and to spend the least amount of time with our loved ones.
What does not get talked about, however, is the exhaustion, the loneliness, and the unhappiness that this lifestyle creates.
Meanwhile, we should be bragging about getting a good night’s sleep, eating well, exercising regularly, maintaining healthy relationships, and having peace in our hearts.
Health and happiness are the real flex.
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