Things Learned From…
“You can usually accomplish more by giving something your full effort for a few years rather than giving it a lukewarm effort for fifty years.
Pick a priority for this season of your life and do it to the best of your ability.”
“A quick and easy tip for building habits that last:
Pick a standard time and place to do it.
It’s easier to wake up knowing ‘I exercise at 4pm’ than to decide each time when to fit a habit into your day.
If it’s already decided, all you need to do is show up.”
“seldom do we read about the person who nailed the presentation after getting a little more sleep or the leader who was calmer because he/she took a lengthy break.
Lincoln went to the theatre. Teddy Roosevelt exercised for two hours each day. FDR routinely held cocktail parties during World War II.
What united them was that they were keenly aware of their points of diminishing return — when further work on a subject would simply burn them out.
The lesson for us isn’t to close the book or hit the pillow the second we become fatigued.
But leading others always begins with leading ourselves — and that means knowing when we need a break.”
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