At first glance, the task seems simple: five minutes of attack only. Use the techniques you just practiced.
Nothing to fear. Everything is under control. Just keep working.
But then why, after a couple of minutes, is your breathing already off and your strength gone?
Simple. There was not a single second of rest. The whole resource is spent.
Even in a competitive match, there is usually a chance to catch your breath. Sometimes a single second is enough to refill your strength.
“One second? What nonsense! Don’t make me laugh,” the mind says. It refuses to believe such numbers. This experience must be felt in the body.
Someone has to lose first. Nothing convinces a proud mind like a painful defeat.
An experienced grappler uses every chance for a pit stop. You pin your opponent to the mat? Lie on him. Let him struggle and tire while you rest. One second here, two seconds there—and suddenly you have the victory.
In business, unfortunately, people work too much with the head. The body becomes nothing more than a poor vehicle for a brilliant brain. Is it any wonder that one day the body presses Pause?
The organism is begging: “Wake up. Come down from the clouds. Return to the Earth.”
Luckily, nature built enormous reserves into the body. When an exhausted entrepreneur begins to take care of himself (or herself) again, he often discovers something surprising:
You can achieve much more with almost no effort at all.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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