After our bout, a stranger "blue belt" immediately asked me, "What do I need to improve? Where are my weak spots?"
Such questions come from maybe one person in a hundred. Obviously, this guy is going to progress exponentially.
I replied, "You're doing great, but one aspect is lacking. Either you charge ahead like a rhino or slack off like a jellyfish. By the seventh minute of the fight, you're done. Fuel tank's empty."
"You need to learn to rest during the bout," I explained, "Got into a good position? Don't rush to attack. Take a pause for five to ten seconds. It's like turbo-charging your phone."
In business and life, achieving success is hard. But it's equally hard to maintain it. The ideal is to methodically record achievements like the gears in a winch. One step forward, not a step back.
In my practice, I encounter entrepreneurs with a tilt. They gush with cool ideas, launch profitable projects and partnerships. Then they lose it all. It repeats until they burn out.
They suffer from exhaustion in two ways. A myriad of important activities tear their attention apart daily. No time to catch their breath.
But with time, they're also forced to admit the futility of their sacrifices. It's business for the sake of business. Vanity of vanities. For what?
The problem is the unhealthy behavior pattern has been entrenched for years. As soon as they let their guard down, they derail.
So, usually, it's necessary to act systematically:
Recognize the root cause and consequences of the status quo.
Set clear priorities, what's crucial and what's not.
Schedule a ritual akin to "my pit-stop" in your calendar.
Have someone who won't let you lie about progress.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
About me:
As a business therapist, I help tech founders quickly solve dilemmas at the intersection of business and personality, and boost company value as a result.
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