Building a business
is a marathon.
It’s not a sprint.
It takes years.
And it takes energy
from us, the business builders.
If you’ve been pushing yourself
to achieve a certain task
and you accomplish
that feat,
you are AWESOME.
Reward yourself
with a short break.
Take a day or two
to
sleep.
Socialize.
Laugh.
Relax.
Power yourself up
to achieve
that next key step.
Reward yourself
with short breaks.
An object in motion
tends to stay in motion.
I find this is true
when I’ve been pushing it,
when I’ve been working hard
for long hours,
I want to continue working hard
for long hours.
I can’t relax.
When we sprint,
it is sometimes hard
to walk.
But we have to slow down
or we will burn out.
We’ll become ill
and that isn’t helping anyone.
What I do
is I refocus that energy.
Instead of writing for 12 hours a day,
for example,
I might spend the day
cleaning out the basement.
That snaps me out
of the routine
yet isn’t as jarring,
as frustrating
as resting,
as no activity.
After a couple days
of unusual activity,
I can usually rest
and recover.
If you can’t rest
after a grueling stretch
of working long and hard,
consider an equally strenuous activity
that is different
from your regular work.
After days of sprinting on the track,
run for a few days through a field.
THEN slow to a walk.