What Was It That You Had In Mind When You Started To Try And Do Everything?

When was the last time that you picked up a discarded gum wrapper from the street and thought to yourself, "Now this is useful?"

Or when did the coach of your favorite team rotate in the star player suffering from pneumonia and say, "Now get in there and win this thing?"

You were not meant to be exhausted and barely getting by all of the time.  If everything about you is constantly stretched and marginalized, people will eventually feel sorry for you.  In fact, when you overwork, few people, if any, will be impressed.  Rather, the world will look on and only see someone getting depleted--someone who looks less and less useful.  They won't see a champion who can do it all (that's what we often think when we push too hard), but the guy who is no longer capable of winning "this thing" like he once did.  Is that the goal you had in mind when you started to try and overachieve?

Please remember that people want you to thrive, excel, and shine.  But people also understand that you are human, and that you have limits, because they are humans too.

So, don't be the discarded gum wrapper that people avoid as it blows down the sidewalk.  It's spent, unappealing, and pretty much useless.  Be the guy who is healthy, happy, and balanced in his approach to life.  That's when your family, your following, and your fortune will be at their best.