It’s hard to balance all the demands that are placed upon you as a leader. Many of us default to dysfunctional ways of spending our time and energy. If you know what the common mistakes are and take a more deliberate approach to investing your time and energy, you’ll get better results from your team and have more time for yourself in the end.

Do you work a 40-hour week, or are you working 24/7? How much effort are you putting into your work? How much stress do you experience from the energy you’re putting in?

Your time and energy are finite resources. You can squeeze more time out by taking away from other activities in your life, but you can’t do that forever. That time isn’t unlimited. If you squeeze in too much work in a short period of time, bad things can happen. I’m speaking from experience here. I’ve had two heart attacks because I was spending too much time and energy with my work.

Something needs to change. To reduce the time you spend at work, reduce stress, and improve performance, you must approach how you spend your time and energy differently.

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