If You’re Too Busy for These 5 Things, Your Life Needs to Slow Down

What’s it all worth to you?

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Have you ever built such a focus and drive to accomplish something in your life that it consumes all your thoughts?

I heard a story not too long ago about an individual leading their organization in sales. The leaders of the organization were telling their story as motivation to the rest of the sales team. This individual was highly motivated and ambitious, which we all need in life, but the story told, made me cringe.

What was highlighted the most, or even praised, was that they worked 12-hour days? The organization leader also had to put a rule in place to keep this individual from texting colleagues and clients beyond these 12 hours.

You might believe that this is a good thing. It’s the way you get ahead in life — with ambition, with drive, and with an internal focus to pursue big lofty dreams with action and determination.

Nothing wrong with that, right?

In my life, I’ve had to slow down a few times and ask myself, am I paying attention to what matters most? Am I taking the time to check in on the little things outside of work, ambition, money, and success? Do I see the big picture of what actually matters the most in this world?