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E. C. IkonneBecoming a Leader in Product Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7298-5_10

10. Take Care of Yourself

Ebenezer C. Ikonne1  
(1)
Mableton, GA, USA
 
Caring Is Hazardous
You Cannot Solve All Problems
Sometimes People Lack the Skills
You Are Ready, but They Are Not
Failing to Say “No!”
Caring Becomes a One-Way Street
Shifty Success Measures
Failure Does Happen
Self-Care
Self-Care Practices
Personal Self-Care Practices
Professional Self-Care Practices
Do Not Neglect Self-Care
Takeaways

It is one of the most beautiful compensations in life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson1

Self-care is never a selfish ...

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