Fuel Your Business

introductionThe Journey Begins

With a coffee, a smartphone (sometimes two), keys, and a bag of some sort in hand, Michael enters my office with a look of exhaustion and sinks into a chair with a sigh. He begins sharing his typical day. Walking into his office each morning he thinks, Here I go again—eight meetings, seven critical e-mails, 30 other e-mails awaiting my response, and a personal life that’s falling apart. Barely able to make it from one meeting to the next, he’s exhausted, and his lack of energy is impacting his focus, drive, and confidence. The 14-hour days are becoming unbearable, and his tolerance for dealing with minutiae is decreasing each time he walks through the doors of his office. His performance is on the downslide.

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