9Law of Energy

DOI: 10.4324/9781003260714-11

Do you want to perform at a higher level? Do you want to get more done? In less time? Yes, of course, Payal, you might be saying. So what do you do about this? You work harder and work more. Give it your all. Don’t stop when you are tired; stop when you are done. Rest in your graveyard only. Push yourself every day. Haven’t we all been told these statements in an attempt to keep us motivated to be high achievers? True that these statements make some excellent quotes, but they don’t make a successful leader.

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