Leaders, Pace Yourself During the Quarantine
I still remember when it caught me. Hurricane Harvey had devastated our city in August, it was now October, and I’d been working around the clock for six weeks. Exhaustion just ran me down.
I had sprinted into a marathon.
Many leaders are doing the same thing right now as a worldwide disruption demands urgent decisions, adjustments, communication, and a different kind of energy. The relentless work is noble and understandable, but be warned: it’s not sustainable.
I ended up taking a four-day trip to Galveston, holing up in a rental on the Gulf, taking long walks on the beach, eating in random restaurants, sleeping whenever I wanted, reading Ecclesiastes over and over, and brain-sweeping into my journal. My mind, body, and spirit had conspired to demand a shutdown, and there was no nego...