At Your Best: How to Get Time, Energy, and Priorities Working in Your Favor

by Carey Nieuwhof

CHAPTER 11 IN A SNAP Stress is a good bad word. Our culture hates stress yet thrives on it. As a result, the pullback toward stress is almost gravitational. Stress is a badge of honor in the hamster-wheel life everybody’s living. You can’t hire or hope your way out of overwhelm. Instead, you need to lead yourself out of it. Your agility is the cap on your ability. If you anticipate, instigate. Doing something before change happens is the best way to be ready when change happens. Over time, adjust three key percentages that will help you thrive: the percentage of time spent alone versus with people, the percentage of time spent in meetings, and the percentage of time spent on the road versus at home. As an employer, you don’t want perpetually stressed employees. People bring their whole selves to the job, and when they’re thriving, so does your company.