Take care of yourself for top performance.
Posted on March 18, 2014 by Adrian Wild, One of Thousands of Career Coaches on Noomii.
The difficulty in trying to achieve too much.
Do not forget to put restorative activities in your life. Many of my clients have strong analytic minds that can handle a large amount of responsibility and yet they get frazzled. They do so because they are so reliant on living inside of reason, they forget that their outlook is also dependent on their physiology and psychology. With their strong minds they spread themselves thin, trying to accomplish a lot. They then justify getting less than 8 hours of sleep, consuming caffeine and do not check in with themselves during the day. This commonly leads to burn out. They then try to reason why this is happening and consider a change in attitude and even working harder to achieve their goals. This strategy may work for a short time but eventually the burn out will set in again. Their bodies, emotions and even relationships are stressed. What they miss is like a finely tune machine, they also need maintenance.
So bring restorative activities into life. relieve the pent up tension through exercise, clearing the mind and connecting with others that bring you joy. You will perform much better, have a constructive out look and supportive relationships to help you achieve your goal.
