Work is a convenient excuse for not taking care of yourself. Not exercising, poor diet, and stress are a bad combination. You’ve got to make time for you. Work will always be there when you get back.

Just over a year ago, I had a heart attack. My second heart attack. Yep. Two. The first one sucked, but it was my fault. Crappy diet, poor exercise habits, not managing stress well. So I lost a lot of weight, dropped my cholesterol, and modified stress responses. I was feeling great. I had conquered the cardiac event... wrong.

Heart attack No. 2 was a nasty little bugger. Hit me on a flight to Salt Lake City. I was headed out to teach my Leadership Maxims class. It ended up being the first class I’ve missed teaching in 12 years of running this business. It wasn’t fair. I was in shape. I was eating well. I was managing stress. Kind of.

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