What I (And Most High Achieving Entrepreneurs) Struggle With - How You Handle It Will Determine Your Success

The goal for most Entrepreneurs: Grow, Bigger, Faster, Better.

My mind often thinks like that. I want to achieve everything that I am capable of. I believe that I can go really far, and I just need to do a little bit more.

However, on the road to success, often the straightest route is not the fastest.

When you push too much, too fast, you end up burnt out.

Right now I've been a bit under the weather for a few days. Congested, coughing, feeling weak. My body is saying to slow down.

But my mind is still saying, "You can keep pushing, put 200% into it!"

This is the danger zone for Entrepreneurs.

Can you keep pushing? Absolutely - BUT there will be more dire consequences if you do. There's nothing "forcing" you to stop... until you drop of course.

If you drop though, it'll likely be game over.

Physiologically, if you drop, your body will continue to work against you.

See, the body remembers what causes us stress (ESPECIALLY if it drops us). Its goal from that point will then be to force you into a state of flight in your nervous system in order to avoid going back to that low. Overcoming that bodily memory takes a LOT of work.

In this way, if your work drops you, going forward just trying to do your work will negatively impact your nervous system.

The work required to overcome those bodily memories requires tremendous energy, which Entrepreneurs don't have the luxury of wasting.

So what are we to do then? How do we overcome this? How do we make sure this doesn't happen?

The key is Recovery.

We have to be diligent in our efforts to recover.

It can be VERY difficult because our society tells us that recovery is not needed - just push through! However, that recovery period is the difference maker in success. It's what separates the pros from the amateurs.

Without high recovery, you are a lost cause.

Plus, recovery actually gives us a better chance to increase our productivity.

Specifically, with Flow States. To reach these pinnacles of productivity (which can increase results 5x) you need a LOT of energy. The only way to obtain that energy is through recovery.

So today, I am focusing on recovery.

That way tomorrow, I can hit those Flow states, and ACTUALLY get the results I desire.