“You can’t fight the fight and evaluate your life at the same time.” 

The Negative Implications

If you choose to evaluate your life during the most challenging times or in the middle of your day, it can become debilitating.

• Wasted Time and Energy. First – it consumes significant time and energy. When thoughts about the meaning of life arise, they distract us from the tasks at hand—the tasks that advance the business and make the issues of the day improve. More importantly, it consumes energy that would otherwise be used moving the business forward. These thoughts are not easy ones and they tend to bring up a variety of sensitive subjects and emotions. These feelings easily overwhelm and it’s impossible to stay present and attend to your business, while simultaneously evaluating the meaning of life.
• Bad Decisions. Second – these thoughts are often reactive and emotional and result in bad decisions. When the pressure hits you, it is hard to be objective. The grass seems greener, well, everywhere else. If you are venting, it can be harm- less. If you are making decisions and acting, it is a problem. You can’t evaluate whether to fight, and how to fight the fight, when you are still in the middle of the fight.

Set aside a time for two hours every other weekend either alone, or with someone you trust who is not involved in the business. You want to reflect when no one is watching. This is a time not to be on stage and to be candid with yourself about where you are.