7/2/07

Good Morning MOJO,

He finally broke down last night, and it wasn't pretty. Sad…exhausted…confused, he sat there looking at me, strangely detached and no longer caring much about anything…because he'd refused, day-in, day-out, to take good care of himself.

Sure, we'd seen it coming…the other people in our life usually do. And yes…we'd told him about it, but he wouldn't hear of it.

"I've got too much to do," he'd always say. His do for others and deny yourself attitude gone wacko and running his life. "So many people are counting on me...I've got to get it done and done now…I've got to make it happen whatever it takes."

So he pushed and drove and fought and scrambled and worked ungodly hours to make it happen and keep it together and push it over the top…and it looked like his life was working….until that Thursday afternoon when he finally burned out…and paid the price for too much work, stress, and crappy food…and too little sleep, exercise, fun and time with the people he loved.

What about you? Have you been getting a wake-up call and keep missing it? Has your wise self been sending you subtle and not-so-subtle warnings that you're pushing it and it's time to back off…time to start taking care of yourself?

Could be it's time for you to finally pay attention and begin doing the unthinkable and take really good care of yourself. Yeah…I know…you're too busy…got too much to do…just can't right now…you'll get to it. That's what we all say right before we crash and burn…and the unthinkable happens.

Better we should listen to the old farmer who said "If you want the eggs to keep coming, you better take care of the chicken."

Make it a great week!!!!

We must be willing to choose the path of character over the path of compromise!!!!

Tom Tognoli
COO, Founder
Regional President
Direct: 408.342.3001
Fax: 408.904.7762
Email: TTognoli@InteroRealEstate.com
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