Sharpen your axe: Manage your stress
SHARPEN YOUR AXE: MANAGE YOUR STRESS Sometimes, in order to get ahead, you have to pause to sharpen your axe. Recently, I attended a meeting that changed the way I approach my daily activities and work significantly, PROPELLING ME TO WORK SMARTER RATHER THAN HARDER . One of the presenters stood up and told us a story that immediately caught my attention and changed my thinking. This is how she started: In a certain country, there was a very hardworking lumberjack who really loved his work and was determined to do his best to get the rewards he deserved. The man would wake up very early in the morning, take his axe, and go out to cut down some trees. In the first few days, or even weeks, things were going well, and he was able to earn a lot of money. But as time passed, despite his efforts, the number of trees he was able to cut started to decrease. He began to think about what to do and eventually came to the conclusion that he should prolong his working hours, wake up ea...