The Truth About Rest

Becoming wealthy requires energy and lots of it. You may have an incredible team with an equally amazing product operating under the best business plan, but if you lack the vitality necessary to maximize these elements, all of it may as well go to waste. If you want to build up your wealth, you must have energy -- the more consistent the better. 

Retaining so much of that energy throughout, let’s say, a week can get difficult and you might just end up crashing by the end of the day. A typical approach when we struggle with energy issues is trying to compensate with caffeine, sugar and other stimulants. Yes, they work but only temporarily and it is often short-lived. You may have noticed that you can lean on stimulants to sustain you for a short while, but then the effect usually wears off just when you need it the most. 

The first thing to understand is that the goal here isn’t to be running at full speed all the time. It isn’t practical nor is it realistic to sustain a high level of energy and keep producing the same quality of outputs. What most people fail to recognize is that we, as human beings, have a natural flow of energy levels. You have to pay attention to the moments when you are at the peak of your energy level throughout the day, and when you are in need of a break to recharge. Burning out is one of the most common and also the most difficult effects to deal with when you keep on pushing yourself and your energy levels to its maximum. You end up being overwhelmed, stressed out, and exhausted. This is where rest comes in. Rest is actually a proactive step in the process of working as it allows our auto-recharge system to take place. This will help you plug the holes in your container and allow you to fill up with the energy you need. 

There’s this common misconception that when you are busy, you are more valuable, more alive, and more productive. But the truth is, you can be all of those things when you are at peace within your own skin. It may seem counterintuitive to pause from work when your to-do list is a mile long, but the fact is that more rest is a prerequisite to productive work.