Spring has sprung. And with spring comes even more demands on my time and schedule. I took an incredible, life-changing vacation with my wife and my boys. Taking that week of sunshine and love with a DO of strengthening our family bonds has resulted in two weeks of catch-up, late nights, early mornings and travel for which I am just now paying the mental and physical price. A price I am more than happy to pay; the memories we made are priceless and beyond compare.
But every once in awhile, even I need to sleep. Even with the demands of a full life, I can run on just five hours a night for months. It’s just how I function. Then suddenly, I hit a wall. The struggle is to keep hunting through the exhaustion. I’ve come up with a list of emergency “I need sleep” weapons to help us all manage our energy, get a full nights’ sleep, and keep hitting our targets.
- Maximize your Peak Activity Window. As hunters, we recognize the part of a day that has us operating at our best. We need to leverage our PAW for decision-making, big thinking, and critical moves.
- Focus on our DO. Narrow ours scopes to the minimum view. Knowing what awaits us when we stay on our desired paths will keep us awake and in the moment.
- Eliminate waste. Unnecessary meetings, non-priority emails, and other time-sucks are the small talk at the cocktail party of life. Prioritize what is most important.
- Leverage our tribes. There is a reason for society: we are stronger together than alone. In these moments, we find assistance is never more than an ask away.
Time is a non-renewable resource and we never truly know how much we have. And while sleep doesn’t always seem like the wisest use of time, burning the candle at both ends almost always results in a missed target or at the very least, a lost arrow. We all need the reminders to stay focused on our desired outcomes and manage our resources on the hunt for a life lived to its fullest.
