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If you are worth anything at all, there will be more demands on your time than you can handle. The demands will range from genuine business critical requests to bullies who are only looking to have their needs met to whiners who need a serious lesson in self-reliance and accountability.

You know you have to prioritize, but somehow that checklist becomes obsolete the minute you draft it. The funny thing is, at times you feel you can handle anything and at other times, you question whether anything is worth it.

Monitor the mood swings and tie it to your energy levels. If your physical energy levels are on a roller coaster ride, your mental energy levels will follow. Sometimes your physical energy levels are fine, but you still implode mentally (watch any professional sports).

Find ways to regulate your physical energy (diet, exercise, healthy lifestyle, business class upgrade) and your mental energy (meditation, compassion, accountability) to smooth out the vicissitudes of life. Life will happen to you, but you will always have more control (relatively speaking) over your physical and mental health.