Cameron HeroldFounder of the COO Alliance & Invest In Your Leaders Training

Why leaders need to recharge too

7 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief talk, Cameron Herold challenges the common guilt entrepreneurs and leaders feel about taking personal downtime. He draws a parallel between how we readily plug in devices like Teslas and phones overnight without remorse, and how athletes only perform in short, intense bursts rather than constant effort. By highlighting that no athlete works 60 hours a week on their sport, he argues that leaders should similarly schedule intentional recharge periods, recognizing rest as essential for sustained performance.

We never feel guilty about plugging in our Tesla at night. We never feel guilty about plugging in our phone at night. Why do we feel guilty about recharging ourselves at night? There's not a single athlete on the planet that performs their event 60 hours a week. They might practice, they might cross-train, but they might perform 4 hours a week, 6 hours a week, 1 hour a week. Their game on is in short bursts. We as entrepreneurs and we as leaders need to really remember to recharge.