James LaughlinHigh-performance leadership and executive coach. Covering all aspects of life and career.

Feeling lost? Take a step back and make sure you’re climbing the right mountain in life.

16 Nov 2024 · 0 min

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James Laughlin argues that slow progress toward the right goal beats fast progress toward the wrong one. Moving quickly in the wrong direction leads to burnout and stress. He wants to show people there are alternatives to the path they're on.

What's most important in life is to take a step back from time to time and ask yourself, are you climbing the right mountain? Because it is far better to be climbing the right mountain slowly than it is to climb the wrong mountain fast. If you climb the wrong mountain fast, guess what? That is going to lead to burnout. That is going to lead to stress and unhappiness. So I want that to be part of my legacy, to show people that there is always a different way.