Dr. Joy Kong burned out while running her business in constant fight-or-flight mode, her mind always on the next task. Adding fun activities lowered her cortisol and brought her back to center. She found that high performers who prioritize their own well-being actually increase their impact and income.
When I was constantly working, I realized that I was not only in a constant state of fight or flight with my clients, with my business, I was operating at a pace that was unsustainable and I didn't give full presence because I was constantly thinking about the next thing. When I started to integrate doing fun things, it gave me that necessary reprieve from a decrease in cortisol, will you, you know, the stress hormone, really making sure that I was centered and filling my own cup, giving from overflow to my business, to my company, or to my clients, to my team. Same thing with my family. It's not exactly something that you could maybe articulate. You have to almost feel it for yourself. And it is difficult because I find a lot of high performers struggle to do it guilt-free. They feel guilty wasting, quote unquote, the time. But you actually will end up making more of both impact and income when you do prioritize your own well-being.
