Your worth isn't earned through hustle or productivity. A partner and children need your presence and emotional availability, not a martyr grinding himself to death for work.
And if you're hearing yourself in this story, this is for you, too. I said, Cedric, you are not defined by how hard you work. You are not your output. You are not your productivity. You are not your mission. You are a man. A whole, worthy, valuable man, even when you're not grinding. Your fiance doesn't need your performance. She needs your presence. She doesn't want you working yourself into the ground for her. She wants you alive, healthy here. Not just physically present, but emotionally available. Your kids don't need a martyr. They need.
