Twenty-four hours into a fast, I had every reason to stop, and nobody would have blamed me. I kept going to 36. Here's why, and what it taught me about how leaders' standards slip one reasonable excuse at a time.
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This past week, my scale showed me something it hadn't shown in years: a number under 200.
It doesn't sound like much on paper. But I've lived north of 200 pounds for a long time — as high as 218 at points. I never quite thought of myself as "overweight," but I felt it, especially around the middle. So, seeing that number this morning felt like a genuine milestone.
Here's what I want to tell you about how I got there, because I think it matters far beyond the scale.
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