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.
Read MoreEver notice how your mind whispers "just a small snack" two hours after lunch, even though you're not actually hungry? Or how it screams "stop!" during a workout — long before your body has hit its real limit? Or how it talks you out of the bold move, the big ask, the risk — because "you're probably not good enough anyway"?
That's not weakness. That's wiring.
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