Exercise has always been a way to balance my busy life - whether when I was a student in school, in a public accounting firm or running my businesses over the years. I love all forms of exercise, but I am most passionate about yoga as a way to release stress and be ready to take on each day. Pacing myself in my yoga practice, is much like pacing yourself in your job or business that you run.
For a long time I kept my professional life and yoga life separate. But, what I have found over the years are that the philosophies have more similarities than differences. Many of us know what the "law of diminishing returns" is, but we forget about this once we start a business. For many of us that are entrepreneurs, this occurs often without us even realizing it....if we work one more hour, take one more client call, finish one more project - we believe we are helping our business. This is when we hit diminishing returns. We aren't as fresh, we aren't as visionary, and many times can create stress to those around us because of it.
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