You’re hitting your business and personal goals—but is your body paying the price?
High achievers are wired to push through, keep going, and sacrifice sleep, rest, and proper nutrition in the name of getting things done.
But here’s what most people don’t realize:
Your body will always collect on the debt.
🚨 Ignoring your health isn’t just risky—it’s the fastest way to shorten your ability to perform at a high level.
(Last week, I talked about how high achievers often sacrifice their relationships while chasing success. This week, I want to dive into another area that suffers when ambition goes unchecked—your health.)
The Hard Lesson I Had to Learn
In 2013, while growing my fitness business and expanding into a bigger facility, I put my work above everything—including my own health.
It wasn’t that I didn’t know better. I was in the fitness industry, after all!
But I was prioritizing the wrong things, and in doing so, I created an unsustainable level of stress.
It wasn’t long before my body forced me to slow down.
➡️ I suffered a physical injury—ironic for someone in the health business, right?
➡️ I had an allergic outbreak that doctors couldn’t diagnose.
➡️ Deep down, I knew the truth—it wasn’t food or an environmental trigger. It was stress.
The constant pressure, long hours, and belief that if I wasn’t personally handling everything, it would all fall apart?
That was wrecking me.
Eventually, I made a shift.
✅ I started delegating and hiring a team.
✅ I restructured my approach so that I could build something sustainable.
And let me tell you—once I did that, not only did my business thrive, but so did my:
💪 Health
💞 Marriage
🧘♀️ Peace of mind
The 3 Biggest Health Mistakes High Achievers Make
🚫 Trading sleep for productivity. Lack of sleep doesn’t make you more productive—it makes you slower, foggier, and more prone to burnout.
🚫 Skipping meals or living on caffeine. Fueling your body like an afterthought will eventually tank your energy, focus, and mood.
🚫 Forgetting to recover. Your muscles, mind, and nervous system all need recovery time to function at their peak. Pushing harder isn’t always the answer.
How to Protect Your Health Without Sacrificing Performance
✅ Optimize, don’t overhaul. Small, consistent upgrades (better sleep, hydration, movement) add up fast.
✅ Use routines as “anchors.” A simple morning or evening routine keeps your body in rhythm—even when life is busy.
✅ Invest in recovery as much as effort. If you want long-term results, you need to treat rest as a power move—not a weakness.
Success Shouldn’t Come at the Cost of Your Well-Being
If you’re ready to perform at a higher level while protecting your energy, The North Star Method—a #1 best-seller—will give you the blueprint.
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