I had the title. I had the money. I was the person everyone depended on. I thought that meant I had made it. What I could not see was how tightly that success had me trapped.

What Is Your Life Worth?

If someone held a gun to your head and demanded $1,000, you would hand over the money.

You would not negotiate.

You would not explain how hard you worked for it.

You would not worry about what people might think.

Your life would be worth more than the money.

Your body may be making a quieter demand right now.

It may be asking you to give something up before you lose something greater.

That may be money.

It may be a title.

It may be a position you spent years earning.

It may be the approval of people who benefit from your willingness to suffer.

So why do we negotiate with our health when we would never negotiate with the gun?

The money can come back.

A title can be rebuilt.

A career can take a different path.

But time with your family, your health, and your life cannot always be restored to what they were before.

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