Stan Efferding
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It's been a long time, but I still want to perform at a high level so I can. You know, play sports or lift or do the kinds of things that I want to do. So I still measure these things. And so, of course, eating is important. We discussed that. And then the exercise components, of course, and just being consistent there. Again, compliance is the science. Those are the big rocks.
It's been a long time, but I still want to perform at a high level so I can. You know, play sports or lift or do the kinds of things that I want to do. So I still measure these things. And so, of course, eating is important. We discussed that. And then the exercise components, of course, and just being consistent there. Again, compliance is the science. Those are the big rocks.
And then, you know, just. The other one would be stress management, but the biggest thing about stress management is your sleep habits, your diet, and your exercise. I read a book many years ago when I was going through a difficult time with a new business that I started and started having some anxiety and stress over the business. I was sleeping four hours a night and working too many hours.
And then, you know, just. The other one would be stress management, but the biggest thing about stress management is your sleep habits, your diet, and your exercise. I read a book many years ago when I was going through a difficult time with a new business that I started and started having some anxiety and stress over the business. I was sleeping four hours a night and working too many hours.
And then, you know, just. The other one would be stress management, but the biggest thing about stress management is your sleep habits, your diet, and your exercise. I read a book many years ago when I was going through a difficult time with a new business that I started and started having some anxiety and stress over the business. I was sleeping four hours a night and working too many hours.
I hadn't been to the gym in a while. I was eating My college food again, fast foods and top ramen because it was cheap and quick. Drinking too much caffeine to get through the day. And I went to the library and I read a book about called Stress for Success by Jim Lower. I thought it was going to give me some hack to manage stress.
I hadn't been to the gym in a while. I was eating My college food again, fast foods and top ramen because it was cheap and quick. Drinking too much caffeine to get through the day. And I went to the library and I read a book about called Stress for Success by Jim Lower. I thought it was going to give me some hack to manage stress.
I hadn't been to the gym in a while. I was eating My college food again, fast foods and top ramen because it was cheap and quick. Drinking too much caffeine to get through the day. And I went to the library and I read a book about called Stress for Success by Jim Lower. I thought it was going to give me some hack to manage stress.
I thought there was going to be something, you know, like a massage or a sauna or something, you know, a supplement. And the whole book was about the very same thing we've been discussing here. It was about optimizing your sleep, exercising regularly, stop, you know, eating like an a**hole. I had been competing for, you know, since 88 through 97. I competed in
I thought there was going to be something, you know, like a massage or a sauna or something, you know, a supplement. And the whole book was about the very same thing we've been discussing here. It was about optimizing your sleep, exercising regularly, stop, you know, eating like an a**hole. I had been competing for, you know, since 88 through 97. I competed in
I thought there was going to be something, you know, like a massage or a sauna or something, you know, a supplement. And the whole book was about the very same thing we've been discussing here. It was about optimizing your sleep, exercising regularly, stop, you know, eating like an a**hole. I had been competing for, you know, since 88 through 97. I competed in
constantly throughout those years and then it was probably in 1999 or 2000 that i was going through this challenging time and i just had kind of fallen away from the discipline uh had replaced work had replaced all the training with work and uh it was kind of an either or proposition for me at the time and i discovered that it's uh it needs to be and again the whole being greater than the sum of its parts it needs to you need to pay respect pay yourself first i said
constantly throughout those years and then it was probably in 1999 or 2000 that i was going through this challenging time and i just had kind of fallen away from the discipline uh had replaced work had replaced all the training with work and uh it was kind of an either or proposition for me at the time and i discovered that it's uh it needs to be and again the whole being greater than the sum of its parts it needs to you need to pay respect pay yourself first i said
constantly throughout those years and then it was probably in 1999 or 2000 that i was going through this challenging time and i just had kind of fallen away from the discipline uh had replaced work had replaced all the training with work and uh it was kind of an either or proposition for me at the time and i discovered that it's uh it needs to be and again the whole being greater than the sum of its parts it needs to you need to pay respect pay yourself first i said
You know, respect the machine that's doing all the work or it's going to break down. And so I just resolved to get more sleep to join the gym again. I hadn't been in the gym in a year at that time, probably led to all of those. all those problems, the stress and anxiety that I was experiencing.
You know, respect the machine that's doing all the work or it's going to break down. And so I just resolved to get more sleep to join the gym again. I hadn't been in the gym in a year at that time, probably led to all of those. all those problems, the stress and anxiety that I was experiencing.
You know, respect the machine that's doing all the work or it's going to break down. And so I just resolved to get more sleep to join the gym again. I hadn't been in the gym in a year at that time, probably led to all of those. all those problems, the stress and anxiety that I was experiencing.
And ultimately, you know, I became more successful as a result, working less, but being more effective at work, the work that I did.
And ultimately, you know, I became more successful as a result, working less, but being more effective at work, the work that I did.
And ultimately, you know, I became more successful as a result, working less, but being more effective at work, the work that I did.