At the intersection of your life priorities and the work that you do each day lies the sweet spot of your greatest productivity. Think back to a moment when you felt in total control, and chances are you were doing something extremely difficult, but an activity that you loved.
Observe a world class athlete, entertainer or entrepreneur and you’ll notice that they’ve mastered the art of living because there’s ‘little distinction between his work and play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him, he is always doing both’. In her insightful ‘What the Most Successful People Do’ trilogy, Laura Vanderkam decodes the rhythms that distinguish the world’s highest achievers, and it begins with this choice —–