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increased performance and efficiency will more than make up
for the time you spent recharging your batteries.

Retool

Aircraft head into the hangars periodically for maintenance.
Engines must get changed and systems upgraded. We all need
a tune-up every so often—time to revamp our approach,
sharpen our tools, and get a fresh perspective on things. If we
don’t upgrade our skills and rebalance our attitude, eventu-
ally we’ll burn out our engine and crash. This might mean
exercising, meditating, attending professional development
seminars, or simply reading a book. Each of us retools in his
or her own way.
Remember, you fly your aircraft and are at the controls.
If something isn’t working in your life, you need to take action
and fix it. You, and no one else, are ultimately the pilot in
command of your own career, and only you can take the
action necessary to grow. There may be times when you won’t
be able to see how best to do this until you step back and take
a closer look at the relationships, actions, and habits that
define your flight path. Remember, your perspective can be
limited. Sometimes it takes a wingman to check your six, per-
form a battle-damage check, and let you know it’s time to get
to the hangar and do some work on yourself. Don’t hold back
from asking a trusted partner to do a maintenance check on
you—it’s one of the best things you can do for yourself.

WINGMEN LIFT; WING NUTS DRAG

Jim Rohn, one of my favorite business philosophers, says,
“Don’t spend major time with minor people.” If you want to