For whatever reason, “Click” with Adam Sandler is one of my all time favorite movies. I feel like in consulting, I’m “fast-forwarding” through the rest of life on auto pilot to focus on work 😔

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Great movie!

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I shed a tear or two watching that movie for the first time 😢

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So stop.

You’re the one prioritizing work over other things. If you want to focus more on friendships or family or adventure, you need to set that tone. Consulting will take and take until you say “no more."

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