Perhaps you can relate to a friend of ours, the president of a thriving company in Austin, Texas. He and his wife were returning from a rejuvenating vacation in Thailand when this thought came to mind, "My God, we are voluntarily returning to the insane asylum!�

If you're smart, highly motivated and good at what you do it's likely you've bought into the conventional wisdom that says, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going.�

When we feel the most challenged, what do we do? Most of us focus on the job at hand. That means working harder, longer, and faster. We concentrate on short term thinking for the immediate problem. Fire put out - by five pm.

But what about tomorrow's crisis and the next day's and the next? There's a limit to working harder. Probably you're already there.

It's like being trapped in quicksand. The more you struggle, the deeper you sink.

Does this sound familiar?

• You're overwhelmed by all that you have on your plate.
• You lose sleep, worrying about missing deadlines or not hitting your targets.
• Your mind feels like a runaway train from the moment you wake up until the moment you fall asleep at night.
• Your life feels out of balance. There's not enough time to do the things you love.

Consider this: the reason you're not in control is precisely because you're working too hard. You can't gain control by driving yourself into a frenzy.

So what else can you do?

Instead of working harder and longer, how about working from a different perspective? Instead of incessantly doing the work of your business, how about focusing on leading it? Instead of working from a frenzied state of mind, how about working from a focused creative state of mind?

We help leaders of growing companies reduce the price they pay for success by teaching them how to find a healthier perspective. That helps them - and it also helps the business. You can't bring more inspiration and wisdom to your organization if you're always putting out fires.

Imagine what your life would be like and where you could take your company if you ...

• Felt less overwhelmed and anxious.
• Slept well seven nights a week instead of two.
• Relaxed your mind so that you could actually enjoy thinking about your business creatively.
• Spent time with loved ones and actually fully enjoyed being with them.
• Spent quality time with friends and doing things you truly enjoy just for the fun of it.
• Stepped off the endless treadmill and took incremental but important steps toward living a more sane, productive and creative life.

I would say that 18 out of 20 people in my office alone were impacted significantly...What has changed is that people are more compassionate, more understanding, more creative, more forgiving. There's a much higher level of respect for people's feelings and differences. We work better as a team."

Rosie Butts, Site Manager
Stewart Title Colorado Springs

Clear Mind Leadership can help you work wiser, not just harder.

If you need to clear your mind, regain perspective, renew your relationships and regain your natural capacity for creative leadership, here's what we recommend:

First, subscribe to ClearMind Newsletter. During the first week of each month we send out a free eZine to provide you with practical insights into how to reduce your stress and enjoy your life more, while leading your company with greater wisdom and common sense.

When you subscribe, you'll also receive the free report, "When the Price of Success is Too High: How to Bring greater Sanity to Your Life, While Bringing Greater Effectiveness to Your Business.�

Now, find out if ClearMind Leadership is for you ...