Take Yourself Out The Game

Growing up a basketball fan I heard stories of Allen Iverson never wanting to come out the game. A.I. wanted to play the entire 48 minutes and would get upset whenever his coach took him out. 

Yesterday, I was speaking to a colleague who said he became sick from all of the things he had going on in his life. It got so bad he wasn’t sleeping at night, often became dizzy, and now he’s taking sleeping pills prescribed by his doctor. 

This is not a game.

But life is a coach. 

And sometimes you have to take yourself out the game or life will do it for you.

A few days ago while being interviewed for a podcast, I said: 

Every time you lay down at night and go to sleep, you are giving yourself a gift.

Yesterday after speaking with my colleague I was reminded. 

Every time you go to bed at night and can sleep, you have been given a gift. 

Rest. 

Take yourself out the game or life will do it for you.