That emergency that’s demanding your attention: what’s the likelihood that solving it — if you can — will prevent future emergencies?
Life rarely gets less busy or frenetic, and almost certainly not if we’re not intentional about it.
Of course you want to make a difference. But running into burning building after burning building is exhausting, particularly if you can’t or won’t rest between rescues.
It’s hard to put more points on the board if you can’t keep yourself in the game. Are you just trying to gain an extra yard here, or are you trying to help your team keep putting points on the board from whistle to whistle?
Colin Steele 