“Taking care of yourself is taking care of business.” — Brian Buffini Americans and Canadians may work hard, but their resistance to taking time off puts many on the fast-track to burnout. In fact, the estimated cost of work-related stress is $300 billion. In this episode, Brian Buffini explains why rest is essential to boosting productivity and achieving lasting success. Using powerful statistics, he delves into why workers avoid taking time off, the benefits of rest and why humans are not designed to work constantly. Learn how to work more like the dogs of the Iditarod Race, why operating at a constant peak state reduces productivity and how to incorporate more rest into your day, week and year. After you listen to this episode, you’ll want to plan time off to recharge.   Inspirational quotes from today’s interview: “You can achieve more and do it in less time. You can increase your performance by increasing your rest. You can make more by working less.” — Brian Buffini “People are afraid to take time off as it’s seen as a sign of weakness,” — Brian Buffini “Most of us are working against our natural design. We’re designed to have rest and recovery.” — Brian Buffini “When we work against how we’re designed we get stressed,” — Brian Buffini “Taking care of yourself is taking care of business.” — Brian Buffini   Mentioned in this episode: Tony Schwartz: The Power of Full Engagement Tony Schwartz and Brian Buffini: Lighting the Fire Within: Managing Energy to Maximize Performance Brian Moran: The 12 Week Year   Connect with Brian Buffini http://www.brianbuffini.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianbuffini Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianbuffini Buffini Show Insiders: http://www.thebrianbuffinishow.com/insiders Love what you heard? Share it with your friends! http://bit.ly/BrianBuffiniShow Click here to buy our Podcast theme music, “The Cliffs of Moher” by Brogue Wave. http://www.broguewave.com http://www.facebook.com/broguewave