Most people never run far enough on their first…
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they have a second. Energy. Perseverance. Stamina.
— from Fuel (Energy)
In the book
The driven version of me believed that rest was what you earned once the work was done; the truth is that rest is part of the work, the recovery half of the only rhythm that lets a person grow without breaking. I learned, too, that most people never run far enough on their first wind to discover they even have a second — they quit at the first emptiness, never knowing that stamina, perseverance, and a deeper reserve were waiting just past it. Courage itself, I came to see, is a form of energy — the current running behind every great action, the spark under the first small step. — Fuel (Energy)