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So I had a heart attack... This is not how I planned my Sunday. It was pretty standard up to 4pm. Morning coffee, a trip to the local country park, a shopping trip and late lunch. I sat down at my desk at 4pm to prep for this weeks work. And then I couldn’t really breathe. My chest felt constrained, I had what I can only describe as surges in my left arm, my neck, my ears were popping. I didn’t get a flash of light, my life race through my mind. Instead I had: 1. Fuck I needed to meet with my manager tomorrow, this isn’t convenient 2. How do I secure the funding for X (work stuff) 3. Shit I haven’t updated my will 4. I hope my wife doesn’t find me dead I got to the bedroom so I could lie down, and got the attention of my wife who phoned 999. I’ve since made the following decisions whilst I’ve laid here, on the basis I don’t die: 1. I’m not spending all day on zoom anymore 2. I’m restructuring my approach to work 3. I’m really not going to be putting up with any s#%t at work ever again - life literally is too short 4. I’m losing 15kg 5. I want every day to count for something at work else I’m changing my role 6. I want to spend more time with my family And that, so far, is what near death has taught me. #heartattack #decisionmaking #leadershiplessons | 14,927 comments on LinkedIn

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