[Kimmeh]

I'm not going to comment on what we should do with the withholding allowance or if we should keep the 6.5 weeks or not. I think there's a bigger problem.

I'm not trying to pick on either one of you, you're just the two most recent posts saying this.

Originally Posted by waialua359

During any event, I ignore the lunch and dinner schedules. All that matters is when our next match is!

Sounds bad, but this is reality.

Originally Posted by Bob Steele

I can certainly confess to this Glenn, It has gotten so bad that the parents have actually assigned someone to make sure that I eat.
It is simply in my nature to be competitive and to give my students 100% of my effort.

This is part of your problem.

I'm reasonably confidant that any mentor worth his/her salt would NOT let a student do that. We make sure our students eat, that they're drinking lots water, that we send them home at a reasonable hour, and that (if we're in a hotel) we make sure to send them to their rooms at a time that allows them to get a decent amount of sleep. (Whether or not they sleep at that point is out of our hands.) Why don't we do the same for ourselves? Just like your students, your body cannot give you 100% if you're not taking care of it. And that includes doing trivial things like eating. Even if all you're doing is taking five minutes to inhale a sandwich or slice or two of pizza and chug a bottle of water.

Part of the reason why so many people get burned out is because they're not taking care of their body. You need to eat, you need to stay hydrated, and you need to sleep. To take it a step further, sit down for a moment or two every hour. Take some of the strain off your feet and back. Spending all day running around on concrete/wood floors does NOTHING to help you feel better.