Taking Our Life Back

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He’s a pioneer of the industry, a reporter so synonymous with breaking basketball’s biggest news stories over the past decade-plus that a popular moniker was created for his social media posts.

But last week, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, best known for detailing the NBA’s biggest moves with “Woj Bombs” on X, shocked the sports and media worlds by announcing he would be leaving ESPN to take a position at his alma mater, St. Bonaventure.

Why would a titan of his profession, just 55 years old, leave a job he’d seemingly done better than anyone ever had and give up a reported $7 million per year salary to work for a mid-major college basketball program in upstate New York?

"I understand the commitment required in my role and it's an investment I'm no longer driven to make," Wojnarowski posted on X. "Time isn't in endless supply and I want to spend mine in ways that are personally meaningful."

After the announcement was made, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, a colleague of Woj’s, said his friendly simply “wanted his life back.”

“He didn’t want to have to, as we had to do in the past, take a shower with your phone up against the shower door so you can see a text that’s coming in, or take your phone with you to the urinal and hold it in one hand while you take care of your business in the other,” Schefter told ESPN.

Wojnarowski’s decision to step away has a critical lesson for any leader.

Our world loves to glorify “the grind,” the arduous work journey that frequently entails stress, little sleep and periods of extreme anxiety and neuroticism.

But while some of this is inevitable in the pursuit of success, impact and a meaningful career, there comes a point where we’ve done enough, where we’ve already demonstrated our skillsets and prowess and have little left to prove to others or ourselves.

If we’ve put our best foot forward and can feel proud of what we’ve accomplished, there’s nothing wrong with moving on and finding a new mountain to climb.  

Wojnarowski’s work over the better part of three decades will likely earn him a place in the Basketball Hall of Fame someday.

But while he will miss out on scoops and may lose a few social media followers in the years to come, he’ll likely gain sleep, peace of mind and newfound purpose.

Those are things money and fame can’t buy. 

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