How do I lead a mission without letting it consume me?

Leading toward something you believe in has a hidden hook. The more you care, the easier it is to pour yourself in until there's nothing left. You're learning the real skill now: how to serve fully without being eaten alive. The mission is bigger than any one person, including you. That's meant to be a comfort, not a demand. It means you can give your best and still stop, still rest, still be a whole person outside the work. A cause carried by hollow people doesn't go far. Pick one habit that refills you and put it on the calendar like a meeting you can't skip. Guard it for a month. Leading well over years depends on small protections like that.