One of the first compromises leaders make is deprioritizing nutrition, which negatively impacts leadership.As standard approaches to health goals often don’t work, learn a different approach for long-term progress.
When leaders have nutrition issues, they can experience extreme energy highs and lows, sleep issues, and potentially get into a negative downward spiral. Energy crashes could look like: having trouble focusing, not engaging, being slow to respond, and not displaying empathy. These behaviors can be mistaken for, I explained why it’s vital to prioritize a leader’s well-being. I discussed that step one is building awareness, which includes: changing your mindset and connecting to your purpose.
We can easily get caught in a negative downward spiral when we think nothing is working. It can feel defeating to not achieve health goals year after year. In these moments, we need to bring compassion and kindness to ourselves.Consider a different approach to make progress on your health goals. I expand upon the ideas below in my book,Envision what’s possible if you achieve a lasting healthy lifestyle. Consider how you could cultivate your physical energy to lead at your full capacity.