What if we could compress, or delay, our morbidity (serious diseases and illnesses) until the very end of our lives, and remain active and healthy well into our eighties with little or no restrictions? In Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Dr. Henry Lodge, the authors argue that, “biologically, there is no such thing as retirement, or [...]
Archive for the ‘Vitality’ Category
Peak Performance and the Ultradian Rhythm
May 26th, 2012 | Posted in Effectiveness, Leadership Fitness, Vitality
Most of us are familiar with Circadian Rhythms, which our bodies track on a 24-hour cycle as we oscillate between wakefulness and sleep. Many of us though are unaware of our Ultradian Rhythms, which are natural body cycles occuring at intervals of less than 24 hours. We experience an Ultradian Rhythm every 90 to 120 [...]
How Much Vitamin F Are You Getting?
March 14th, 2012 | Posted in Leadership Fitness, Vitality
Every day, I receive many requests to forward on emails of various types. While not accustomed to doing so on a regular basis, I thought you would benefit from this particular “forward” I received from a friend of mine just the other day. I hope you enjoy it! Why do we have a variety of [...]
The Fragility of Attention
January 24th, 2012 | Posted in Clarity, Leadership Fitness, Vitality
Our attention is a fragile resource. When we spread it too thinly, we can easily be distracted by myriad other stimuli. Not surprisingly, the result of working on too many things at once is that most of them suffer in some way. Most of us rely on directed attention when focusing on our work, or [...]
Conquering Job Stress
March 7th, 2011 | Posted in Vitality
Early in my career, I began to notice a trend: As I signed up for more and more responsibilities, I experienced increasing amounts of stress. I started to worry about whether I would be able to deliver on all of my promises as I watched my list of commitments grow taller and taller.Because I was [...]
What I Learned on My Vacation
November 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Vitality
I just returned from a two-week vacation. This was a real vacation. No email, no voicemail and no working on the business. This is what vacations are for, and the extent to which we can truly disconnect from our daily work, one or two times a year, we can expect to return to our customers, our colleagues and [...]
Leaving Our Comfort Zone
January 7th, 2010 | Posted in Vitality
Last month I attended the annual meeting of the International Coach Federation. Resisting the temptation to attend one more left-brained session chock full of information, I decided instead to move outside of my comfort zone and experience “laughter yoga”. I was sitting with over 100 other coaches, apprehensively waiting to see what this session was [...]
What I’m Grateful For
December 18th, 2009 | Posted in Vitality
As we approach the year 2010, there is much that I am grateful for. I am grateful for the opportunities we’ve had this year to make a difference in the world. I am grateful for the continued trust and confidence placed in us by our clients as we partner to ensure their success. I am [...]
Overcoming Overwhelm Through Planning and Delegation
September 11th, 2009 | Posted in Vitality
Leaders can become overwhelmed with the need to get so much done, particularly when they find themselves being asked to take on more and more responsibilities. While we can comfortably habituate to a certain level of activity, when new responsibilities are added, we can easily find ourselves wondering how we are going to get everything [...]
The Many Faces of Leadership – Part II
September 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Confidence, Effectiveness, Vitality
I have asked thousands of participants in my leadership workshops to define the activities of effective leaders. Here is the second in a series of articles elaborating on some of the more common answers I get when asking my clients about the role of leaders in their organizations. Leaders Know How to Convince Others to [...]
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