22/11/2023
Sustainable High Performance Starts with Being Stressless Everyday
Stressless leadership is at the core of Peak Performance. What does this really mean? How do I do this with competing work and personal demands? The truth is there is no perfect answer.
Only an imperfect solution that is unique to you. But we do know the areas that we need to go into to start living in a more physical, emotional, spiritual, and healthy way to show up for life as well as leadership
But the challenge is that trying to fit it all in causes me more or as much stress as not doing it! For example, I read about the idea of a morning routine during the pandemic so I created my routine board for when I got up in the morning but if I missed it or couldn’t fit it in I became disappointed.
My critical inner voice went into overdrive with negative thoughts. This downward cycle then affected my motivation in other parts of my life like sleep, diet, exercise, and my leadership in work so there was a ripple effect.
So my insight from the last couple of years is to set goals and routines, try them, and test them but don't expect to be perfect.
Peak Performance is more about showing up every day, making progress but encouraging yourself and not letting your inner critic dominate your thoughts.
This will reduce your stress levels and enable you to make the progress you want in those areas of physical, emotional, spiritual, and healthy parts of your life whilst improving your leadership at the same time.
Embrace your imperfection and don't let unrealistic expectations of yourself and others stress you out!