In this episode of The Balanced Leader Podcast, we explore the "Corporate Athlete" model which applies training principles from elite athletes to help leaders maintain high performance over the long run without burning out. Just like professional athletes, leaders need to strategically invest in renewing their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energy through specific rituals and practices. Too often, leaders neglect self-care and run in a perpetual state of energy depletion, stress and overwhelm.
The podcast examines the contrasts between how athletes train and recover versus the unsustainable pace of the typical office worker. It details a famous leader's wake-up call from collapsing due to exhaustion as an example of the need for renewal.
The core idea is to embrace a realistic, cyclical approach of expenditure followed by strategic recovery, rather than constant overdrive. Specific tips are provided for building a sustainable leadership practice through relaxation, sleep, exercise, nutrition, mindfulness and passion rejuvenation. The path to sustainable leadership requires bucking cultural norms around endless productivity in order to show up at your best year after year.
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