Self Improvement

The Wellness Triangle: 3 Steps to Sustainable Leadership

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:32:36 -0500

What does being well mean? First, draw a triangle with three equal sides - your wellness triangle. Next, draw a circle in the center and ensure that the circle touches all three sides. At the tip of the triangle, write the word Mind. On the bottom left point, write the word Body. On the bottom right point...

8 Teas To Sip At Bedtime To Help You Sleep Through The Entire Night

Thu, 19 May 2022 13:46:35 -0400

While nightcaps like alcoholic beverages or a warm glass of milk have some sleep-promoting properties, sleep teas tend to be better for your overall sleep quality. Here are the best kinds of teas for lulling you into a dream state...

4 Tips for Setting Powerful Goals

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:48:31 -0400

Goal setting is a fantastic skill to develop, and how you design your own future. A life best lived is a life by design. Not by accident, and not by just walking through the day careening from wall to wall and managing to survive. If you can start giving your life dimensions and design and color and objectives and purpose...

The Best Leadership Skill You Can Develop Right Now

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:05:23 -0500

In trying to help solve a problem that was causing some conflict among my teammates many years ago, I approached my manager with a suggestion. He immediately became irate and told me in response to my suggestion, “I would like to stay home in my pajamas all day and have my paycheck mailed to me, but that's not how life works.” Many years later...

Three Ways Successful Leaders Manage Their Emotions

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:01:30 -0500

We’ve all been there: fuming at the driver who cut us off, panic-stricken at the thought of making a presentation, anxious about starting a new business. The secret to living a happy and successful life is to manage our emotions before they control us, says Leonard Mlodinow in his new book, Emotional. Mlodinow is a...

Are you proficient at each step in the leadership process?

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:58:53 -0500

Here is the four-step leadership process that I use when coaching people on how to be more effective leaders...

The Quality of Your Life is Determined by the Quality of Your Questions

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:36:56 -0500

This week on SUCCESS Line, I talk to Crystal, a successful real estate agent, graduate of SUCCESS Coaching and author. Like many of us, Crystal’s biggest goal in life is to make an impact on everyone she meets, and she knows that one of the most powerful ways we can do that is to ask questions. But what questions should we ask?...

How to Control Your Brain for Optimal Functioning

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:16:34 -0500

When we are preparing for significant events in our careers, we tend to focus on preparation. If we have a big presentation to do, we practice until we are comfortable. If we have an interview for a new job, we research the company and its key players to ensure we have answers to obvious questions. If we have a project deadline...

Holding Court: Leadership Lessons From Rafa Nadal

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:11:47 -0500

I love tennis. Playing or watching, I always want it to be a great match. The Australian Open finals did not disappoint. Both Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty had history on the line. Their opponents—Danil Medvedev and Danielle Collins, respectively—were intent on making history of their own...

'Meals are medicine'

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:12:24 -0500

Sharon Ivers had a total left shoulder replacement one Thursday this spring. She was discharged from the hospital Saturday, and by Tuesday morning, a box of nutritious food had arrived on the doorstep of the friend she was staying with. The box contained...

4 Ways to Incorporate Microbreaks into Your Work-from-Home Routine

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:08:43 -0500

The work we produce hasn’t changed radically since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet where and how we work has been transformed—and the results haven’t always been favorable to our mental health. A Gallup poll from fall 2021 revealed that nearly half of American full-time employees worked remotely either some of the time or entirely. Additionally...

The 8 Best Natural Remedies for Acne

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:04:58 -0500

Although most acne cases afflict teens and young adults, pimples can persist long into adulthood. Hormones, stress, genetics, irritating products and medication can all contribute, regardless of your age. If you have acne, you may be tempted to reach for one of the dozens of "natural remedies" to calm the problem rather than visit a doctor. Some do help, but...

Exercise, metabolism, and weight: New research from The Biggest Loser

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:51:57 -0500

The Biggest Loser was a popular reality television show that ran on NBC for over a decade starting in 2004. In it, participants with obesity competed with each other through intense physical challenges and ate a reduced-calorie diet to see who could lose the highest percentage of body weight. Prior findings from studies of The Biggest Loser contestants showed...

A healthy weight can reduce colorectal cancer risk

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:18:30 -0500

Colorectal adenomas that persist and grow for long periods can be a stepping-stone to colorectal cancer, the third leading causeTrusted Source of cancer death in adults in the United States. In a concerning new trend, colon cancer is on the...

Leadership lessons from getting stuck on a mountain

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:51:07 -0500

I just got back from rock climbing in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. It was amazing! One day, I was lead climbing a route that was supposed to be on the easier side of moderate. But at one point, I got off route and followed the wrong line by accident. I ended up on a...

What Leaders Should Focus on in 2022

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:45:43 -0500

A couple of years ago, we all thought we'd be back to normal by now. Trauma and disruption would be behind us, and 2022 would be business as usual. Few of us expected that upheaval would be normal now. It's true that businesses can thrive in turmoil -- earthquakes reveal gold deposits, after all -- but...

12 Ways to Boost Your Confidence in 2022

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:38:24 -0500

Confidence is one of the most important qualities to have in life. It impacts you on a personal level, professionally and even socially. While it's easy to assume confident people are just "born that way," the reality is you can boost your confidence and self-esteem regardless of...

From Wayne Gretzky to the CEO of Starbucks: 10 Virtues True Leaders Have in Common

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:15:07 -0500

We've heard it before and will continue to hear it: The Covid-19 pandemic dramatically shifted the way we live and work. Industries were completely disrupted and businesses had to change strategies at the drop of a hat (in some cases several times). Business and community leaders worldwide have had to...

Former Chick-Fil-A Marketing Exec Jeff Henderson On The Difference Between Success And Excellence

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:08:58 -0500

When he played basketball at Norcross High School in Georgia, Jeff Henderson’s coach challenged him to make the All-County team as a senior. Henderson worked his tail off and made the team, which meant he was one of the five best players in one of Georgia’s most populous counties that year. Fast forward to 1997...

Want to make an impact? Change your questioning habits.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:06:58 -0500

“Asking questions keeps people engaged, which is paramount when you are trying to influence someone’s thinking or behavior.” That’s the conclusion of a ten-year-old Harvard Business Review article by Chris Musselwhite and Tammie Plouffe. But the idea that leaders can have more impact by asking the right questions is much older. As early as...

The 7 Best Ways to Support Someone When They're Grieving

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:03:14 -0500

Familiar phrases like "I'm sorry for your loss" and "Sending my condolences" feel inadequate in the face of a loved one's loss. But there's a reason people turn to cliches: Knowing what to say to someone who's grieving, along with what support to offer (and how to do so), is hard. It's no surprise that being there for loved ones matters, though...

10 Tips for Healthy Eating Out

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:44:56 -0500

It's one thing to watch your portion sizes and limit unhealthy foods at home. But what do you do when the buffalo chicken wings are on special at your favorite family restaurant? Use these 10 tips to tailor your eating-out experience so it's both enjoyable and healthy...

Try This ER Doctor-Approved Bedtime Routine For Stellar Sleep

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:42:40 -0500

We cannot get enough sleep tips here at mbg—every time an expert lists their favorite ways to wind down, we're all ears. Recently, supermodel and entrepreneur Kate Bock chatted with Harvard- and Yale-trained ER doctor and founder of The TrueveLab Darria Long, M.D., in our new video series, Expert Insights—in the series, they discussed...

Bankrupt and Facing a $100 million Lawsuit, This Entrepreneur Learned the Power of Grit

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:26:39 -0500

There’s a moment during a long distance run when the body begins to beg for mercy. It’s then, as the muscle cramps and exhaustion take hold, that runners have a choice to make: quit or keep going. For Chuck Goetschel, an extreme runner and serial entrepreneur, that “hitting the wall” feeling has become an integral part of his success both on and off the racetrack...

Finding Food Freedom: Ditching Diet Culture and Learning to Trust Your Body’s Cues

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:40:32 -0500

“Food freedom” — it’s a complex term, with definitions ranging from ditching diet culture and restrictive diets to attaining good health and food security through growing your own foods. It’s marketed as an approach to address eating disorders for some and as a way to promote intentional weight loss for others. However...

An Easy Guide To Improving Your Health And Happiness

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:33:55 -0500

One of the most important things you can do is to improve your health and happiness. This will allow you to live a better life and feel more fulfilled. If you’re not happy with how your life is going, then this article may be just what you need! We’ll provide some simple tips that will help improve both your physical and mental health in no time at all...

9 New Year's Resolutions Therapists Want You to Make

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:15:44 -0500

COVID-19 has transformed our lives in all aspects - from how and where we work to how we socialize - and it will surely affect our New Year's resolutions for 2022, too. "The pandemic has given all of us new perspectives that make resolutions of past years - like losing 10 pounds or...

A Naturopathic Doctor's 5 Must-Have Epinutrients To Slow Down Aging

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:11:44 -0500

In a 2021 study, naturopathic doctor and functional medicine expert Kara Fitzgerald, N.D., author of Younger You, was able to improve participants' biological age by three years. Sounds like a tall order, but the intervention was actually pretty simple: With a very doable diet and exercise plan...