The 2 Devastating mistakes business owners make are, eating the wrong food, and not exercising at least 4-6 times per week. I am so amazed many times over to find out that most business people is not taking better care of his or her body. When running a business, my belief systems are you must have a sharp mind, body and spirit.
Which is more difficult to achieve? If you are not taking good care of yourself? Meaning if you are not working out on a regular basis it’s hard to be your best. I believe everyone should perform at their optimum on a daily basis. If your health is bad how can you enjoy your business? The speed of the leader is the speed of the pack; by saying that statement, your employees are modeling your behavior.
I once coached a company that was struggling with their sales. After I did an assessment of their company I found out for snack time and often during lunch they were consuming junk food and candy. I told the owner if you want to create more sales we need to change what they eat. Most of the time when they had eaten candy or junk food they got very sleepy and did not want to work. After we changed their food to more healthy food such as protein bars, fruits, almond nuts, drinking more water and I suggested they start workout 4-6 days per week, their sales increase from $84,000.00 to $175,000.00 per month with other improvements in the business we reach in two years over $500,000 in sales per month. I really believe 50% of the growth came from how the team changed their eating habits and working out on a regular basis.
Think about it? What types of food are you eating? Are you getting enough exercise? Do you normally get sick or are you a healthy person? The next time you want to eat ask yourself this question” will this cleanse me or clog me”. If it clog you don’t eat it, unless you are going to eat a salad with it.
I believe the level of our physical shape will; determine the confidence we have in the work place. If you want to go further faster and create a successful business then is a MUST to create a health environment at the workplace.
Dare to make your business outstanding
Dr. John Oda
