Want to be a better leader? Breathe.
New research shows the real ways to happiness and health.
Sometimes people are surprised by the intersection of my interests, wondering how a business can combine work, permaculture, yoga and communication — and it’s true, this is unusual!
But it’s not so much of a stretch — more of a new framework for looking at how we live, work and do business. After all, we know that happier people are more engaged, healthier people are more productive and teams that collaborate well are stronger and achieve more.
Even without the business benefits, most of us simply want to live the good life. That definition will be different for each of us, of course, but there is much we can learn about relationships, health, peace of mind and planet from people who have done the work before us.
If I was to sum it up in a simple statement, my goal is to make work and business serve people better through proven holistic frameworks. To help people integrate what’s important into their lives now, as opposed to waiting until they have enough money, time, or a major life event to shift their perspective.
For a window into this world, check out a series of fascinating articles below on stress, leadership, relationships, and the environment.
Good things to read, mull over and share
The Stress Report
The Do Lectures has conducted a 134 page report to look at which companies look after their people the best, what new techniques are being used, what perks alleviate stress, what foods we should eat more of, and why every company should have a C.W.O. (Chief Wellbeing Officer).
‘Forest bathing’ is the latest fitness trend
In an effort to combat our indoor epidemic and reap new health benefits, a growing number of people have become followers of a Japanese practice called Shinrin-yoku, which literally translates to “taking in the forest atmosphere” or “forest bathing.”
Relationships are your biggest investment opportunity
Focus on compassion, not cashflow, because if we treat people well; if we shift our thinking from that of ruthlessness, competition and suspicion and more towards compassion, collaboration and trust, the better we will be equipped to deal with an unknown future.
Healthy soil, healthy life
We humans are only as healthy and resilient as our soils, but many of our practices today are destroying our precious top soil.
Peak soil is a problem we will be facing everywhere. The answer? Compost.
Want to be a better leader? Breathe
Too often we busy ourselves with work. We focus on maximising our outputs and smashing our to-do lists, falling culprit to doing work for works sake. We fool ourselves that being busy creates results. But success isn’t always about moving fast.
A new kind of community
ReGen Village, outside of Amsterdam, doesn’t need a grid or food systems. It’s a model for a future, fully closed-loop settlement.
This new neighbourhood will grow its own food, power itself, and handle its own waste.
WATCH: From full pig to sausage
A 2-minute video on the importance of respecting the animal you eat, from a butcher who urges people to eat less meat. Sound unusual? John Ratliff, is the Founder and Head Butcher of Ends Meat, a whole-animal salumeria specialising in Italian-style dry-cured meats in NYC.
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