Nearly half of your day will be determined by the patterns you’ve either intentionally created or passively allowed. - Brad Lomenick Healthy people produce healthy results, so no matter what sector of the community you work in – wellness matters! And for us, wellness is holistic. It goes far beyond a gym membership. We focus on the 5 “Fs” – Fitness, Faith, Food, Family and Finance. These all have an impact on our success as individuals, but also on our success as an organization … [Read more...]
Lean In to the Pressure
The blessings and the burdens weigh the same. - Steven Furtick Today's podcast is all about pressure! Every leader at every level feels the weight and pressure of leadership at some point or another; what matters is how we handle it – and more importantly, how we prepare for it. As we grow in our leadership, the pressure seems to grow with us. We often think we just need more money, a bigger house or a promotion to be happier and take the pressure off – but the opposite is true. Often the … [Read more...]
More to life than prime rib
It may be time to redesign your life the way you’ve always wanted it to be rather than living a life someone else has chosen for you. - George Bernard Shaw Imagine this: you’ve heard all about this amazing restaurant in town, so you decide to take your family. When you arrive, you find out the only thing they have on the menu is prime rib - literally. There is no salad bar, no mouthwatering side dishes, no dessert and definitely nothing on the kids menu for your little ones. Now, it might … [Read more...]
Leadership + Wellness
You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you. - Marissa Mayer At Southwest Michigan First, wellness is hugely important. In fact, our team was recently recognized with two different wellness awards by two different awarding-organizations in the state of Michigan for being a healthy employer. You might be thinking, “Aren't you economic developers?” Yes, but we know that in order to achieve the extraordinary goals we’ve set for ourselves, our … [Read more...]
2015: Do This One Thing
We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. - Max De Pree In 2015, leaders need to first and foremost do this one thing: take care of themselves. Every day, I get to interact with great leaders on both personal and professional levels. I am privileged to know leaders at global companies, small businesses and not-for-profits. Every leader I know seems to be deferring their own wellbeing for their commitment to their work. It sounds noble and if you’re a leader, you know it … [Read more...]