This is my daily life! Within the Health Leader program, our clients unanimously share the same issues, the same challenges regarding the importance of making oneself a priority.

"Why am I able to succeed in business, but how difficult is it to maintain my healthy lifestyle habits?" Through the story of a businesswoman at heart, I invite you to become aware of the models that define us as business people and to collect the relevant elements to integrate into your daily life in order to take the first step into the world of the health leader.

CEO of a company specializing in strategic communication and web support since 2005, managing a team of eight people and evolving in a very changing field, just like all of us, she has always been the type to exceed her limits, to get out of her comfort zone as we are invited to do as entrepreneurs. She has invested herself fully in her company over the last 15 years, the result on her career has been beneficial, but at what price?

Several small warning signs were present: fatigue, chronic back pain, weight gain, mood swings. "I simply refused to listen to them." As a result, life made it clear to her that she had to slow down. A fatigue-related accident accompanied by a concussion earned her a complete rest. A situation that we have all witnessed or fear when we exceed our limits. For the first time in her life, she had no choice but to slow down. "Even if I wanted to work an extra hour, finish another file, it was simply impossible for me."

This may seem surprising, but in hindsight, this woman now mentions that this life event allowed her to get back to basics, to realize that she had to listen to herself, surround herself well and that investing in a better version of herself subsequently allows her to give even more to others, since as a leader, we all share this same mission of helping others.

Today, thanks to a structured organization of her schedule, she takes one hour per day, one hour out of 24 which is 100% dedicated to her and which allows her to meditate, to reconnect with the visionary that she is, to eat better, to train and to achieve a real state of physical and mental health.

Here are some major changes she made that you can learn from.

Reduced screen time

We spend a lot of time on social media and in front of screens, just a few minutes here and there! By saying goodbye to TV and trying to reduce the number of minutes spent on our phones every day, we free up time to cook and try new recipes, work out, read, etc. It should also be noted that screen time disrupts our sensitivity to insulin, the hormone that is responsible for getting sugar into our cells so they can use it properly. A decrease in our sensitivity to insulin causes a cascade of reactions that gradually lead to the overproduction of insulin and thus promotes weight gain. Staying away from it is therefore a win-win on all levels.

Integration of personalized nutrition

Eat according to your own needs and stop integrating all the advice left and right that circulates. The leader's menu must consider the type of intestinal bacteria that are found within its microbiota, this second brain and must be made up of all the key ingredients for the production of neurotransmitters of well-being, sleep, wakefulness, allowing better physical and mental performance on a daily basis. In other words, integrate prebiotics every day (beets, garlic, onion, asparagus, legumes, Jerusalem artichokes, leeks, blueberries, artichokes, autumn squash, etc.), make sure to have a varied source of protein at every meal (poultry, fish, seafood, eggs, cheese, yogurt, legumes, tofu, tempeh, edamame beans, nuts, nut butter, etc.) and prioritize green vegetables and red or orange fruits on a daily basis.

Long live routine!

“Every morning for 290 days in a row, I wake up an hour earlier and start the day by investing in my health.” Whether it’s in the morning or later in the day, take inspiration from this businesswoman’s story and make an appointment with yourself.

Take care of yourself, now! And it starts one step at a time, small changes that make a huge difference in integrating the basic tools that each of your cells uses in every moment.