The holidays are coming—they are fast upon us. For many – if not most people – it is important to prepare mentally, physically, and emotionally to avoid stress and maximize your holiday time as a […]
Read more →We believe your vitality is among your most precious commodities. The more vitality you have, the more able you are to focus, to achieve, and to enjoy. If you have vitality, you have the exuberance, the physical stamina, and mental and emotional vigor to pursue your vision and mission as well as live the values of your organization. As CEO of EXCN, I am passionate about helping executives improve not only their leadership performance but also their Executive Vitality™. Every month we publish Breakaway Performance – Ideas that transform the way you work — with tips about well-being and good health. I hope these tips will help you focus on your vitality.
Alyssa Freas, Ph.D.
CEO & President
Executive Coaching Network, Inc.
To avoid crisis and burnout, put yourself first on your calendar. Have you given up your “me-time” in the past 18 months to take care of others? Many people have, and this exacts a very […]
Read more →“The future depends on what we do in the present.” – Mahatma Gandhi We all generally agree that a business needs to have a vision, mission, values, and a strategic plan to ensure goals are […]
Read more →Protecting and caring for your mental health, and that of your employees, is extremely important today. Let’s face it, the past 16 months have been incredibly challenging. At EXCN, we provide executive coaching for leaders […]
Read more →Having just returned from a trip through some of our gorgeous National Parks—locations where one reasonably could expect some level of serenity and silence—I came away with questions like: why do some people never shut […]
Read more →Take a vacation! Much has been written in this past year telling us to get out – out of the office (virtual or otherwise), out of our homes, out of our heads. There is nothing like […]
Read more →WebMD has shared some important information about how the pandemic affects our bodies. Approximately 10 different common effects are listed, and for most of them, specific measures you can take are suggested. And there is […]
Read more →How much should I worry about my job, my kids, my athletic performance—what she said—what he said … We all worry about something from time to time. Some of us are perceived as too optimistic, […]
Read more →I was waiting for the coronavirus pandemic to be over … waiting and waiting before I opened my beautiful new Sarto bike, which I purchased in 2019, when I was in Belgium. Sarto is a […]
Read more →From National Institutes of Health: … a healthy person is someone who can manage themselves in the uncertain, unpredictable world around them, where novelty and change are the norm rather than the exception. Uncertain. Unpredictable. […]
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