Self Leadership Coaching Blog

We often lead and manage others whilst paying little attention to how we manage ourselves.

As a wake up call to all of us I thought I would post  13 ways to mis-manage your health and seriously reduce your happiness and life expectancy.

1. Believe you are immortal or believe that illness only happens to other ‘weaker’ people. Never have a health check or listen to advice.
2. Don’t exercise; avoid all types of physical activity especially anything that makes you lightly puff.
3. Smoke 2 packs a day.
4. Bottle up all your feelings; avoid sharing with friends, family or any strong social support group.
5. Drink alcohol excessively.
6. Drive very fast and drink alcohol excessively.
7. Get angry with everyone and everything, blame others and take no responsibility for your situation.
8. Never take a break or time to relax, holidays are for wimps!
9. Ignore your bodies warning signs like chest pains, headaches, shortness of breath and dizziness.
10. Over eat especially high fat, high sugar junk food. Aim to become morbidly obese.
11. Multitask and have a strong sense of time urgency. This will you to cultivate being angry when anyone interupts you.
12. Worry constantly especially about things that may never happen; this will prevent you doing the things you need to do and help you to maintain a depressed state.
13. Practice being really selfish: Whatever you do don’t laugh or share a kind word with another human being.

Feel free to add to the list via your comments, but most importantly exercise self leadership and,  in the words of Mr. Spock of Startreck,  “Live long and prosper.”