Hot Yoga, Coconut Water and Eustress: 10 Strategies for Bringing Intention to Your Leadership Practice

This book includes excerpts from some of my most popular blog posts,presentations and other writing, along with new ideas and material. It is meantto stimulate your thinking about each strategy then give you structured guidanceon how to incorporate the strategy into your intentional leadership practice. Iuse the term "leadership practice" as analogous to a yoga practice, or pursuitof excellence in and mastery in any field or area of life. The assumption is thatleadership, like yoga, piano, sculpting or healthy living, is something that you:1) make commitment to, 2) incorporate structured practice into your routine and3) pursue unwaveringly over time. Some days' performance will be better thanothers', of course. You are not seeking perfect outcomes all the time, but perfectpractice.
As you read, think about times in your life that mirror the hectic scenariopresented above and ways in which you might intervene on your own behalf. Noone else will do this for you. Leadership is a choice.