Improve your leadership - spend time in nature
Wondering if spending time in nature will improve your leadership?
Questioning the value of why take a break from work? After all, your to-do list is so long isn’t it better to work 18 hour days and keep going, churning out the work and robotically working day in day out to get as much as possible done and climb the ladder and keep the paychecks coming?
Think again, if you want to raise your game, you need to include time in nature during the working day.
Here are 5 compelling reasons to spend time in nature:
Being in nature can help to lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which can have a calming effect on the body and mind. This will help you make more effective decisions.
Nature has a way of helping us to feel more grounded and connected to something larger than ourselves, which can provide a sense of meaning and purpose that can help to reduce stress. If you struggle with why you are doing something, nature has a way of providing answers - if you’re willing to listen.
Being in nature can provide a sense of awe and wonder, which can help to shift our focus away from our own worries and problems and give us a sense of perspective.
Spending time in nature can also provide opportunities for physical activity and exercise, which can help to reduce stress by releasing endorphins and other feel-good chemicals in the body.
Finally, nature has a way of helping us to relax and unwind, which can be especially beneficial for those who are feeling overwhelmed or burnt out.
Commit!
So, make a commitment to yourself this weekend to spend time in nature in some way, even if its stepping out on the street of the busy city you live in, get outside.
Commit to finding ways to get outside during the week too, and encourage your teams to do the same. Consider walking meetings, which are a new inspired modality of meeting taking NYC by storm.
Let us know how you get on with including nature into your day and improving your environment, social, physical, functional and emotional well-being dimensions.
Be well, live intentionally
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