Your personal and your team's wellbeing are a priority if you want to lead a healthy business. 

Amongst the flurry of suggestions, we have cut through the clutter to offer these 4 M's of wellbeing with actionable steps for each.

Meaningful engagement

I learned about the theory of goal setting in school and like many of us, learned about the mechanics of goal setting on the job. 

When my middle daughter, Grace, was seven years old I surprisingly experienced first-hand the power of thinking big. It came at the hands of someone quite small. Grace loved to play catch with Dad. The object we threw mattered little- a tennis ball, football, one of those squishy balls - but the challenge of consecutive catches mattered very much to her.

How do I motivate my team, my kids, my spouse, my anyone?

It’s an age-old question with a myriad of different answers... too many to even summarize here.

So, in our information overloaded world, let me boil it down to this. If you want to motivate, then appreciate.  We do more for those who appreciate us.

The two most powerful words for any leader, parent, teacher or colleague are "Thank You!" We added the exclamation point to make sure we really mean it when we say it.