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Conscious Balance

Published by Colin Nanka

Many people have asked me how I keep balance in my life.  Its a never ending journey.  However, I had this discussion with my coach recently and we talked through what balance really means. Commitment What are you committed too? What are you not committed too? When you can be really clear on you are 100% committed to, and not, making choices get easier? If it’s a partner, kids, work, a healthy lifestyle, you need to be all in. That being said, if work is the only thing you are ALL in for, balance is likely suffering. This past quarter for me, early February….was getting married. Shutting everything else out. The rest of the month was heavy on the work, with a side of healthy living. As we moved into March, healthy living took centre stage and spending time with my wife. April was back on the road, delivering programs and onboarding new team members. May is healthy living – physio, meditation, workouts – reviewing what was done well in Q1, adjusting the plan for …

4 Ways to Improve Your Energy and Time Management

Published by Colin Nanka

I was a night owl. All through school and into my early career I did my best work late into the evening. Of course, I paid for it the next day. When I was younger, I could get away with less sleep. Not anymore: sleep is crucial for energy and focus in my work. We live in an on-demand world. Everything comes at you full speed. Everyone I talk to feels challenged in managing their time. This is natural since technology provides so much stimuli, our mind often feels fragmented as we try and take it all in. In the past I have focused on maximizing my time by multi tasking in order to get as much done as possible. Its taken me years to wrap my head around this topic and improve my output. Here are four ways I use to drastically improve my output. 1. Focus on your body My experience is the quality of my health is 60% food, 20% workouts, and 20% sleep. I should know, I have run five multi-day, …