| Getting to and maintaining a healthy weight through | | | | (those things adding to stress levels) are like water |
| good diet isn't something you stumble across by | | | | coming through the taps into the bath. If the water |
| accident as a busy Management Consultant. The role | | | | is not to overflow the edges of the bath (when |
| has particular lifestyle challenges when it comes to | | | | stress becomes a negative experience), it's important |
| weight loss and diet. Staying in hotels, often for | | | | to get sufficient water flowing out through the plug |
| protracted periods, too much time spent travelling, | | | | hole. The best way to do this and reduce stress |
| pressure and stress; these are all features of the job. | | | | levels is to eat a healthy diet, so as to be able to |
| Going from "Good to Great" as a Management | | | | operate at an optimal weight. This way, you're |
| Consultant means taking care of your diet and | | | | getting maximum leverage and stress is managed |
| operating from an optimal weight. Here are some of | | | | proactively before becoming a problem. |
| the key reasons why:- | | | | 4. Making healthy diet choices significantly reduces |
| 1. Clients admire and respect Management | | | | the risk of developing a serious illness and can |
| Consultants who have got their lives together in this | | | | virtually eliminate the incidence of minor ailments such |
| way. The converse can also be true if you'd rather | | | | as colds, skin problems, aches and pains. Again |
| not risk being perceived as in any way disorganised | | | | increasing your productivity and reputation in clients' |
| or as someone who can let things slide. | | | | eyes. There will be fewer trips to the doctor and less |
| 2. The vitality and energy that comes from weight | | | | money spent on remedies and medication. Loved |
| loss due to a healthy diet increases productivity by | | | | ones will thank you too. |
| as much as 50%. Get more done, leaving extra | | | | 5. Prevention is better than cure. Neither you nor |
| quality time for family, friends, hobbies, holidays and | | | | your clients have the time for everything to stop |
| essential relaxation. | | | | because of a health challenge, so why wait until a |
| 3. Stresses and pressures that come with the job | | | | crisis strikes before taking off those excess pounds? |
| are so much easier to handle if your body is well | | | | 6. Christmas is coming; get ahead of the game and |
| nourished and cared for. Think of experiencing stress | | | | forget having to sign up for that expensive gym or |
| rather like a bath filling up with water. Stressors | | | | health club membership between January and March. |