5 Ways Leaders Can Achieve Personal Wellness [Photo Gallery]

Jan. 16, 2018
Personal well-being starts with stress management.

Leaders in companies and organizations often face enormous demands on their time, but the best leaders realize they can’t let those demands become so overwhelming that their health suffers as a result.

Successful leaders prioritize personal wellness, both at home and at work. Those who don’t prioritize personal wellness should realize it’s not too late to make it a New Year’s resolution for 2018. Plus, taking care of themselves also is a great way for leaders to inspire others throughout the organization to do the same.

There are five guiding values for personal wellness. View the slideshow to see how those values can be applied to your own routine.

As you consider your own personal well-being, it’s important to remember that you create your life and how you feel. Change starts at the individual level.

About the Author

Kerry Alison Wekelo | Manager Director of Human Resources

Kerry Alison Wekelo (www.kerryalison.com) is managing director of human resources and operations for Actualize Consulting. She also is author of Culture Infusion: 9 Principles to Create and Maintain a Thriving Organizational Culture. Among her other accomplishments, Wekelo is a yoga teacher, life coach, award-winning author of children’s books, and the founder of Zendoway, a company that encourages holistic wellness.

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