Sometimes, we’re too busy and burned out to think about dinner. Maybe we eat a lot of business lunches. Regardless of the reason for eating out (or ordering in), it can’t derail your diet and nutrition goals. 

At the same time, making wise nutritional choices while eating out or ordering in can be a challenge. Just about everywhere you look, you’ll find jumbo portions and menus packed with high-calorie temptations. But with a few intentional habits and strategies, you can enjoy your meal without sabotaging your health goals.

Mindfulness practices have been around for a long time, primarily in Eastern cultures, where religious beliefs often integrate meditation—a formal version of mindfulness. However, mindfulness doesn’t have to resemble meditation.

Making business decisions is difficult enough. It’s easy to become overwhelmed when there are numerous choices, potential paths, and outcomes. That alone would give any leader a headache but throw in an ethical dilemma, and it all becomes that much more complex.

I’m not going to sit here and say that I’ve always made the right decisions. Any professional—any person—worth their salt is open and honest about their mistakes. I strive to be the kind of guy myself.

I live in Tennessee. According to the statistics, the year-round humidity level in Memphis is 67%. To put that in perspective, anything above 55% is considered high humidity. A humidity level of 70% is regarded as extreme. So, really, what I’m saying is it’s wet out here! 

Combine that with Southern temperatures, and things get steamy.