I think it’s safe to say that we could all stand to eat more vegetables. Even if you enjoy eating them, you probably struggle to get your full serving sizes in each day. As Americans, we have a skewed version of the dinner plate that usually includes more carbs and proteins than leafy greens. This is a big mistake – and a mindset that will keep vegetables as a food afterthought rather than the star of the show.

I don’t know about you, but the past few years have been stressful. That stress has taken its toll in countless ways, including on our waistlines. Though most cities and businesses have returned to a sense of semi-normalcy, being cooped up at home with no gym access, for many, meant forgoing healthy exercise and eating habits.

Entrepreneurship demands a great deal of those who choose to pursue it. Leadership, time management, motivation, vision, expertise…the list goes on and on! One of the qualities often attributed to entrepreneurs is “inspiring.” But what does that really mean?

Think you know a narcissist? It can be much more than an arrogant know-it-all! Narcissists, in a broad, general definition, are overly self-involved individuals. Then there’s the clinical definition in which a narcissist is a person suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) which demands a diagnosis after extensive psychological evaluation.

Here in the South, Spring is in full swing. That means the weather is nice (minus the tornadoes) and nature is blooming all around us. The downside? Pollen. Lots of pollen.

The more power and influence you have, the more accountable you must be. And if you’re like me and any human being on the planet, you’re bound to make mistakes from time to time. Your intentions don’t matter – messing up is messing up and hurtful behavior is hurtful behavior.

The world of health, exercise, diet, and nutrition is one of the most misunderstood. The science is always evolving, but the facts are often obscured by myths, misconceptions, and outright falsehoods. It makes it tough to know who to listen to!

Success begins with a mindset. This is true regardless of your endeavors, but it is particularly important in leadership. As a leader, your success isn’t just about you. It drives and empowers the success of your team and those looking to your example.

Setting boundaries is a critical step every leader and entrepreneur must take to ensure long-term success and personal well-being. We might think of setting boundaries are something that only applies to interpersonal relationships, but it is just as important to apply to the working world.

A surprising number of leaders struggle with blame-shifting and a victim mentality. Don’t be one of those guys.

Deep down, all of us want to live long, healthy lives – even if our day-to-day actions don’t reflect it. Finding the best avenue to optimize your health, fitness, and nutrition is a very personal journey. It’s often fraught with setbacks and missteps as often as victory.

Your health and wellness journey doesn’t start and stop with your physical body. Our health encompasses our mental and emotional well-being, too. I’m not sure about you, but I know that one of my fears in growing older is the deterioration of my mind.

The health and wellness world is an industry. If you’re trying to get healthy and fit, you’re going to encounter your fair share of shady products, clickbait, and unfounded claims. I know because I sure have! You’re going to be bombarded by opinions on the best diets, whether eggs are good for you, and what the best fat-burning exercises are.

Entrepreneurs are enormously passionate people. We’re the ones people look to when they want an example of go-getters, dream-makers, and innovators. For most people, an entrepreneur is an example of someone who followed their dreams, pursued their passions, and came out of top.

While burnout can creep up on the best of us, recognizing a work-week rut is much easier. You know the feeling: the pit in your stomach on Monday morning, dreading the new work week, watching the clock for closing time, and waiting for the weekend with a sense of desperation.

Great leadership relies on great communication. Whether you’re speaking in front of a crowd or one-on-one, mastery of communication is key. We all know that terrible feeling when we’re speaking, and people are less than engaged. Blank looks, drooping heads, unenthused applause…The thought is enough to make me cringe!

While you might love your job, there are always going to be some things about it that you just dread doing. You may hate, loathe, or fear some of the things on your plate. Like a picky child, we end up pushing them around, poking, prodding, and procrastinating.

By now, you’re likely tired of making new years’ resolutions. We all know how the cycle goes: make our resolutions, stick to it for a few weeks, and then they fade into memory as failed attempts at change. Part of the reason we have trouble sticking to these resolutions is simple: we’re overly ambitious.

Self-awareness is a critical quality in effective leaders. When you’re the employer, the boss, and the big man in charge, it’s tougher to make space for self-evaluation. Our attention tends to be on everyone else’s performance rather than on our own.

By this point, we’re all pretty sick of the idea of the new years’ resolution. For most of us, they end up being useless. We start off with great ambitions for the new year only to let new habits fizzle out within a week or two. That is a highly discouraging result from a practice designed to be motivating and life-changing.