The stockbroker stopped at the park the next night and most other nights for two years. Now he gets home earlier because he feels less distracted at work. He does more in less time. That's not the analysis you expect to read in the Harvard Business Review or hear from Loehr, a sports psychologist who has worked with hundreds of elite athletes. Loehr and several colleagues have started the Orlando, Fla.-based LGE Performance Systems consulting firm to apply athletic training principles to business executives.
Business is brisk.
LGE did its homework. The results were eye opening. I figured the pressure on them was enormous and unmatched. The other 90 percent is practice and training. There are breaks and off-seasons.