Even those who scoff at assorted New Age change-agent theories say LGE's personally tailored programs are broader, more regimented and easier to follow, and make more sense than most of what they've encountered. It's the first program that's given me the incentive to integrate a plan of eating right, working out, giving myself time to recuperate and allowing myself downtime. Loehr, author of several best-selling stress management books such as Stress for Success , says there are plenty of parallels. You have to concentrate all the time, virtually year round. Core to corporate athlete training is the principle that increasing amounts of stress are good.
Stress gets a bad name.
Stress recovery is also essential. LGE even recommends executives take frequent recuperative breaks from the hamster-cage treadmill at work for exercise, personal reflection, even a short power nap or a walk. This isn't just some mumbo jumbo. Now I realize that it can help me deal with the pressures of the job. And instead of feeling burned out and thinking about retiring, this could give me another 5 years of productivity.