317: Julian Hayes II - Holistic Leadership

As leaders, we must work on ourselves to be more effective and efficient. In today’s episode, Julian Hayes II shares his thoughts on slowing down to account for the fast-paced environment and setting performance standards for their goals. He advises us to pay attention to our health and set boundaries so we can live a life of thriving.Julian Hayes II is an author, an executive health and corporate wellness consultant, and the founder of The Art of Fitness & Life. His mission is to help entrepreneurs, executives, and high-achieving individuals live healthier, richer, and longer lives so they can run around with their great-great-grandchildren—not just see them. This mission is accomplished through precision performance longevity. The word “selfish” has a bad connotation, but listen in as Denis and Julian discuss how this can be a virtue and even be the critical factor to being at an optimal state and exuding abundance.In this episode:Julian shares how his life experiences prompted him to step up and become a leader.He discusses how it is vital to be proactive instead of reactive regarding health and fitness.Take a closer look into your habits and understand the difference between existing and thriving.Leaders today need to have a high IQ and EQ to succeed in today's fast-paced world.Leaders should slow down to speed up and take the time to analyze their decisions before making them.Julian discusses how being selfish and setting boundaries are essential and that doing so allows us to be much more effective and efficient leaders.He describes the two critical points to acquire as part of our habits - regeneration and priming.Key Takeaways:Small things compound, so pay attention and think aheadDo not underestimate the importance of sleepLeaders should be malleable on the way to reaching goalsSometimes, we need to slow down to speed upSchedule your health habits like it’s an important meetingExude abundance by pouring into yourself firstTweetable Quotes:“Sometimes, you have these little issues that come up, right? And I look at it like a crack in the dam. It's so insignificant, so small, that we just kind of overlook it. And we just go about our way. And then all of a sudden, this small crack leads to massive flooding in the corporate setting and leads to massive corporate issues.” - Julian Hayes II“Leadership now is being a much more holistic and well-rounded individual who has a high EQ and IQ as well, to both balance those things.” - Julian Hayes II“This world is so fast now. And it's easy to get caught in that. And you just start going at warp speed. And you get in the cycle of just doing things. But you don't take the time to even analyze. Is this the right thing to do? Do we need to slightly pivot to maybe make this a more efficient thing?” - Julian Hayes II Connect with Julian on Twitter and LinkedIn. Check out The Art of Fitness and Life.Email: [email protected]: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page: