11/09/2026
You don’t need to be all or nothing to stay on top of your health.
One of the concepts I’ve developed over the last 15 years is around how you can manage your health and performance while still having fun and living your life.
It started in elite sport as a way to help athletes manage the off-season. The idea is simple: you can let things slide, you just can’t let everything slide at once.
More recently, I’ve been using the same concept with special operations and my corporate clients.
When I talk about this, I tend to focus on three things: food, alcohol and training.
It works really well around a corporate lunch, a busy social season, work travel or a holiday.
You decide which one you’re going to relax with, but the trick is to stay locked in on the other two. And that can change from meal to meal and day to day.
This is all about retaining rhythm and not letting all three areas compound in the wrong direction.
It’s a way to put some guardrails in place so you can have fun and manage your lifestyle commitments, while still protecting and prioritising your health.
You don’t need to nail everything all of the time. Aim for two out of three.
Let one slide, enjoy it, and move on.
I’ve shared this concept with a few groups of CEOs recently and it’s landed really well.
If you give it a go, let me know how you go.
