In North America, our lives are increasingly defined by the amount of stress we can shoulder. The ability to ‘push a little harder’ each year is considered a mark of dedication and achievement – but should it really be that way? Is success really about maximum effort?

Tension and anxiety are not only pervasive in our society, they are also lethal. You can see the impacts of stress everywhere on people’s health and happiness

In nature, too much or too little of anything throws the system out of balance, and restoring that balance is costly to the health of the system

We must learn how much physical, mental and emotional effort is enough, and we must be constantly aware that too much effort is not only wasteful, but dangerous.

The most important skill you can teach your teams as a coach is balance – in every aspect of what we do