Alistair Clark is a former management consultant and current founder of Work. Life. Fitness. He helps overworked professionals create a competitive advantage at work using fitness, productivity and lifestyle strategies. We chat today about creating systems that will help you keep a balance between work and life.

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Cheat Sheet

How management consulting killed his work-life balance (and what he did to fix this)

Travel hacks for staying healthy on the road (including the 3 things Alistair brings to make sure he can get a good workout in no matter where he ends up staying)

Healthy eating & nutrition tips for when you are on the road

Simple but effective bodyweight workouts you can do just about anywhere

The difference between high-intensity training and interval training (and how to implement it effectively)

Why it doesn't really matter what exercises you decide to use for your workout (and the important principle that produces results)

How to avoid the "all-you-can-work buffet" and how you can build up barriers to protect areas of your life from being taken over by work

How staying in touch with family can help you establish a work-life balance system

How his life-checklist system works and the "buckets" he uses to make sure he's consistently taking action on his goals

The motivational power of using checklists and how Alistair uses his own "Life Checklist"

Why sometimes your body needs to take break and stop consuming information

Links

WorkLifeFitness.co

The Four Hour Body

Body by Science

TPS13: Jeff Sanders

Checklist Manifesto

Essentialism

The One Thing

TinyLetter

Book, tool, ritual

Book: On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It

Tool: Productivity Planner

Ritual: Daily journaling

Connect with Alistair Clark

@WorkLifeFitness

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