Upgraded Executive

In this episode, Nick and Ben are focusing on how to achieve balance between work and your personal life to enable you to put yourself first.

Many people are craving balance in their lives because work can be so demanding. They don’t focus enough on their own emotional, physical and mental needs and put work and family before themselves.

Nick and Ben cover many tools, techniques and strategies help you achieve a better balance, and these range from raising your awareness, to the perils of email and the importance of holidays, through to outsourcing lower value tasks.

Show notes and resources: https://www.upgradedexecutive.com/podcasts/episode6

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In this episode, Nick and Ben are focusing on day routines and how you can consciously plan and execute effectively.

The challenge a lot of people face is overwhelm, with quantity of work, commitments, interruptions and external influences.  This can result in heightened stress, fatigue, low productivity and ultimately their fulfilment and happiness.

When you are clear with what you want to achieve and what you want your ideal day to look like, life becomes exciting, fun and empowering. 

Nick and Ben cover many strategies to maximise productivity, happiness and success from having the right mind set to stringing together habits for maximise return in the shortest time period.

Show notes and resources: https://www.upgradedexecutive.com/podcasts/episode5

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In this episode, Nick and Ben are focusing on how to improve your cognition, decision making and overall brain power.

Many people feel that their brains are not working as well as they did 5, 10 or 15 years ago. Who wouldn’t want a brain that is operating at full power and trusting that their decisions are the right decisions.

Nick and Ben cover many tools, techniques and strategies to improve your cognition and these range from nootropics, to meditation and floatation tanks, through to working with a coach.

Show notes and resources: https://www.upgradedexecutive.com/podcasts/episode4

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In this episode, Nick and Ben are focusing on energy and how you can maximise your energy levels.

Who wouldn’t want more energy to perform well in their job and do the things they love? The challenge that a lot of people face is that they don’t know what ‘good’ feels like and their current level of energy becomes their new norm.

When your energy levels are high you’re able to think more clearly, you make the right choices, you’re more resilient to stress and you sleep better at night.

Nick and Ben cover many tools, techniques and strategies to maximise your energy levels and these range from identifying the foods that make you strong, to Bulletproof Coffee and fasting, through to biomarkers.

Show notes and resources: https://www.upgradedexecutive.com/podcasts/episode3

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How to get a great nights sleep

In this episode, Nick and Ben are focusing on sleep and in particular why having quality sleep is so important.  Quality trumps quantity every time.

Sleep is a cornerstone of our performance tomorrow and without good quality sleep we will not perform well in our personal or professional lives.  The long term health cost of poor quality sleep is alarming, so if you want to extend your health-span then you need to focus on your sleep.

Sleep isn’t hard to get right but you need to prioritise it because the performance gains you will achieve are incredible.

Nick and Ben cover many tools, techniques and strategies to improve your quality of sleep and these range from tracking your sleep to avoiding blue lights and getting your room cold, through to a funky bedtime cocktail.

Show notes and resources: https://www.upgradedexecutive.com/podcasts/episode2

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In this episode, Nick and Ben are focusing on stress and how you can recognise and manage it

Stress is a major issue in today’s world as we have all become busier with more demands placed upon us. We live in a time of huge abundance, but our time and attention are under attack and distraction is everywhere.

Stress has become a fact of life, but it’s leads to poor decision making and longer-term mental health issues.The problem is the level of stress we are under becomes our new norm, so it’s important to spot the signs of stress.

Nick and Ben cover many tools, techniques and strategies to manage stress and these range from meditation to cold showers and setting your day up for success through to maintaining social networks.

Show notes and resources: https://www.upgradedexecutive.com/podcasts/episode1

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