I’ve been committed to health and leadership for most of my life. I’ve been weight-training since I was 17. I eat anti-inflammatory foods. I lead The Amplified Life Company, where I coach and train CEOs and executives to live and lead at peak performance levels.
So when I had a DEXA scan last month, I expected great results.
Instead, I discovered early signs of osteopenia, which is low bone density.
My first thought?
“This must be genetic.”
“I’m doing everything I can.”
“This must be genetic.”
“I’m doing everything I can.”
But here’s the hard truth: that phrase, “I am doing everything I can,” is a lie leaders tell themselves. It feels like ownership, but it’s actually complacency. And complacency is the enemy of peak performance.
Here are the 5 biggest leadership lessons that moment gave me:
1. Repetition Without Reflection = Stagnation
Doing the same thing, even if it once worked, will eventually fail. Momentum becomes maintenance. Growth becomes survival. Leaders must reflect and adjust, not just repeat.
2. Good Enough Is Below the Line
“Good enough” isn’t neutral; it’s settling for less than your absolute best. And when leaders settle, they shrink back from the very potential God placed inside of them.
3. The Questions You Ask Shape Your Growth
The right questions open the door to transformation:
- Where am I settling?
- Where am I not fully taking responsibility?
- What am I modeling for others?
- Where am I avoiding the stairs in my health?
- Who do I need to help me?
- What is the next level of integrity or intentionality waiting for me?
4. Your Body Is the First Culture You Lead
If you tolerate sloppiness or avoidance personally, you’ll unconsciously model it professionally. Leadership starts with the standards you set for yourself.
5. Peak Performance Requires Raising Your Standards
For me, that means:
- Re-evaluating sleep, nutrition, and hormone health.
- Upping the intensity of my workouts.
- Adding impact challenges like jumping and bounding.
- Revisiting what “healthy” means for this phase of life.
- Asking “Who can help me?” instead of “How can I do this alone?”
The Leadership Takeaway
Peak performance isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing better. Aligning with what’s needed now, not what was comfortable then.
When you raise your standards, your leadership sharpens, your influence deepens, and your energy becomes contagious.
So I’ll leave you with this:
What’s one standard you’ll raise today? Share it in the comments, I’d love to hear.
Because how you lead yourself is how you lead everything.