Healthy Routines Lead to Productive Lives

Let me ask you a question: Do you think nutrition affects productivity and good relationships in the workplace? The correct answer is, yes. Big Time.

We all know that our state of health affects our sharpness of mind and our attitudes. Therefore, if our bodies are not getting a regular supply of nutritious food and healthy energy, we will suffer at work. Poor nutrition can affect our sense of good reasoning, our positive feelings, our attentiveness, and most importantly our creativity.

To ensure that you don’t go through too many drastic peaks and valleys in your energy levels at work, you need to get a good supply of high quality nourishment on a regular, scheduled basis. This includes the almighty breakfast, which is the most commonly skipped meal.

Try working on your nutrition this week, and consider these 2 simple health tips:

1) In addition to eating a substantial breakfast, schedule small, healthy snack breaks to avoid the distraction of hunger and the temptation to visit the snack machine.

2) Do not make any major decisions right before lunch, and avoid beginning any taxing work at that time. You will either feel hungry and rushed, or you will skip lunch entirely.

Although I am not a health or nutrition coach per se, I have strong personal convictions about the body-mind connection. I enjoy sharing how nutrition and exercise can help this valuable connection, affecting many areas of life for the better.

Business Partners: Becoming Effective Teammates

Stress in the workplace can be caused by many different things. Perhaps an associate has been newly hired and is having difficulty adjusting. Maybe there is a personal conflict between two staff members. Perhaps you as a business owner are overworked and spread too thinly, or you need a business partner. Or maybe you have a partner, but communication is not what it should be.

What can you do in situations like this? The answer is simple: seek out a business coach.

I have many effective resources and tools, as well as years of experience in starting and growing effective business partnerships. Don’t settle for a stagnant partnership. Learn how each other thinks and operates. Play to your strong points and fill their weaknesses, while they do the same for you.

Don’t waste any more time struggling through a partnership that is benefitting neither person. I will help you view your business partner as a valuable teammate. Both you and your company will soon begin to feel the effects of this harmony as you achieve goal after goal, without any penalties.


Hardy Hasenfuss, Personal and Business Coach

You Just Can't Measure Accountability

Today, I would like to shed light on one of my many important roles as a business and personal coach. This is the role of being an accountability partner.

The following is an example of an actual case of mine:

I had a client who had difficulty keeping his commitments. This issue affected not only work and social commitments involving other people, but primarily it affected his personal commitments to himself. One of his personal commitments involved adhering to a consistent exercise routine in his method of choice.

I began asking him specific questions concerning this practice, in order that he might set realistic goals. I asked him how often he wanted to exercise, for how long, and which activity he preferred. Eventually, he narrowed down his commitment to a concentrated 30 minutes of walking, hiking, biking, or other such cardio exercises—every day.

Once we had established this desire, I asked the client when he would like to begin. I recommended that he begin immediately--so as not to get discouraged through procrastination--and I asked that he send me a daily e-mail for the next two weeks, confirming that he had completed the exercise.

He was greatly encouraged by this idea, and he took my counsel. For the next two weeks, I received daily confirmation e-mails from this client. I responded to each one with a personal acknowledgement and a few “attaboys!” thrown in.

My client became very energized and committed because of this accountability method, and he has continued to e-mail me his exercise success stories every day since that meeting.

As a personal and business coach, I am always encouraged and pleased with success stories like these. If you know someone who is serious about changing their life, needs some guidance, or maybe just needs an accountability partner, send them my way. Thank you.

Hardy Hasenfuss,  Personal and Business Coach

Turn Over That Frown! Find and Keep the Right Employees

Let’s talk about turnover. For those who are not aware, this refers to the rate at which employees leave their jobs and are replaced.

Do you ever wonder why people leave their jobs or get fired? Aside from obvious disciplinary reasons or just having a lousy boss, the primary reason is this: many people are in the wrong job.

In many ways, the cost of turnover is huge for businesses. Many of the individuals who are left behind in these situations find themselves wishing they were somewhere else. When employees are in the wrong job, they will experience a lower level of engagement and consequently, low productivity.

The question is, how and when do I come into the picture as a personal and business coach? When you hear a fellow business owner groaning about their employees, using phrases such as “those people…I can’t ever get them to do their jobs right!”, it is a silent call for help. One which I am happy to answer.

On the other hand, if you are the business leader who is daily witnessing long or unhappy faces in your office or work site, it might be time to give me a call. It is my goal as a coach to boost employee productivity and happiness in the workplace.

Hardy Hasenfuss,  Personal and Business Success Coach