This bonus episode of In Good Company compiles insights from top CEOs and leaders about their personal routines for physical and mental fitness. The episode emphasizes that habits like early morning exercise, proper sleep, meditation, and even cold water swimming are crucial for maintaining peak performance and resilience.
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Vas Narasimhan (Novartis) organizes his life around a system of mindset, movement, nutrition, and recovery, viewing exercise as a way to manage his nervous system for better decision-making.
Bob Iger (Disney) relies on an early morning workout for both mental clarity and physical stamina, describing it as essential to his ability to do his job.
Dan Pink reveals the scientifically optimal 'coffee nap': drink coffee, set a 25-minute timer, and nap—waking up with both restorative rest and caffeine kicking in.
Ari Emanuel (TKO) pushes extreme routines, including pre-dawn workouts, a 20-minute sauna, a 3-minute ice bath, and periodic 24-hour or 3-day fasts, to build mental endurance.
Nicolai Tangen personally starts his day with gratitude, a cold plunge in the fjord, a sauna, and an afternoon nap—a routine he says resets him completely.
"If you have good sleep, you perform well. You perform well, you do well, your company does well... it's a win-win situation for everyone. — Tan Su Shan (DBS)"
"Life is a marathon. You can have periods of working insanely hard, but it's hard to live your whole life at that pace. — James Quincey (Coca-Cola)"
"The most important thing you can do is train yourself to overcome fear. — Adena Friedman (Nasdaq)"