Live Well, Lead Well: Neuroscience You Will Enjoy!!

Why The Feeling of 'Aliveness' Isn’t Optional (According to Your Brain)

Most people assume dopamine—the neurochemical behind motivation—only kicks in when you hit a goal.

Not true.

🧠 Dopamine also spikes when you're fully engaged in the present moment.
When you feel wonder.
When you connect.
When you move your body.
When you feel.

It’s called meaningful engagement—and it’s what separates high performers from high sustainers.

Because willpower runs out. But joy? Presence? Aliveness?
That’s renewable energy.

Aliveness = Leadership

This isn’t just about feeling better—it’s about leading better.

When you build tiny rituals of aliveness into your day, everything changes:

• You think more clearly

• You respond instead of react

• You access creativity

• You become magnetic

• Your presence sharpens

And your people feel it.
Even if they can’t name it, they notice the difference.

The One Rule That Changed My Leadership

Just one moment. Every day. That’s the rule.

Do it for your leadership.
Do it for your family.
Do it for your people.

It could look like:

• Laughing with my wife before back-to-back Zooms

• Walking barefoot in the grass between tasks

• Hitting the gym with no music—just breath and grit

Not productive. Not efficient. Alive.

If your days are full of performance but void of presence, you’re not leading.

You’re just surviving—in a suit.

Reclaim one moment a day. Start there.

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