Positive Sleep - Getting the Competitive Edge with the Right Amount of Sleep; Interview with Giles Watkins
‘Sleep is free you just have to find ways to do it properly and to get enough of it’
This is a fascinating interview with Giles Watkins author of ‘Positive Sleep’
As a business leader who has experienced sleep problems addressed them successfully and transformed his life Giles discusses with Angela his journey and the reasons why lack of sleep is so devastating and how the right amount and quality of sleep can not only transform your life but give you the competitive edge.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Sleep - People underestimate the effects of a lack of sleep or lack of quality sleep and the impact it has on decision making and creativity.
Napping - There has been research indicating a nap can improve your performance
Beginning the day - There is evidence that when you wake up your brain is still processing the emotions and memories from the previous day.
Ending the day - You have to get yourself ready for the end of the day and the last 90 minutes of the day are vital.
Sleep apnoea
Competitive Edge - When you are really tired you no longer have the capacity to seek different perspectives. It is demotivating for others when as the leader you are not able to cope with different ideas and alternative solutions
BEST MOMENTS
‘She encouraged me to find my unique voice and unique position on sleep which is as a business leader who has had a sleep problem and addressed it’
‘The body scanning technique is magic and once you have learnt it you can use it wherever you are’
‘People underestimate the effects of a lack of sleep or lack of quality sleep and the impact on decision making and creativity’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
High Performance Health podcast series
Positive Sleep book by Giles Watkins
Giles Watkins LinkedIn
ABOUT THE HOST
Angela Foster
Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance.
After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind:
To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life.
Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.
CONTACT DETAILS
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