4D Fit Mental Fitness

In my former corporate life, it seemed encouraged to bulldoze people without regard for their thoughts or feelings to get what you wanted. I actually had a colleague say to me once (with a hint of disdain), "You really like helping people, don't you?" To which I replied, "Yes. Yes, I do." Her implication was that an effective leader doesn't help others but helps themselves, to which I wholeheartedly disagree. Empowering people to feel and do their best is EXACTLY what an effective leader must do and is what brings me the most joy in the work I do. While empowering others may not be valued in such toxic stress-driven environments, it's most certainly a necessity in the real world where we must build and foster healthful communities by empowering each other to survive and thrive healthfully together. This is what I love most about my mental fitness work. My ultimate aim is to empower every person to seek and find the healthful resources and support they need (far beyond me), not just reactively as part of the healing and recovery process (that may require clinical or medical care) but proactively as part of preventive practices, optimization, and achievement. Empowering people with the knowledge they need to navigate life in a healthful way is tremendously rewarding, especially when the outcome allows them to love and accept themselves more fully that in turn empowers others to do the same, without the stress drivers of comparison or competition. The greatest reward in my work is that "spark" of awareness that happens when someone suddenly understands themselves in a new way, in a neurological way, that allows them to find what they need as a human being to feel and do their best.