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Adam Smith | April 9, 2018 | Leave a Comment

How Better Sleep Can Make You A Better Leader

How many times have you thought to yourself “If I push through one more hour, I will finish everything I set out to achieve”? You probably even feel like you are being more productive when you skip out on sleep to finish up work, but compromising on sleep actually hinders our leadership abilities.

Being an effective leader isn’t just about talent, confidence, and a poised demeanor. In fact, getting a good night’s sleep and effective leadership go hand in hand. The prefrontal cortex is the part of our brain that is in charge of higher-order cognitive processes, including problem-solving, planning, organizing, executing, and reasoning. Our leadership behaviors rely closely on the prefrontal cortex and without it, we wouldn’t be able to get anything done. And while other parts of the brain can carry on with little sleep, the prefrontal cortex cannot, which causes our leadership skills to suffer when we sleep poorly.

Here are three ways that getting better sleep can make you a better leader:  [Read more…] about How Better Sleep Can Make You A Better Leader

Adam Smith | March 12, 2013 | 22 Comments

Four Benefits Of Waking Up Early

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We just went through daylight savings time, so I am sure that the issue of sleep has at least crossed your mind lately. Why is sleep important? Because it can either give you less hours in a day or it can give you more. I know you are busy, so I am guessing that the more time that you can have in a day, the better.

Here are four ways that you can benefit from waking up early:

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Adam Smith | March 14, 2012 | 8 Comments

Hitting The Snooze Button

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“Sleep + Focus = Creativity” -Jim Collins

I don’t know about you, but my whole week has been thrown off by daylight savings time. I just can’t seem to catch up on sleep.

The subject of sleep might not seem like a huge deal, but it can be that one thing that will really determine how my day goes, if I don’t have enough sleep or even too much of it. I need 7-9 hours of sleep every night, but I really want 9. Yes, I love how sleep makes me feel.

Sleep will also let you setup your day in the way that you want to, especially your morning. Here are a few tips for you on making your daily routines:

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Hi, my name is Adam Smith and welcome to asmithblog.com. I am the author of the book, The Bravest You. Because of my work as an entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and speaker, I have been named a top industry influencer by American Genius. I live with my wife, Jasmine, and three children in Shenandoah, IA.

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