Working remotely? How to integrate healthy habits into everyday working life. A conversation with Louise Barnes, Founder of Team HOi

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

In this episode I am delighted to be in conversation with Louise Barnes, Louise is Founder of Team-HOi, dedicated to helping people identify how to regain control over their own health. We delve into:

• How precious Time is and how investing in ourselves is within our control when we plan our time. 
• The importance of human connection and community in which people help each other.
• How focusing on and being conscious of what we believe in needs doing will bring joy and how giving back is a great reminder of what is important.
• How making health habits easy, attractive and rewarding through new patterns of thinking and acting can make all the difference to company culture

LOUISE’s THREE Top Tips for Leaders looking to regain control of their health and to feel healthy on the inside out.

1.  Find what makes you happy. What’s your thing? If you had a full day to yourself, without any demands on your time. How would you spend it? Weave this into your life.
2. Slow down to speed up. Identify what you need to stop doing. Many of us are doing two things at once.  Choose what you want to focus on and plan how to do that
3. Get comfortable feeling uncomfortable - constantly stretch your limits. Have the courage to step out of your comfort zone.  Chrissie Wellington the English triathlete said "many of us don't know where our limits are" 

ABOUT LOUISE

Louise is Founder of Team-HOi. She radiates warmth and understanding. With a joy for living which is contagious.  She enjoys connecting with people and uses her extensive experience from working in a busy corporate role to balance the ongoing pressures of working and home life..As a mother of four young children and lots of travel with her work, she has tried many approaches to staying active, fuelling her body and managing a positive mindset.

ABOUT TEAM-HOi

Team HOi partners with companies who have moved to flexible and remote working to help prevent the physical and mental health issues that come with a lack of regular movement. They don't offer a portal or information resource, they schedule integrated live regular movement sessions, life coaching and mentoring with a focus on connecting remote people to each other and their organisation.

HOME START the charity that Louise mentions, can be contacted on. https://www.home-start.org.uk/ 

For help in identifying how to regain control over your health, to reduce stress and to develop long term health habits then do get in touch with Louise at Team HOi, www.teamhoi.co.uk 

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