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Hi, I’m Jason. If you are an executive, entrepreneur or founder, I’ve created The Prime Movement for you. It’s for those of us who believe in striving to be our best - in leadership and in life.

WHAT’S COMING UP:

Prime Performance: This Week’s Best News, Views & Life-Hacks
The Prime Perspective: Want to Be a Great Leader in 2025? Here's The Winning Combination
Lessons from the Arena: The Setback Effect and How To Beat It
Be a Prime Mover: 1 Quote to Spark Change

PRIME PERFORMANCE: THIS WEEK’S BEST NEWS, VIEWS & LIFE-HACKS

👀 WATCH  90 Seconds on The Quickest Route to Happiness   

Dr Laurie Santos is a professor of psychology at Yale University, known for her extensive research on the psychology of happiness and well-being, so when she speaks about what you can do about it, rest assured it’s worth listening. 🚨 Spoiler alert: you can do it immediately and it doesn’t cost anything.

📖 READ  Because This Is A Secret Key To High Performance

I stumbled across this graphic by Dr Peter Tierney in my LinkedIn feed and loved how he’s broken this down in such an accessible way. BTW, it’s worth checking out his account on Intsta (@drpetertierney) as it’s packed with free performance-related nuggets.

👂  LISTEN  How To Get Better At Saying No In 28 Minutes 

The Harvard Business Review Ideacast series is a veritable goldmine of great leadership advice and insights, and this episode is no different - Dr Sunita Shah, a psychologist and professor at Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business, shares a research-backed framework for helping you say ‘no’ in a world that that increasingly demands you say ‘yes’.

THE PRIME PERSPECTIVE: THOUGHTS ON LEADERSHIP AND GROWTH

Want to Be a Great Leader in 2025? Here's The Winning Combination

Those January resolutions seem more achievable than ever with the latest wave of ‘smart’  everything to support us in our goals - promises of optimization through technology saw wearables like Oura and Whoop fly off the shelves over the festive period and the thought that every aspect of our performance seems measurable is seductive.

And let me be clear about my position on this - these are remarkable tools for understanding and improving our wellbeing and performance. The ability to track our sleep patterns, monitor our recovery and understand our daily energy fluctuations represents a genuine breakthrough in personal optimization.

But here's what can get lost in the rush to quantify everything: Leadership performance isn't just about the data, it's about the complex interplay between measurable metrics and human experience.

Read on to find out how you crack the code of great leadership performance…

LESSONS FROM THE ARENA: REAL LIFE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES

Every week, I'll share real challenges from coaching experiences, offering practical insights you can apply to your own leadership journey.

CHALLENGE
I'm the founder of a fast-growing startup and I’ve been ‘hard charging’ since day 1 (2 years ago) as there just haven’t been enough hours in the day. However, I know it’s taking a toll, so I committed to a complete lifestyle reset for 2025 - better sleep, regular exercise, healthier eating etc. I started strong but three weeks in and it’s already proving to be a struggle - client commitments and last-minute requests are making it hard to stick to my gym schedule, I’m stressing at night so it’s messing up my sleep routine and I'm back to just grabbing whatever food is convenient, as I feel constantly short on time. I feel like I've failed before I've really started. What can I do?

MY GUIDANCE
This scenario perfectly illustrates what behavioral scientists call the ‘setback effect’ - that critical moment when initial motivation collides with real-world complexity. I’ve been there myself and it feels like trying to change course in a storm - you know where you want to go, but every wave pushes you off track and it can feel like you're moving away from your desired destination rather than towards it.

Read on for the 5 practical steps you can take...

BE A PRIME MOVER: 1 QUOTE TO SPARK CHANGE