Last week I shared the first finding from our data on 500+ high-capacity leaders.
48% score lowest in Physical. Nearly half.
Today I want to show you WHY.
When you put the highest and lowest scoring statements from our full assessment side by side, the story tells itself.
Where leaders score highest:
- “My life and leadership are connected to something bigger than me.” 9.0 out of 10.
- “My integrity is aligned in the work I do.” 8.9.
- “My work is meaningful and fulfilling to me.” 8.6.
Where leaders score lowest:
- “I practice breathing exercises when needed.” 5.5.
- “I take 24 hours weekly for real rest and re-energizing.” 5.6.
- “I drink at least half my body weight in ounces of water daily.” 5.6.
- “I wake up energized and ready for the day.” 6.0.
The leaders we assess are not burned out because they lost their WHY. They are burned out because they stopped breathing, resting, and drinking water while chasing it.
Nothing on that “lowest” list costs a penny. Nothing requires talent or a promotion or a better season at work.
And still, those are the first practices to disappear. Why? Because nobody applauds a leader for breathing.
You are not the problem. The system you are operating in never built recovery into the design.
But here’s what the data also says: 76% of leaders who completed the full assessment scored lowest in the Physical or Renewal dimension. Three out of four bottom out in the two parts that don’t get measured in your performance review.
Coincidence? Stay with me.
That is not a personal failing. That is a pattern. And patterns can be interrupted.
There are three more findings I want to share with you this month. Each one names something most leaders are privately experiencing but have not said out loud.
If you want all five findings now, with the full context and your own scores reflected back, they live inside the Lead Whole Assessment companion report. You get it when you take the full 120-question assessment.
I’ll see you in your inbox next Tuesday, unless you reply first.
P.S. The Awareness to Action Retreat is November 9-10 in Orange County. Fewer than 10 leaders. Two days to stop running on empty and leave energized with a 12-month Bold A.C.T.I.O.N. Plan that actually fits your life. Learn more and apply → ezerandco.com/retreats
