Gaby Cora, M.D. works with executives who need to hit the ground running. She's is an international speaker, corporate consultant, executive coach, medical doctor with an MBA, and TV personality. Dr. Cora has been the Wellness expert on Mission Makeover on Lifetime Television and has appeared on national FOX, CNN, Lifetime (English); Telemundo, and Univision (Spanish). She has been a speaker and consultant with The Coca-Cola Company, Microsoft, The World Bank, Deloitte, The Department of Defense, and the insurance and the pharmaceutical industries. With diverse interests and experience,  this former researcher at the prestigious National Institutes of Health and guest professor at the School of Business Administration at the University of Miami has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, Time, and Business Week. Dr. Cora is the author of ExecutiveHealth.com's Leading Under Pressure (Career Press, 2010) and Alpha Female Leader (2008).
Specifically, in this episode you will learn:

The main causes and symptoms of "burnout"
How to put your health ahead of your job (and you'll learn the price for not doing so)
To recognize the red flags that your health needs attention
What to do when you can't take time off
Why if you can't control your time as a corporate employee, you won't be able to do it as an entrepreneur
How the rest and relaxation you seek on a vacation can actually harm you
Red flags that tell you your relationships need attention
How not to lose the purpose of why you work hard in the first place
How to maintain your energy levels as an entrepreneur with the four pillars of health
How much exercise you need for it to have a positive impact on your health
How to maintain your productivity and sleep at night when you're making the leap to entrepreneurship

Favorite Quotes:
If you don't settle for anything but the best, you'll very often get it. - W. Somerset Maugham
 Links and resources mentioned in this episode:

Dr. Cora's Website
Book - ExecutiveHealth.com's Leading Under Pressure: Strategies to Avoid Burnout, Increase Energy, and Improve Your Well-being by Gabriela Cora, M.D.
Book - Alpha Female: Leader of a Pack of Bitches - Winning Strategies to Become an Outstanding Leader by Gabriela Cora, M.D.
Book - The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber
Dr. Cora's TEDx Talk

 
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