Lose weight and get promoted in 2013
(MoneyWatch) Research has suggested that women who are overweight are less likely to be promoted than their fitter counterparts. Furthermore, being obese (packing an extra 30 pounds) negatively impacts both genders in terms of success. Here are five reasons that may inspire you to get into better shape this winter -- and in line for career success this year.
You'll look like a leader.
It's not fair, but people have a picture in their minds of what a leader looks like -- and they look like they're in fighting shape. "Shedding a few pounds thus is likely to promote positive prototypes, such as disciplined or professional, which can only help one's promotability," says Angelo Kinicki, PhD, professor of management at the W.P. Carey School of Business.
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You'll be "the face" your company wants to portray.
Employees need to represent their company, and managers consider this when they hire or promote you. "If heavier employees are being considered for a client-facing role or to represent the company in a leadership capacity, the issue may have nothing at all to do with their talent, ability, or motivation. While their weight may be tolerated within the company, it may be an embarrassment when it comes to meeting potential new clients," says Roy Cohen, career coach and author of "The Wall Street Professional's Survival Guide."
You'll fit into the company culture.
Is your company promoting wellness initiatives, like offering free yoga or flu shots? Then get on board, and lose the belly. "For companies that are committed to supporting good health and wellness initiatives, being fat defies the company mission and its core values. Fat employees will stand out and apart as an example of failure," says Cohen. Get fit, and fit in.
You'll show that you're mentally strong.
Losing weight and keeping it off isn't easy, and doing so shows discipline. But falling off the wagon can have the opposite effect. "One of my clients, a banker, lost a lot of weight quickly. Only a few months later her weight ballooned and she was heavier than before. Her boss, a fitness fanatic, assumed she was unable to handle the stress of the job and began systematically to shrink the scope of my client's role. When cutbacks were announced, it was not a surprise that my client's name was on the list," says Cohen.
You'll look less like a liability.
Someone who doesn't keep themselves at a healthy weight may seem more likely to use sick days, and this will cost your company time and money. That's why corporations fund preventative measures like reduced-price gym memberships. "Extra weight means someone will most likely be limited in what they can do and accomplish. It usually causes health issues from diabetes to cancer to heart problems, along with a lack of energy and often difficulty concentrating, focusing, and in thinking optimally," says Ronald Kaufman, author of "Anatomy of Success." So take this winter to get your weight -- and your career -- back on track.
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I'm overweight but after a month of starting an exercise program, I already have lost a little and feel much better. However, it's going to be a long time before I "look like a leader", and indeed, I may never be truly slender.
One of the most important messages about body image, one of that really gives us courage and strength in what can be a frustrating, lifetime struggle, is that we don't have to wait until after we've reached our goal to go after that new job, wear stylish cloithes, and treat ourselves to any multitude of exciting experiences.
However, this article appears to contradict that-- it's implying that we DO have to wait until after we've reached our outcome of a slim body, before we're deserving of leadership positions.
Talk about something that induces despair. The message that our life is on hold until after we've completed work on ourselves is one of the most psychologically toxic messages we can receive. It sentences us to inaction; and the only reason any of us ever grows in if we take action. We have to put in 10,000 hours of repetition to master a skill? A message that indeed only the outcome matters, not the process; basically says we're not even worthy *to attempt those hours of practice*, that if we have any self-awareness we should just give up before we start.
Finally, positive social change was never achieved by anyone who just sucks it up and gives into the norm. The work of making a more inclusive world is made much harder by those who choose to become one of the reinforcers. And that is every bit as much a choice as the choice to gorge oneself on junk food.
I'm overweight but after a month of starting an exercise program, I already have lost a little and feel much better. However, it's going to be a long time before I "look like a leader", and indeed, I may never be truly slender.
One of the most important messages about body image, one of that really gives us courage and strength in what can be a frustrating, lifetime struggle, is that we don't have to wait until after we've reached our goal to go after that new job, wear stylish cloithes, and treat ourselves to any multitude of exciting experiences.
However, this article appears to contradict that-- it's implying that we DO have to wait until after we've reached our outcome of a slim body, before we're deserving of leadership positions.
Talk about something that induces despair. The message that our life is on hold until after we've completed work on ourselves is one of the most psychologically toxic messages we can receive. It sentences us to inaction; and the only reason any of us ever grows in if we take action. We have to put in 10,000 hours of repetition to master a skill? A message that indeed only the outcome matters, not the process; basically says we're not even worthy *to attempt those hours of practice*, that if we have any self-awareness we should just give up before we start.
Finally, positive social change was never achieved by anyone who just sucks it up and gives into the norm. The work of making a more inclusive world is made much harder by those who choose to become one of the reinforcers. And that is every bit as much a choice as the choice to gorge oneself on junk food.
I'm overweight but after a month of starting an exercise program, I already have lost a little and feel much better. However, it's going to be a long time before I "look like a leader", and indeed, I may never be truly slender.
One of the most important messages about body image, one of that really gives us courage and strength in what can be a frustrating, lifetime struggle, is that we don't have to wait until after we've reached our goal to go after that new job, wear stylish cloithes, and treat ourselves to any multitude of exciting experiences.
However, this article appears to contradict that-- it's implying that we DO have to wait until after we've reached our outcome of a slim body, before we're deserving of leadership positions.
Talk about something that induces despair. The message that our life is on hold until after we've completed work on ourselves is one of the most psychologically toxic messages we can receive. It sentences us to inaction; and the only reason any of us ever grows in if we take action. We have to put in 10,000 hours of repetition to master a skill? A message that indeed only the outcome matters, not the process; basically says we're not even worthy *to attempt those hours of practice*, that if we have any self-awareness we should just give up before we start.
Finally, positive social change was never achieved by anyone who just sucks it up and gives into the norm. The work of making a more inclusive world is made much harder by those who choose to become one of the reinforcers. And that is every bit as much a choice as the choice to gorge oneself on junk food.
I'm overweight but after a month of starting an exercise program, I already have lost a little and feel much better. However, it's going to be a long time before I "look like a leader", and indeed, I may never be truly slender.
One of the most important messages about body image, one of that really gives us courage and strength in what can be a frustrating, lifetime struggle, is that we don't have to wait until after we've reached our goal to go after that new job, wear stylish cloithes, and treat ourselves to any multitude of exciting experiences.
However, this article appears to contradict that-- it's implying that we DO have to wait until after we've reached our outcome of a slim body, before we're deserving of leadership positions.
Talk about something that induces despair. The message that our life is on hold until after we've completed work on ourselves is one of the most psychologically toxic messages we can receive. It sentences us to inaction; and the only reason any of us ever grows in if we take action. We have to put in 10,000 hours of repetition to master a skill? A message that indeed only the outcome matters, not the process; basically says we're not even worthy *to attempt those hours of practice*, that if we have any self-awareness we should just give up before we start.
Finally, positive social change was never achieved by anyone who just sucks it up and gives into the norm. The work of making a more inclusive world is made much harder by those who choose to become one of the reinforcers. And that is every bit as much a choice as the choice to gorge oneself on junk food.
I'm overweight but after a month of starting an exercise program, I already have lost a little and feel much better. However, it's going to be a long time before I "look like a leader", and indeed, I may never be truly slender.
One of the most important messages about body image, one of that really gives us courage and strength in what can be a frustrating, lifetime struggle, is that we don't have to wait until after we've reached our goal to go after that new job, wear stylish cloithes, and treat ourselves to any multitude of exciting experiences.
However, this article appears to contradict that-- it's implying that we DO have to wait until after we've reached our outcome of a slim body, before we're deserving of leadership positions.
Talk about something that induces despair. The message that our life is on hold until after we've completed work on ourselves is one of the most psychologically toxic messages we can receive. It sentences us to inaction; and the only reason any of us ever grows in if we take action. We have to put in 10,000 hours of repetition to master a skill? A message that indeed only the outcome matters, not the process; basically says we're not even worthy *to attempt those hours of practice*, that if we have any self-awareness we should just give up before we start.
Finally, positive social change was never achieved by anyone who just sucks it up and gives into the norm. The work of making a more inclusive world is made much harder by those who choose to become one of the reinforcers. And that is every bit as much a choice as the choice to gorge oneself on junk food.
I'm overweight but after a month of starting an exercise program, I already have lost a little and feel much better. However, it's going to be a long time before I "look like a leader", and indeed, I may never be truly slender.
One of the most important messages about body image, one of that really gives us courage and strength in what can be a frustrating, lifetime struggle, is that we don't have to wait until after we've reached our goal to go after that new job, wear stylish cloithes, and treat ourselves to any multitude of exciting experiences.
However, this article appears to contradict that-- it's implying that we DO have to wait until after we've reached our outcome of a slim body, before we're deserving of leadership positions.
Talk about something that induces despair. The message that our life is on hold until after we've completed work on ourselves is one of the most psychologically toxic messages we can receive. It sentences us to inaction; and the only reason any of us ever grows in if we take action. We have to put in 10,000 hours of repetition to master a skill? A message that indeed only the outcome matters, not the process; basically says we're not even worthy *to attempt those hours of practice*, that if we have any self-awareness we should just give up before we start.
Finally, positive social change was never achieved by anyone who just sucks it up and gives into the norm. The work of making a more inclusive world is made much harder by those who choose to become one of the reinforcers. And that is every bit as much a choice as the choice to gorge oneself on junk food.
Losing weight is all about a sequence of biological reactions:
1. Creating the right metabolic state.
2. Spiking Muscle Insulin Sensitivity.
3. Depleting Glycogen
4. Breaking Fat
5. Burning broken fat.
The better you trigger them in order, the more fat you are going to lose.
It's a good read if you have 30 minutes to spare and are serious about results.
Losing weight is all about a sequence of biological reactions:
1. Creating the right metabolic state.
2. Spiking Muscle Insulin Sensitivity.
3. Depleting Glycogen
4. Breaking Fat
5. Burning broken fat.
The better you trigger them in order, the more fat you are going to lose.
It's a good read if you have 30 minutes to spare and are serious about results.