Reinvent the Wheel: How Top Leaders Leverage Well-Being for Success - Hardcover

"If you want to get the most out of yourself and your team, there's something more critical than higher pay, greater motivation, or the latest productivity training and that secret is what you're holding in your hands right now. If you don't give yourself and your team the right support, performance will be on a steady decline and it won't be noticeable until it's too late. This book is the antidote to the secret killer of many businesses. I give it my highest recommendation." - Christian Mickelsen, CEO of Future Force Inc. and #1 bestselling author of Abundance Unleashed: Open Yourself To More Money, Love, Health, and Happiness Now "Reinvent the Wheel is a must-read for business professionals and entrepreneurs who need to pay attention to their well-being while pursuing a successful career. Many of us have put our best health on the back burner and Megan illustrates clearly through her personal experience why it is important to make it a priority. We only get one life; let's make the best of it! You are on your way to better habits once you read this compelling and interesting book." - L. Lee Richter, Founder and CEO Richter Communications; Award-Winning Author; Serial Entrepreneur; Mentor "Reinvent the Wheel is must-reading for every high-performer. Drawing upon the proven practices of today's most productive leaders, Megan McNealy gives you a personalized blueprint to increase your energy, improve your health, and rediscover a new zest for life and work. Read this book if you want to feel great and do great at the same time." - Steve Harrison, Cofounder National Publicity Summit, Quantum Leap, Bestseller Blueprint; Co-owner Bradley Communications Corp. "Megan McNealy is a wonderful storyteller, and these stories are like a breath of fresh oxygen, inspiring the reader with confidence and purpose, and exceptional models of achievement and fulfillment." - Robert Morgan, author of New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club Selection, Gap Creek; Kappa Alpha Professor of English Cornell University "A timely and relevant read for those of us who may not be as resilient and resourceful as Megan. It's a timeless message that good whole person health and well-being define one's success, however measured. With this book, Megan will become an inspiring and insightful leader in the wellness space." - Jim Purcell, Founder, Returns on Well-Being; former CEO Blue Cross & Blue Shield Rhode Island "The goal is to be both wealthy and healthy - but is that combination actually possible? Megan McNealy shows us that it is. By weaving her own remarkable story of resilience with lessons learned from top business leaders, she masterfully disrupts the common belief that success can only be achieved at the cost of personal well-being. There truly is a better way, and this book shows us how." - Laura Putnam, author of Workplace Wellness That Works and CEO of Motion Infusion "Megan offers a whole-picture view of well-being and success-who embodies that more than her? - and she inspired all of us to reach higher." - Dr. Sisa Ngebulana, CEO of Billion Group; CEO Rebosis Property Fund Ltd.; Director and Chairman, New Frontier Properties Ltd. "Megan is a passionate advocate or her health. Her positive attitude has been a huge inspiration and a catalyst for her overall well-being." - Pedram Fatehi, MD, Medical Director, Stanford University Health Care; Clinical Associate Professor Medicine-Nephrology, Pulmonary & Critical Care, Stanford School of Medicine "Incredible. Megan has created one of the most comprehensive models of what total well-being looks like. If you want to have vibrant well-being, with the body, mind and spirit all working together, this is the woman to go to." - Jake Canfield, CEO Canfield Training Group; New York Times bestselling author of The Success Principles and originator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series "Megan provides a framework for achieving the most out of one's potential by focusing on taking care of ourselves and the often dismissed notion of nutrition, rest, exercise, and spiritual renewal - all lessons I learned later than I would have liked." - John W. Thiel, former Vice Chairman, Global Wealth & Investment Management, Bank of America, and former Head of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management; Parter, My Next Season "Have you ever read a book you couldn't put down? Well Reinvent the Wheel is that book. It is so interesting, inspiring, and useful, you'll be forever glad you picked it up. Its innovative insights will change the way you perceive stress and well-being, and convince you to start taking better care of yourself, your career and your loved ones...now, not someday." - Sam Horn, CEO of Intrigue Agency; bestselling author of SOMEDAY is Not a Day in the Week "In Reinvent the Wheel, Megan masterfully shows us that we can change ourselves from the inside out. Step by step, she shows us that when we prioritize our well-being, when we are mindful and have compassion for ourselves, we rise." - Scott Shute, Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs, LinkedIn "Too many people think of personal growth and career success as separate objectives when, in fact, they are closely related. Reinvent the Wheel provides a great guide to embracing personal growth as a way to improve success in every aspect of your life" - John Wookey, former EVP Industry Applications, Salesforce.com and former EVP Development, SAP "Each of us is shaped by our own life's journey and yet we al have one thing in common...the human experience. The journey of self-discovery and living a life filled with joy is enabled through human connection and a focus on well-being. With Reinvent the Wheel. Megan shared a gift of discover that can lead to a more joyful life." - Kevin Johnson, CEO, Starbucks Coffee Company

The secret sauce of Reinvent the Wheel is a simple, yet powerful image, the Well Being Wheel, created by the author to reinforce her revolutionary process for achieving total well-being. Created to restore her own well-being and turbo-charge her success, The Well Being Wheel is used by thousands of business high-achievers as a tool for optimizing their health, happiness and work performance. Each succinct chapter highlights a spoke of the Wheel: 6 for BODY, 6 for MIND and 6 for SPIRIT along with instructions to readers for customizing the 18 spokes for themselves. Exclusive interviews and original content from well-being fueled "Exceptional Executives," including John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, and Kevin Johnson, CEO and President of Starbucks, who excel at a specific "spoke" of the wheel, reinforce the concepts and inspire readers. These extraordinary business leaders offer a fascinating look into the daily habits and strategies that fuel their lives, and in doing so, prove that well-being does drive success.