Are You Leading on an Empty Tank?

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A senior exec told me last week, “I’m not tired. I’m just… hollow.”

He wasn’t being dramatic. He was describing what it feels like when your body is still moving—but your brain has checked out.

Your motivation? Dull. Your decisions? Sloppy. Your energy? Spiking and crashing. And worst of all? You’re numbing it with busyness and caffeine instead of fuel.

Let’s stop pretending this is just “part of leadership.” It’s not. It’s metabolic mismanagement—and it’s silently crushing your edge.


The Truth: You Can’t Outperform Poor Fueling

The brain is only 2% of your body weight but consumes 20% of your daily energy.Dr. Andrew Huberman, Stanford Neuroscience Lab

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Fuel your leadership by fueling your brain

If your nutrition is inconsistent, unconscious, or emotionally reactive… …you’re literally starving your brain of the glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids it needs to lead.

This isn’t opinion. This is biochemistry.

Cognitive flexibility, emotional regulation, strategic foresight— All these executive functions collapse under low blood glucose, mitochondrial fatigue, or micronutrient depletion. And yet—most leaders eat like their bodies are trash cans and expect their brains to run like Teslas.


The Real Crisis: Your Inner Critic Is Running Your Meal Plan

You’re not just skipping meals. You’re outsourcing your fuel decisions to:

  • “You don’t have time right now.” (Comfort Seeker)
  • “This protein bar is ‘good enough’.” (Detail Deacon)
  • “You don’t deserve a break yet.” (Overdrive Samurai)

That’s not strategy. That’s self-sabotage wearing a name badge.

But here’s the good news: You don’t have to overhaul your life. You just need one better bite.

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Introducing the Better Bite Buddy™

The most powerful executive support tool you didn’t know you needed.

It’s simple: ✅ Start with 10 free credits. ✅ Use the tool to ask smarter food questions in real-time. ✅ Make bite-sized decisions that fuel better thinking, calmer emotions, and stronger leadership.

This is not a tracker. It’s a thinking companion. The BBB prompts you like an Inner Coach would:

“Will this bite support your next 90 minutes of leadership, or sabotage it?”

“Is this choice made with clarity or cortisol?”

It builds micro-habits. Reinforces identity. Fuels leadership. In less than 60 seconds a day.

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Fuel Your Leadership!

The Science Backs It Up:

🔹 Leaders with more stable blood glucose had up to 70% better emotional regulation in high-stakes decisions. [Siegel et al., Journal of Applied Psychology, 2020]

🔹 Mitochondrial dysfunction (from poor nutrition + stress) is now linked to executive burnout and major depression. [Palmer & Wallace, Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 2022]

🔹 Consuming balanced meals with adequate protein improves prefrontal cortex function—the seat of planning and leadership. [Gomez-Pinilla, Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2008]


This Is About Identity, Not Willpower

Your Inner Critic wants speed, shortcuts, and survival.

But your Inner Coach? They want clarity, consistency, and confidence.

Which one are you letting lead?

You don’t need another diet. You need a decision ally that helps you lead with intention—bite by bite.


✅ Try the Better Bite Buddy for Free:

🔗 https://info.proattitudes.com/better-bite-buddytm 🎁 Get 10 free credits to start building momentum 💡 Unlock a bonus coaching session when you use it consistently ⚡ Reclaim your clarity, calm, and cognitive edge—without tracking macros or skipping meals


You’ve trained your calendar. You’ve optimized your tech stack. Now it’s time to upgrade your fuel strategy—and stop leading from an empty tank.

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