Monthly Archives: November 2015

Bipolar

Famous People with Bipolar Disorder

I’m doing some research on bipolar and I was shocked to find this group of famous people with bipolar disorder:

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  • Beethoven
  • Winston Churchill
  • Carrie Fischer
  • Mel Gibson
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones
  • Marilyn Monroe
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme
  • Kurt Cobain
  • Frank Sinatra
  • Demi Lovato
  • Edgar Allen Poe
  • Richard Dreyfuss

Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness) is a neurobiological disorder that severely affects approximately 5.5 million Americans age 18 or older, or 2.6 percent of the adult population. An estimated 51% of individuals with this condition are untreated in any given year.

Bipolar doesn’t have to be debilitating and it doesn’t mean you’re crazy.  You can be wildly successful if you have bipolar, but you have to take full responsibility for treating your bipolar disorder. The list of famous people with bipolar disorder above clearly shows this.

In my book “Pain Drives Change” I share the wreckage bipolar had on my personal life and I share how I overcame it.

 

Sleep

What I Learned From My Sleep Study-Part 1

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I came across a very interesting infographic yesterday from Michael Hyatt that summarized the importance of sleep.

“If you are a high-achiever, this might be the single most important tip I could give you for improving your productivity.” Michael Hyatt

I was shocked to discover that the world’s top athletes get significantly more sleep than the average of 6 hours 44 minutes, Lebron James gets as much as 12 hours of sleep!

I’ve been tracking my sleep for nearly a year with my Microsoft Band. While not an apples to apples comparison with the data mentioned above (it was collected with a Zeo), it is still very intriguing. Continue reading What I Learned From My Sleep Study-Part 1 →