David Ko

It's like just power through the moment. CEO of Calm. Author of Recharge. David Code. Good stress could lead to resilience. You're never really going to have a stress-free work environment. Not everything has to be 24-7, 365, because at some point you've caused a lot of bad stress.

It's like just power through the moment. CEO of Calm. Author of Recharge. David Code. Good stress could lead to resilience. You're never really going to have a stress-free work environment. Not everything has to be 24-7, 365, because at some point you've caused a lot of bad stress.

That's a real kind of indicator for you to say, I need to really kind of take a hard stop and figure out how I recharge.

That's a real kind of indicator for you to say, I need to really kind of take a hard stop and figure out how I recharge.

I think there's a lot of things that I'm not calm about throughout my day. I will tell you right now, I am in the throes of my oldest daughter applying to colleges. Even though I try to appear very calm in front of her and cool and collective, you know? And you don't want to be like a helicopter type of parent. There are times where I'm just like...

I think there's a lot of things that I'm not calm about throughout my day. I will tell you right now, I am in the throes of my oldest daughter applying to colleges. Even though I try to appear very calm in front of her and cool and collective, you know? And you don't want to be like a helicopter type of parent. There are times where I'm just like...

you know i want to get in there and say something but i realize almost like the best thing for her is for her to go through it and i have to kind of take a back seat and so it's it's kind of going from where you take the wheel to like you're in the passenger seat and then you're in the back seat kind of peering every once in a while but i can't help myself from like i don't know when she first learned to drive by like saying oh i'm i'm stepping on the brake here and there right but uh

you know i want to get in there and say something but i realize almost like the best thing for her is for her to go through it and i have to kind of take a back seat and so it's it's kind of going from where you take the wheel to like you're in the passenger seat and then you're in the back seat kind of peering every once in a while but i can't help myself from like i don't know when she first learned to drive by like saying oh i'm i'm stepping on the brake here and there right but uh

That's one thing right now that is probably a little stressful.

That's one thing right now that is probably a little stressful.

You know, the recharge came from a good friend of mine. And we were talking about mental health and I just asked her, I said, you know, how's it going with your kids? And she goes, you know, I was talking to my kids and I just said, how's your battery? And I was like, wait, what? And she goes, well, I said, how's your battery? I said, why?

You know, the recharge came from a good friend of mine. And we were talking about mental health and I just asked her, I said, you know, how's it going with your kids? And she goes, you know, I was talking to my kids and I just said, how's your battery? And I was like, wait, what? And she goes, well, I said, how's your battery? I said, why?

And she said, well, if I ask them how they're doing, I get the plain fine. And because they're kids, they're just like, I'm fine. But if I ask them like, how's your battery? They're like, well, it's at like 50%. Or so you may need a snack because they're little. Or it's at 75%. She's like, oh, you're okay. Or sometimes they're at 25% and they just need something to decompress.

And she said, well, if I ask them how they're doing, I get the plain fine. And because they're kids, they're just like, I'm fine. But if I ask them like, how's your battery? They're like, well, it's at like 50%. Or so you may need a snack because they're little. Or it's at 75%. She's like, oh, you're okay. Or sometimes they're at 25% and they just need something to decompress.

While we were talking about it, a light bulb just went out. And that light bulb that went on was about like, she took something that at times can be charged, and she took something and really simplified in a way that I think we would all understand, regardless of age. And I asked her, I was like, can I run with that? And she was like, yeah, sure, whatever, right?

While we were talking about it, a light bulb just went out. And that light bulb that went on was about like, she took something that at times can be charged, and she took something and really simplified in a way that I think we would all understand, regardless of age. And I asked her, I was like, can I run with that? And she was like, yeah, sure, whatever, right?

And we still laugh about it, Brenda and I, because she's like, wow, you actually took it. And I was like, yeah, I used it as a theme. I talk about it. I go to clients. I'll go out. And it just kind of resonates with people because it's simple. And it doesn't kind of draw out any emotions. It just says like, hey, how's your battery? How are you feeling?

And we still laugh about it, Brenda and I, because she's like, wow, you actually took it. And I was like, yeah, I used it as a theme. I talk about it. I go to clients. I'll go out. And it just kind of resonates with people because it's simple. And it doesn't kind of draw out any emotions. It just says like, hey, how's your battery? How are you feeling?

And I think that sometimes that gets lost because we try to make it bigger sometimes than it is. And it's really nice when you can kind of just simplify it and just ask, yeah, how's your battery? How are you doing? I love the question, how's your battery, even more than...

And I think that sometimes that gets lost because we try to make it bigger sometimes than it is. And it's really nice when you can kind of just simplify it and just ask, yeah, how's your battery? How are you doing? I love the question, how's your battery, even more than...