We all want to perform our best in every facet of our lives. In fact, each of us strives to maintain or even accelerate our professional success without sacrificing ourselves, specifically our health and relationships, along the way. But it is extremely difficult to do in reality! Dr. MacAulay, military leader and pilot, academic, educator, and mother of two, relied on her experience, education, and training to achieve high performance. After an unconventional wakeup call spotlighted her performance vulnerability, she realized how much of her momenttomoment life she was missing and how it was adversely affecting her health and her ability to thrive at work and at home. How many of us struggle with this same dilemma? Dr. MacAulay shares her solution to high performance under stress, which also allows her to cultivate the skills for personal care and recovery. Dr. Janell MacAulay specializes in performance under stress and creating mindful leaders who thrive in their workspace and life space. She is a USAF Lieutenant Colonel, the director of Human Performance and Leadership for the 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and an Air Force Profession of Arms Center of Excellence instructor. She previously commanded the 400member joint 305th Operations Support Squadron. She is a US Air Force Academy graduate with a master’s in Exercise Physiology and a PhD focused in Strategic Health & Human Performance. Dr. MacAulay is also a wellness, yoga & mindfulness educator, holds a certificate in plantbased nutrition, and is the founder and president of the 501c3 nonprofit organization, Healthy Body Healthy Life. She is a combat veteran with 3000 hours in the C21, C130, & KC10 aircraft. She is a military spouse and mother of two active and veggieloving kiddos. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx