17 questions for... Agnieszka Kulas, Partner&Associate Director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

For me, work life balance is... a balance of life energy, i.e. a situation in which one area of ​​life does not drain the energy that I want to devote to other activities.

My 3 most important daily health habits are…

• Dream. I learned that this is an integral part of health care only a few years ago. I make sure it is of high quality and lasts at least 6 hours. 😊
• Supplementation of Omega-3 acids and vitamin C.
• Mindfulness when it comes to eating.

The sport I practice regularly is… strength training. For me, this is the most effective and efficient form of training. I don't exercise as often as I would like, but I always remind myself that it is better to exercise regularly and moderately than intensively and rarely.

I spend 2 to 6 hours a week on physical activity, depending on the period.

My motivation for sports is... firstly, the personality of my trainer Agata Radziwoniuk, and secondly - the desire to protect my body from the effects of stressful work.

My attitude towards meditation is… non-standard. I meditate, but not in the traditional model, in which I would spend 40 minutes on it in the morning or evening - for now, this is unrealistic for me, considering I am a mother of a 7-year-old 😊. I try to use several minutes of meditation during everyday activities - driving a taxi, visiting the hairdresser or waiting in line to check in at the airport. I once went through a mindfulness course and adapted the forms of meditation to my needs and lifestyle. However, the course gave me the ability thanks to which in a few minutes I can calm down, park my thoughts and fears and focus on action.

My diet is based on... variety and for me this is its most important element. Of course, I have some guiding principles, such as eliminating dairy products, limiting meat and gluten, but I don't always follow them. For several months of the year, I don't eat meat at all, as part of the full regeneration of my body.

I end the day by… reading or practicing gratitude - concentrating on what good things happened to me that day. Of course, it also happens that I end the day by replying to e-mails or scrolling the Internet!

I spend… at least 6 hours sleeping.

The thing I do only for myself is… massages. This is the best way for me to recharge my daily energy. I use them as often as possible. Definitely at least once a week.

My little sins are… hmm, I guess we're talking about sins in the context of a diet. I have a lot of them, but I justify them by the diversity I mentioned earlier, discovering new flavors and celebrating life. I deeply believe that you need to have balance in life.

Happiness for me is... freedom of choice.

Luxury for me is... complete freedom, spontaneity, the ability to not plan and make choices in everyday life.

To take care of the planet, I try…

• Don't drive a car. I take my son to school by tram.
• Be a minimalist when it comes to my wardrobe. I prefer fewer, very good quality, sustainably produced items than a lot of seasonal and random clothes.
• Limit your meat consumption. I believe that as a society we are not yet aware that eating too much meat is one of the things that has the greatest and real impact on the planet.

The advice I would give my 20-year-old self again is... perfectionism is not the path to success in any field.

The book I recommend is... "How women rise" written by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith, discussing the main barriers that we as women sometimes create in our heads and which limit our possibilities and potential. Many of these patterns seemed to be my personal story. However, it turns out that this is true for many of us.