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Tips Health 32 www.jobsfor teams.com JOBS for TEAMS | How to Overcome Morning Peevishness: Advice from an Antarctic Explorer T here are many lessons to be learned from the divergent ways Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott led their teams in the race to be the first to reach the South Pole. Amundsen's success was due to his attention to details and the way he extensively planned for every pos- sible exigency, including his men's morale. One way he kept up their motivation was by giving them a consistent mileage goal each day – a "20 Mile March." He also came up with a scheme to ward off cases of "morning peevish- ness" – the grumpiness and reluctance to get going after waking up. His little tip for battling this common malady is something I've tried myself with success since reading about the expedition, and I wanted to share it for those who often wake up on the wrong side of the bed – especially since it's so apropos with all the polar-esque weather the country's been experiencing this winter. And really, I just want to disseminate the delightful phrase "morning peevishness." During the winter months before Amundsen's expedition was to begin, the Norwegian explorers holed up in a camp at the edge of the Great Ice Barrier and made preparations for their journey in the spring. Amundsen understood that for a small, isolated group, deprived of creature comforts, and living on a bleak sheet of ice, maintaining morale was JobsForTeams0414_HealthHelp.indd 1 3/6/14 8:33 AM