HEALTH, WEALTH & HAPPINESS
The New Year is always a good time to reflect and review your past so you can make better plans for the future. Going through the daily grind each day, each week, each month and year can really take a toll on you.
Without knowing we develop habits that either help or hurt us in making progress in life.
Well, it’s a New Year to start over and make the changes to become a New You!
Getting started isn’t as complicated as it may seem. We sometimes overthink tasks to the point we quit before we get started. This is common and easy to overcome. How so? Stop overthinking!
What is your philosophy or attitude toward your life in the areas of health, wealth and happiness? How do you feel about the past? Don’t let the past stop you from moving forward in the future. Instead, let the past be like a school master or a teacher, showing you where you made a wrong turn or how you can do things differently.
HEALTH
A simple formula toward improving our health:
Exercise – Start walking for 30 minutes or more. Is it really that simple? YES!
Here’s how we fail:
Should I walk around the block? Could I walk around the block? Don’t walk around the block!
What to eat: Fill up on fruits and vegetables throughout the day. Eat one or two apples and a banana in the morning for breakfast. Eat a grilled chicken, tuna or salmon salad for lunch. For dinner, fill your plate with mostly vegetables and your choice of meat as a protein. The idea is to fill your plate with half vegetables and half lean protein. Carbs such as rice and potatoes, should be limited to two tablespoons or eliminated all together if you eat after 8 pm. Repeating this each day, week and month will bring about the changes we are looking for and a healthier you.
Here’s how we fail:
Should I eat the Apple? Could I eat the Apple? Won’t eat the Apple!
Don’t overthink it! An easy task delayed for several years brings about disaster…and unwanted weight and health issues.
Discipline, commitment and action!!!
HAPPINESS
Here’s how to create and design a life where you experience more happiness than hurt. Ask yourself when making decisions: will this benefit, hurt or have no affect on my future?
What and who should I eliminate from my life that hinders me? Start with yourself first – your habits, thoughts and how you speak to yourself; and then people.
Here’s how we fail:
Should I make a commitment to improve myself? Do I have the time to make the commitment? Don’t make the commitment!
How do you feel about your future? Your goals? Are you committed to achieving your goals or just interested? Remember that when we take hesitant steps it stalls our future and delays our happiness.
Never be hard on yourself and understand your self-worth.
Key point to remember: your self-worth is not determined by your circumstances, environment or by anyone other than yourself!
All relationships require time, patience and love – start with YOU first!
Start living your best life this year.
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