When I’m Asked Why Do I Work So Hard To Stay Healthy And Eat Right, I Say…

Posted on February 22, 2012 by jeff noel

It embarrasses me (for others) how obvious it is.

The answer to this post’s question is brutally simple, “How can I not?”

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Dear jeff, Blame Yourself When Things Aren’t Going As Well As You Hoped

Posted on February 21, 2012 by jeff noel

Where the heck is the mirror in this place...

When things are going well, a great leader will look out the window and point at all the people who are making it happen, but when things aren’t going well, a great leader will point to the person in the mirror.

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Never Get Bored With The Basics In Work Life balance

Posted on February 20, 2012 by jeff noel

Blinding light to the left...

Some things in life are so painfully obvious we have to look away or we’ll be blinded by their brilliance. Can I get an amen for common sense?

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Is It Too Late To Assume Everyone Understands This About Wellness?

Posted on February 19, 2012 by jeff noel

Long ago, I would have said the same thing - fitness. But now my passion is balance.

Physical health is a balanced combination of diet, exercise, and rest, but please don’t forget life’s four other big choices: mind, spirit, money (career), hq (the paperwork of life).

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Truth Be Told About Motivation And Great Health

Posted on February 18, 2012 by jeff noel

100 year old shot putter. For real.

Not everyday is going to be like a day on a honeymoon, so get used to it and find a million ways to fight boredom, apathy and self-pity.

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Be So Thankful For Your Health That You’ll Commit A Lifetime To It

Posted on February 17, 2012 by jeff noel

Is it possible to find something that will be fun and interesting for an entire lifetime?

It makes perfect sense to use whatever means necessary and to ebb and flow with the tactics, but to never change your strategy – to get and stay healthy.

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Here’s One Of My Simplest Health Motivation Secrets

Posted on February 16, 2012 by jeff noel

Finland 2009

Have a routine question, thought or saying to begin every single day such as, “I feel happy, I feel healthy, I feel alive” – say this over and over in the shower – until it makes you smile.

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Until Death Do Us Part?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by jeff noel

I see way too much of this in my travels and I hate it. The pain of roadside crosses seems unbearable.

Is it safe to assume that we should love our Family until our final breath? Then why does it feel like an outrageous expectation to want to love our health the same way?

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The Road To Lifetime Health And Wellness Has No Finish Line

Posted on February 14, 2012 by jeff noel

We don't stop doing things because we get old, we get old because we stop doing things.

An object in motion tends to stay in motion and our lifetime health and wellness efforts ought to stay in motion until we take our final breath.

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The Harder We Fight, The More Battles We Win

Posted on February 13, 2012 by jeff noel

The pillars to great health are not a secret. Obeying them for a lifetime is the real secret.

This morning I weighed in the heaviest I have in a decade and hate that I’ve taken my focus and discipline for granted – a gentle reminder to the permanance of our health and wellness battle.

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