A thriver's guide to physical health and wellness
World-class tips, tactics, strategies and serious motivation
Here’s the place to shop for the creative solution we need for lasting change. Ask different questions. The same worn-out questions we ask, yield the same well-worn detrimental answers.
Most common response I hear, “But if I knew what questions to ask… I could finally get somewhere positive”. Tomorrow, three questions that changed me forever…
But for today, did Sandy Hook happen because of this simple cultural concept and failure?
In our lifetimes, we will make up, hear, and share roughly a goo-gillion excuses why we can’t exercise today, or tomorrow, or until yada-yada-yada is taken care of.
Spinning our stumbling blocks into tangible and intangible belief systems perpetuates the opposite of wellness.
Not until we’re illuminated with this profound insight do our lives begin to change – wellness is all or nothing.
We deserve better than we’re treating ourselves.
And there’s really no reason to not move forward.
Let’s say we take decent care of our bodies. Then here’s what’s next… our emotional and spiritual center, click here.
Space Mountain, wellness mountain… both are stunningly beautiful…
Wellness is a beautiful mountain to climb.
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the writing is on the wall… or is it ourselves we see in the mirror… or not
Thirteen years ago a doctor prescribed diet and exercise to a 40 year old man with high cholesterol, including dangerously low HDL (the good cholesterol).
Why would we not comply with doctor’s orders? I mean, if our aging parents were given strict orders to follow, to keep themselves alive, wouldn’t we expect our parent(s) to comply?
Today’s story has another little twist – we’ve become the people our parent’s warned us about.
the benefits of healthy eating outweigh those of any diet
There is no diet that will do what healthy eating does. No pill that does what exercise does.
Will lean on that while in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania.
Worked hard to get five running days in this week, knowing travel and could temperatures were waiting. Feels good when the plan comes together.
And too often, it just feels easier to listen to excuses for quitting.
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repetition of habits determines the path we follow
We are the author of our health, or our disease.
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What if Santa’s sleigh had a message like this on the back? Some folks feel the same way about touching their wellness.
Twas the night before December (yes December, not Christmas). And all I’m wondering, is how well your wellness habits are doing.
Insight: When we make health a daily habit, it doesn’t matter what time of year you ask. Our answer is always this, “It’s going well”.
Christmas is just 25 days away… or is everyday Christmas? That’s the point. Your wellness is not determined by your annual checkup. It’s determined by the way you approach each day. All 365 of them.
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never let your memories be bigger than your dreams
How long will you wait before seeing health improvements? Three weeks? Three months? Three years? Ten of the most amazing insights I hope you’ve glean from Lane 8:
1. Resolve to make health a lifetime habit
2. Remember that getting healthy is one thing
3. Staying there is entirely different
4. You have the rest of your life to make slow and steady progress
5. Don’t do too much, too soon
6. Be an example and not a warning
7. Be creative
8. Be forgiving
9. Never quit
10. Have fun
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1st track workout since 2009 (University of Iowa, May 2012)
Assuming you don’t quit, this is what happens when you least expect it….
You make progress.
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Insight: Many things are common sense, just not common practice.
The boy on the left walked most of the “lap” and the other children crossed the “finish line” minutes before him. I was sad for him. So I did what I could in the moment…(the caption)…
I told the boy to never give up, to never quit trying, and wished him the best
Set backs are part of the wellness challenge. Whether they are temporary or permanent is up to us.
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America's unheralded work life balance expert. jeff noel, is a Servant, Husband, Dad, Boomer, speaker, author, runner. He believes work is only work if you'd rather be doing something else. Allergic to most pollens and mediocrity, he can't wait for the alarm clock to go off every morning.