Lack of Energy Dragging You Down?
Do you have to drag your body out of bed every morning? Are you struggling to fit more into your day but your body just won’t come along for the ride? There are a lot of us running on empty these days. You know it’s important to exercise and lose weight and you really do want to look and feel your best, but it takes so much energy to just get through your daily routine, there’s nothing left for anything else. Right?…
How to Avoid a Diet Disaster
Obesity rates in the USA are among the highest in the world. There is a very good reason for that and it may not be what you think it is. The diet industry has done a great job of convincing people that they have the answer. They show you pictures of their success stories and suggest that you will have the same results if you pay them money, buy their food and do exactly what they tell you to do. You are desperate to look…
The Truth About Heart Disease
Are you worried about having a heart attack? You should be. Heart Disease is the No.1 silent killer disease. Although men are more prone to heart disease than women, it is the most widely recognized cause of death in women. It is the biggest killer of women over 50. Heart disease is more fatal in women is because they fail to recognize the symptoms and only seek treatment after serious heart damage has already occurred. Fortunately, women can take steps to understand their unique symptoms…
Dieting Can Cause Serious Health Risks
How are you doing with your goal to go on a diet and lose weight? If you are like most, you have probably already thrown up your hands in despair. You beat yourself up and quit trying for a little while and then spring comes and you make more promises and start all over again. It’s part of the endless cycle of believing that this time things are going to be different (even though nothing has really changed), and ending up once again, right back…
Tip # 22 You only get one trip through life so be your best and enjoy the ride!
I love thinking of life as a trip and I get to take the great ride. I’ve taken trips in my life that have been smooth and abundantly rich. But I’ve also taken some trips where flights were agonizingly delayed, luggage was lost and storms wreaked havoc on the beach. The latter were not always bad. Actually, the one where it stormed on my beach getaway week-end was one of the best ever. Watching the ocean from my beachfront window turned out to be exciting. …
Tip 21 Appreciate your Blessings-
Are you someone who wastes too much of your precious time and energy on issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control? If you are, you probably also walk around with unrealistic expectations of yourself. When you don’t meet those expectations, you become driven by a sense of not being good enough so you react by setting the unobtainable goal of controlling every aspect of your life so that nothing ever goes wrong. How well is that working for you? Negative thoughts…
Tip # 20 Do something different this year – Hire a coach!
Did you read yesterday’s tip # 19? Then you know how we feel about New Year’s resolutions. We think they are a set-up for failure. How about scrapping those resolutions this year and trying something different – something that works! Yes – we are suggesting you hire a coach! Did you know that even coaches have coaches of their own? Well, of course they do! Who would understand the value of a coach better than one who practices it? Kathy and I have both worked…
Tip 19 Don’t Make Resolutions, Create a Vision of a Better Future
The year is winding to a close. It’s a great time to look back on the accomplishments, joys and sorrows of a year gone by and to look ahead to a new year of promise and hope. How will you create your dream year in 2013? Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Have you ever been successful in honoring them past the first couple weeks of the New Year? Most people would answer no to that question. I have my theory about why that is…
Tip # 18 Download a walking app. You’re bound to walk more.
Only one more holiday left this year! Monday is New Year’s Eve – are you making resolutions? If you are telling yourself you’ll exercise more in 2013, why wait? Resolutions can set us up for failure. If you know you need to get moving and you are ready to begin – do it now! Walking is the perfect exercise. You don’t need fancy equipment, gyms, expensive clothing. All you need is a good pair of shoes and the proper layers of clothing for the weather…
Tip #17 Enjoy the Gift of Memories
Enjoy the gift of memories. It is the present you will cherish forever. The chaos is over. The gifts are unwrapped and the company is gone. Things were not perfect, they never are. Still I wouldn’t change it for anything. The older I get the more I cherish the times we get together as a family. There is something wonderfully reassuring about the tradition of family and holidays. It is that little piece of time in every year when it doesn’t matter what happened…
