The Greatest Project You Will Ever Work On Is…
We could think of our health and wellness like a business. We are in theory, the CEO of our own company – the company of our body and its health.
And, in the same way as a CEO must act in the interests of their business or company we must think and act in the interests of our own health and wellness
After all, we are the proud owners of a family business that we have inherited through our DNA: our body. The decisions we make on a daily basis affect our lifespan and quality of life so if necessary, you should turn around unhealthy conditions before they do damage.
The end goal is to live your life in peak health and sidestep disease conditions that can take you out long before your time.
Of course, this brings additional challenges and responsibilities in decision-making and requires us to understand the effects of our day to day decisions on our long-term health and wellness.
Pillars of Health –
In today’s world, stress is never far away. Unchecked, it can cause a permanent state of inner tension and unease. Many people become so used to stress that they no longer realize how far out of balance their lives have become.
Contrary to popular belief, stress and a hectic schedule do not equate with efficiency and productivity. Quite the opposite: In the long term, they damage the body and mind impairing our ability to function.
Pillars of health:
physical activity (exercise and movement )
mind-set and stress management
These components are closely interlinked and completely dependent on one another and are the foundation of good health and wellness.
It’s a simple formula and not too difficult to implement with the right mind-set. Physical activity is the glue that holds the other 3 things together.
The stress component is easily controlled with your fitness and nutrition program so you really only have ONE thing to implement and that is making sure your mind-set is right and concurrent with long-term life and/or business goals.
You could think of the components as a four-legged chair. Each is essential in its own right and we need all four to ensure stability.
The message here is, “Don’t neglect even one of these components for an length of time!”
It doesn’t make sense to drill into a complicated solution for one area if you are neglecting the basics in another area.
Doing just the basics in each area can go a long way towards a health lifestyle.
Profit –
Next the aim of every business is to make a profit. In terms of our health, profitability means moving and feeding our bodies with the raw materials that will produce the maximum amount of energy.
If you optimize the input to your body’s cells, you will gain maximum output and can use the energy you have to the best advantage and in our case building a lifestyle that is enjoyable, viable and sustainable for the long haul.
From time to time, we need to perform a risk management assessment. The older we become, the more important it is for us to apply the principles o risk management to our health.
Compare the benefits to be gained by taking a good amount of exercise (both structured and incidental) during the day to the risks of choosing the low-effort (or no-effect) option.
As you get older, you need to follow a more sustainable strategy. The biggest mistake you can make to age prematurely and set the stage for disease is to skimp on exercise.
Sustainability –
Lastly do a business sustainability assessment. This means making a real effort to break any bad lifestyle habits that you identify.
Many of the illnesses associated with growing older are the result of decades of unhealthy living.
While it’s relatively easy to find short-term solutions to health problems, our aim should be to develop a holistic, long-term strategy for our health.
I really hope you can see now that acquiring and maintaining your health and wellness is like running a successful business – the same economic theories and principles apply.
YOU are the CEO of your own health…start making executive decisions today!
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