Die fat or stay tough

Steve Siebold’s new book 

http://www.diefatbook.com/

This week’s jumpstart

By Denis Waitley

To live a rich, balanced life we need to be more in conscious control of our habits and lifestyles. Actualized individuals have a regular exercise routine. They pay attention to nutrition, with lean source protein and fiber-based carbohydrates as their basic food choices. They relax through musical, cultural, artistic, and family activities. They get sufficient sleep and rest to meet the next day renewed and invigorated. In addition to blocking periods of time for recreation and vacations, they also schedule large, uninterrupted periods of work on their most important projects. Contrary to popular notions, most books, works of art, invention, and musical compositions are created during uninterrupted time frames, not by a few lines, strokes, or notes every so often. Every book or audio program I have written has been done with the discipline of twelve to fifteen hours per day during a specific block of time. True enough, I may have sacrificed a ski trip or an escape vacation once or twice. But by trying to focus on prime projects in prime time, the opportunity costs have been outweighed by the return on invested resources. With your material, time and energy resources allocated well, you should be able to use your innovative powers to focus on goal achievement. Effective priority management creates freedom. Freedom provides opportunity to make decisions. We make our decisions and our decisions, over time, make us. So this week, concentrate on making the decisions that make your goals!

Reproduced with permission from the Denis Waitley Ezine. To subscribe to Denis Waitley’s Ezine, go to www.DenisWaitley.com  Copyright 2009 Denis Waitley International. All rights reserved worldwide.

Corporate burnout

By: Dr Gabriela Cora

“‘Have a good sleep, take time for your meals and have dinner with your family, exercise on a daily basis and relax ! Helping people to work more efficient instead of working more hours.’”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKGA2caQcGk&feature=related

The Balancing act

By Dr. Gabriela Cora

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAxYDDc7dlc

Happy 2009 !

By Mac Anderson, Founder Simple Truths

”Sometimes a kind word at the right moment can change a life forever.”

Enjoy this inspiring movie. Finding Joy

Happy 2009 !

Take care of yourself like you would care for your dearest friend

Some ideas for the weekend:

- Taking a bath with aromatic oils

- Going to bed early

Flashdance memories

I decided to loose weight and do exercises twice a week. The aerobics course started with the song ” Maniac” from Michael Sembello (movie Flashdance 1983) .

How powerful this was: While running on ”she is a maniac”, I saw myself dancing 20 years ago on the music of the movie Flashdance AND 20 kg less in weight…

This will be my exercise at home – running daily !  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcp7v0uoybc&feature=related

Laughter

“If taking vitamins doesn’t keep you healthy enough, try more laughter: The most wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed.” 

Nicolas-Sebastien Chamfort

Magnificent spacecraft

“The winners in life treat their body as if it were a magnificent spacecraft that gives them the finest transportation and endurance for their lives.” 

Denis Waitley

Relax and recharge completely

By: Brian TracyRegular relaxation is essential for a long life and personal effectiveness. Here are some techniques for relaxing physically that are used by the most successful and highest paid people. Take Time Off Every Week First of all, work only five or six days per week, and rest completely on the seventh day. Every single study in this area shows that you will be far more productive in the five or six days that you work if you take one or two days off completely than you ever would be if you worked straight through for seven days. Get Your Mind Busy Elsewhere During this time off, do not catch up on reports, organize your desk, prepare proposals, or do anything else that requires mental effort. Simply let your mind relax completely, and get busy doing things with your family and friends. Maybe work around the house, go for a walk, engage in physical exercise, watch television, go to a movie, or play with your children. Whatever you do, discipline yourself to shut your mental gears off completely for at least one 24-hour period every seven days. Get Away on Mini-Vacations Second, take one three-day vacation every three months, and during that time, refrain from doing any work. Do not attempt to catch up on even a few small things. If you do, you keep your mental gears in motion, and you end up neither resting nor properly doing work of any quality. Take Big Chunks of Down Time Third, take at least two full weeks off each year during which you do nothing that is work-related. You can either work or relax; you cannot do both. If you attempt to do a little work while you are on vacation, you never give your mental and emotional batteries a chance to recharge. You’ll come back from your vacation just as tired as you were when you left.Give Yourself a Break Today If you are involved in a difficult relationship, or situation at work that is emotionally draining, discipline yourself to take a complete break from it at least one day per week. Put the concern out of your mind. Refuse to think about it. Don’t continually discuss it, make telephone calls about it or mull it over in your mind. You cannot perform at your best mentally if you are emotionally preoccupied with a person or situation. You have to give yourself a break. Go For a Walk in Nature Since a change is as good as a rest, going for a nice long walk is a wonderful way to relax emotionally and mentally. As you put your physical body into motion, your thoughts and feelings seem to relax all by themselves. Eat Lighter Foods Also, remember that the process of digestion consumes an enormous amount of physical energy. Therefore, if you eat lighter foods, you will feel better and more refreshed afterward. If you eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain products, your digestive system will require far less energy to process them. Be Good to Yourself Since your diet has such an impact on your level of physical energy, and through it your levels of mental and emotional energy, the more fastidious you are about what you put into your mouth, the better you will feel and the more productive you will be. We know now that foods high in fat, sugar, or salt are not good for your body. The lighter the foods you eat, the more energy you have. Action Exercises Here are three things you can do immediately to put these ideas into action: First, plan your weeks in advance and build in at least one day when you will relax from work completely. Discipline yourself to keep this date. Second, reserve, book and pay for your three day vacations several months in advance. Once you’ve paid the money, you are much more likely to go rather than put it off. Third, decide that you will not work at all during your vacations. When you work, work. And when you rest, rest 100% of the time. This is very important.