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Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
~ Robert J. Collier
For many of us, this is the month when our resolve will be most tested. Can we enjoy parties and manage a hectic holiday schedule, while keeping exercise and mindful eating habits a priority? Can we enter the New Year refreshed and energized, ready for new challenges? Will we?
In the October 2006 issue of Entrepreneur magazine, Robert Kiyosaki, author of the Rich Dad book series, wrote an article titled "In Control." He asks the question, "But what actually brings health, wealth, and happiness. Is it success, and success alone?" He says that the pursuit of success does not automatically bring health and wealth. This conjures up thoughts for me of the numerous diet programs and pills offering success that in the end leave people worse off than before. That is not health.
Mr. Kiyosaki asserts that our pursuit of happiness can cause health and wealth problems. In the case of health, people who eat and drink to be happy have only found a temporary high, and the end result, if this behavior is a habit, is poor health and excess weight.
He says one factor, in particular, that is shown to help entrepreneurs lead happy, healthier, and wealthier lives is self-control. As an entrepreneur, that makes perfect sense to me. In fact, it makes sense, period, entrepreneur or not.
Doing the right thing, whether or not we feel like it in the moment, leads to long-term happiness. Think about a time you were in school or working on an important project. While putting in the time to study, research, write, make phone calls - whatever was required to produce the end result - may not have been your first choice of activity in the moment, the end result likely produced happiness. Think about the dissatisfaction that results from not doing the necessary actions. Have you experienced that before?
How can you stay in control and still enjoy the holiday season so that you remain true to yourself and the healthy habits you have established? Think of three promises you can make to yourself (e.g. "I will fit in at least ten minutes of exercise every day" or "I will eat a fruit or vegetable at each meal"), and keep them. At this time of year, when most people feel crazed and out of control, you can happily experience the freedom (yes, really) of self-control. Happy holidays (pun intended!).
In Health,
Bonnie
For many of us, this is the month when our resolve will be most tested. Can we enjoy parties and manage a hectic holiday schedule, while keeping exercise and mindful eating habits a priority? Can we enter the New Year refreshed and energized, ready for new challenges? Will we?
In the October 2006 issue of Entrepreneur magazine, Robert Kiyosaki, author of the Rich Dad book series, wrote an article titled "In Control." He asks the question, "But what actually brings health, wealth, and happiness. Is it success, and success alone?" He says that the pursuit of success does not automatically bring health and wealth. This conjures up thoughts for me of the numerous diet programs and pills offering success that in the end leave people worse off than before. That is not health.
Mr. Kiyosaki asserts that our pursuit of happiness can cause health and wealth problems. In the case of health, people who eat and drink to be happy have only found a temporary high, and the end result, if this behavior is a habit, is poor health and excess weight.
He says one factor, in particular, that is shown to help entrepreneurs lead happy, healthier, and wealthier lives is self-control. As an entrepreneur, that makes perfect sense to me. In fact, it makes sense, period, entrepreneur or not.
Doing the right thing, whether or not we feel like it in the moment, leads to long-term happiness. Think about a time you were in school or working on an important project. While putting in the time to study, research, write, make phone calls - whatever was required to produce the end result - may not have been your first choice of activity in the moment, the end result likely produced happiness. Think about the dissatisfaction that results from not doing the necessary actions. Have you experienced that before?
How can you stay in control and still enjoy the holiday season so that you remain true to yourself and the healthy habits you have established? Think of three promises you can make to yourself (e.g. "I will fit in at least ten minutes of exercise every day" or "I will eat a fruit or vegetable at each meal"), and keep them. At this time of year, when most people feel crazed and out of control, you can happily experience the freedom (yes, really) of self-control. Happy holidays (pun intended!).
In Health,
Bonnie
