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Your Mindset Drives Your Vitality

Guest post by: Michael Hume

Article Overview: You've heard the same stories I've heard, of people who overcame physical limitations, or even beat diseases, in a way that seems miraculous. Personally, I would not bet against a divine intervention in these cases. But you can't help but notice that people who beat long odds are almost always those who cultivate in themselves an attitude of optimism, a positive spirit, and an expectation of success....

Your Mindset Drives Your Vitality

A General Sense Of Well-Being Is Critical You've heard the same stories I've heard, of people who overcame physical limitations, or even beat diseases, in a way that seems miraculous. Personally, I would not bet against a divine intervention in these cases. But you can't help but notice that people who beat long odds are almost always those who cultivate in themselves an attitude of optimism, a positive spirit, and an expectation of success.

How's your health these days? Are you feeling good? Got energy? If not, you need to take personal responsibility for making the kind of crucial improvement in your life that can only come from revitalization. Start with the five key daily health habits I call The NEWSS: Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sleep, and Supplements. Stop eating junk... get your heart rate up to a good aerobic level 4-5 times a week... drink two liters of water every day... get your eight hours in the sack... and take at least one good supplement every day. Do this for three weeks and see if you don't experience a noticeable revitalization.

You want to create a "virtuous cycle" in your life, and in your personal vitality. If you discipline yourself to improve The NEWSS habits every day for three weeks, you won't be able to avoid an improvement in your general sense of well-being. And once you feel better about yourself and your vitality, you'll find it hard to resist doing even better with your health habits in the following three weeks. This will increase your feeling of well-being... this will motivate more positive changes... and that's EXACTLY the sort of pattern you want to create in your life.

Where do you start? There have been a number of studies which have identified differences in personality, but I know of no research which can tell you with certainty whether you'll be more successful starting with a change in mindset or a change in daily behavior. That said, I have a theory I've mentioned in previous pieces which I think is useful. The dimension of your personality dealing with "attention" will determine a likely starting point for a program of improvement.

Check yourself: if you are a practical, here-and-now person who likes facts and data, who loves to measure things, who doesn't trust information that doesn't come from your own five senses and who relishes the discipline of continuous improvement, you have a better chance if you start with a list of daily health habits and simply plow through that list every day for three weeks. Your mindset will improve, following your daily behaviors. About a third of adults lean toward this approach. If, on the other hand, you are more of an imaginative future-oriented person who likes theories, who loves to come up with new ideas, who trusts your own instincts or "sixth sense" and who relishes the chance to "design" programs, you're probably better off starting by doing whatever it takes to self-coach a change in your mindset. You'll find your daily habits improve, driven by this new "inspiration" in your mind. And you won't be alone - about two-thirds of adults prefer this approach.

Since all of us are really a mix of these two "types" (typically leaning to one style or the other), it's a good bet that a person serious about improving her vitality and sense of well-being will start with a little of both: a few small changes in her daily habits, and a little self-coaching and "visioning" on her mindset.

So take a little time out each day (even if it's only 2-3 minutes) to re-affirm a couple of things. Affirm that you deserve to be a healthy, vital person and that you have that sort of lifestyle within your reach. And don't forget to express gratitude to your Maker for the gifts and blessings in your life. But don't spend your whole day dreaming of a more energetic life. Most people who don't have a good sense of personal well-being are anxious and worried, either about one big thing or about a host of troubles. Know this: the ONLY prescription for the disease of worry is ACTION. Work on your mindset, coach yourself, envision a healthier you... but then get off that couch and do something, every day, that can help you drive yourself toward your new reality.

It sounds simple: if you feel well, you'll be well. And it really isn't more complicated than that. The difficult part comes in prioritizing your own vitality within the constraints of your busy modern life, in avoiding distraction and depression, and in cultivating a true sense of well-being that you won't want to relinquish at any cost. But you can do it. People with fewer advantages overcome greater obstacles every day.

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