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Make the Most of December to Improve Your Health and Wellbeing

Welcome December!!! This is a noteworthy day for a variety of reasons, two of which are:

The first day of any month is a reset day.

We all start with a clean slate. Need to get back to good healthy habits? Now is the time. Want to recommit to health goals? Now is the time. Want to set new health goals? Now is the time.

This is the first day of the last month of the year.

That means we’ve all got an opportunity to decide exactly what we want to accomplish to boost our health and wellness in these next 31 days as we say so long to 2020.

My request of you:

DO NOT

DO NOT

DO NOT wait until January to identify small changes to daily living that might improve your health and wellness.

After all, if you run a red light today, you won’t say “Oh the heck with it. I’ll just keep running red lights for the rest of the month, and stop for them in January!”

How will YOU say good-bye to 2020 in the context of your health and wellness goals?
How can YOU improve your health and wellbeing in these next 31 days?

Take a look at this Circle of Life resource. The circle includes 12 categories that the Institute of Integrative Nutrition identified as primary foods. Primary foods feed us as much as the food we put on our plates. Have your primary foods gotten out of balance? The 12 categories are:

Joy                                           Spirituality

Creativity                                 Finances

Career                                      Education

Health                                      Physical Activity

Home Cooking                       Home Environment

Relationships                          Social Life

Make December Count:

    • Complete the Circle of Life exercise.
    • Select one area you’d like to make changes to this month.
    • Put a goal in place. A SMART goal (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound)
    • Get an accountability partner.
    • Celebrate each success as you approach your goal.

Appreciate the gift of December: Take advantage of this final month of the year to spiral up and improve your health and wellness. You’ll be glad you did!!

 

 

Make the Most of December to Improve Your Health and Wellbeing was last modified: December 1st, 2020 by Deb Nelson

The Beauty of a Clean Slate

Welcome July!

What’s to love about this 7th month of year?

There’s the start to summer, of course – yes, June 21 is the official start of summer. July, however, is when the summer mindset sets in.

4th of July brings a tradition of celebration and tradition.

The best feature of July, however, is its CLEAN SLATE. We are entering the second half of the calendar year, and this is the PERFECT time to identify what we want to accomplish before the calendar turns to 2020. 

Look at this clean slate in terms of achieving your health goals, and you’ll find July provides an opportunity to:

Assess health goals.The Beauty of a Clean Slate

Update health goals.

Create health goals.

Reset and restart your health goals.

Take advantage of July’s clean slate. Recommit to your health goals:

Put your health goals in writing: fill in that clean slate.

Put a plan of action in place: mark up a calendar with daily/weekly/monthly action steps you’ll take to achieve those goals. Remember: small steps will get you to big results.

Put a team together: Identify people who can help you reach your health goals – either by holding you accountable, or by joining you in the activities on your plan of action.

Remember the importance of a mindset reset: keep those positive thoughts coming as you move toward your goals.

YOU are in control of your health. Each and every day is an opportunity to reset and restart. Do a self-assessment today, and hop on the path to good health. Healthy living starts now.

Need a hand getting on track with those health goals? Let’s chat.

 

 

The Beauty of a Clean Slate was last modified: July 1st, 2020 by Deb Nelson

It’s September: Happy New Year!

September is bursting with opportunity as the crisp autumn air moves into town. The world is consumed with the excitement of schools beginning a new year. SO, too, can we hop onto that excitement and reset our health goals for the remainder of the calendar year: a bonus, if you will, for each of us to take a moment and assess our plans before the pressure associated with the final quarter of the calendar year arrives.

So, Happy September New Year to you! Reflect and take action. Take advantage of the clean slate September affords:

  • Assess your goals.
  • Assess your strategy.
  • Put new goals in place and/or continue on track to meet existing goals.
  • Celebrate your successes.

Make a commitment to your health and keep your goals front and center for the remainder of the year.

  • Identify areas in your life that you’d like to adjust:

Health                                          Education

Physical Activity                          Career

Home Environment                    Finances

Social Life                                    Relationships

Spirituality                                   Creativity

Home Cooking                          Joy

  • Set SMART goals.
  • Make goals that make sense to you and fit your lifestyle.
  • Write your health goals on paper, post-its, etc. and post them where you’ll see them EVERY DAY.
  • Find an accountability partner to keep you on track.

You are in control. A clean slate means you can reset: build on your successes and kick bad habits to the curb. Need a hand with September goals? Let’s connect.

Happy New Year: Healthy living starts now.

It’s September: Happy New Year! was last modified: September 4th, 2018 by Deb Nelson