Walk!

In a study reported by Income Opportunities Magazine, it was noted that 32% of home-based workers gained weight and the weight of over 50% of those remaining stayed the same. Indiscriminant snacking, a poor (or no) breakfast, frequent meetings over high-calorie  designer coffee drinks and a more sedentary work style were key culprits. Poor health habits contributed to the afternoon "blur" (difficulty in thinking) as well.

Try this as a a new habit: Walk. The boost in health and in mental clarity gained by even a brief daily walk are indisputable. Put 15 minutes (7 out and 7 back) on your calendar every day. Then keep your word to yourself. Your  life may depend on it.

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Change or Die!

One out of nine.

That's the figure quoted in a recent Fast Company magazine article. It described the ratio of people who actually make life-saving changes when told to do so by medical personnel -- the kind of "if you don't stop <fill in the blank> your health the deteriorate and you'll die." One out of nine people, when faced with the real odds of death did what it took. Interestingly, the chief solutions to heart-related illnesses haven't  changed in over 40 years. We all know what to do: get fit, eat a healthy diet, stop smoking, reduce stress, curb drinking. Knowing what to do doesn't give us any better odds of making it if our doc gives us that worried look.

Why?

We've even been told that we're hard-wired -- that, as we age, we get more rigid in our thinking making it harder to change. Studies now show that the human brain maintains its "plasticity" -- its ability to take on new challenges and expand its learning -- long into old age. We can even reverse many memory-related deficiencies if we stay intellectually stimulated.

"Change must be small and incremental," some say. When taken into the field of health, one study showed that those participants who were required to make broad, sweeping health changes fared better than another group required only to take one pill a day. After one year, two-thirds of that group had stopped taking their blood pressure control medication altogether while most of the former group (whose health habits were, essentially "nuked") were able to maintain those changes after over 3 years.

Taken into the realm of business, Read the rest of the article

The Success Factory -- Expanding Your Ability to Stay Open for Business!

Mastermind Groups

Henry Ford built his business utilizing the power of the Mastermind. He used it to change his thinking to move him out of poverty, illiteracy and ignorance to create one of the most successful businesses of all time. He aligned himself with some of the best thinkers of his day and met regularly in a facilitated group to discuss long-range plans as well as immediate opportunities.

Participants in the Success Factory Mastermind Group will have an individual planning session to determine the results they want to produce, generating a One Page Plan to clarify desired outcomes and will sign Non-Disclosure/Integrity statement, so people will be free to speak about the most-sensitive elements of their business functions.

Groups will be limited to no more than 7 business-owners. The initial Mastermind group will meet twice monthly on Wednesdays at 1 pm Central/2pm Eastern on the first and third weeks of each month. Additional Mastermind groups will be formed based on interest and need.

The sessions will be lead by a trained facilitator/certified coach for maximum results. You use the best thinking of the other participants to help you with important decisions and use the power of coaching to help you deal with necessary shifts in thinking and action to support long-lasting change and to help keep you accountable. You'll report back to your fellow members each session on progress.

for the free initial informational session, which will be held on Wednesday, 7 September at 1:00 pm Central/ 2 pm Eastern time.

Interested in more information?

90 Day Challenge

A new 90 Day Challenge will begin on Tuesday, September 6th. Complimentary informational sessions are scheduled for August 9th and 23rd at 3:30 pm Eastern/ 2:30 pm Central.

Want to learn more about the 90 Day Challenge? Click here...

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Vacation (the reprise)

Last month, I gave you tips that would help you get away  for a well-deserved vacation. I even offered you the get-away itself. Many of you have already taken advantage of my offer and many have asked if the offer still stands.

It does.

Read the requirements and sign up And, if you still can't quite pull yourself away, contact me for a Complimentary Business Evaluation Session. Together, we'll discover those areas where simple changes and new habits will gain you more money and more time away.

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