4 Aspects of a Healthy Lifestyle
At PMI we encourage all our students to strive to be the best, to never settle for less than they deserve. In order to always be at your best you must take care of yourself. Learning how to run a business is hard let alone actually running the business. Being healthy will help you keep up with everything in your professional and personal life.
There are four main areas you can work on to have a healthy lifestyle, attitude and mindset. They are physical, mental, social and spiritual. Each of these areas will have an effect on you and how you operate your business.
Physical: As strange as it sounds exercising your body and using energy will give you more energy. Energy is essential to being an entrepreneur. You will be busy every single day and when you are first starting most of those days will not be sitting at a desk.
Being physically fit doesn’t mean that you have to be ready to run a marathon at any moment. Find a type of exercise you enjoy whether it’s running, swimming, biking, lifting weights or walking. Set up an exercise schedule and do it at least 3 times a week.
Eating healthy goes hand in hand with exercising. Eating a healthy breakfast before starting work will help you stay focused throughout the day and get your metabolism working.
Mental: As you age, your mind learns slower and even starts to deteriorate. You must exercise your brain to keep it sharp. Take time to do Sudoku puzzles, crosswords, math problems or even learn a new word every day. Doing these things will help your mind stay focused and active.
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The Truth About Goals
Have you ever heard anybody complain about goal setting? If you haven’t, you probably aren’t listening very closely. When people are asked to set goals a large percentage of them are likely to say that the process is hokey, that they’ve tried it and it didn’t work for them, or that they are somehow turned off by the hype that goal proponents tend to exude.
Well, there is a good reason for that hype. It’s not a mere coincidence that highly optimistic people also tend to be the people most likely to make goal setting a routine part of their day. Who wouldn’t become optimistic upon discovering a system for making their dreams come true? The process is so reliable that people who are really good at it often say things like, “I’m the luckiest person in the world,” “Everything always goes my way,” and “I wonder what the poor people are doing today.” That last statement might sound arrogant, but it’s not about financial wealth at all. It refers to the people who have failed to grasp the simple secret to attracting true abundance into their lives.
That secret is setting goals. Expert goal setters take this process extremely seriously. They don’t start wishing for all sorts of things they’d like to attain if they happened to fall into their lap. Instead they focus on something that they must have… something that they cannot do without… something that they are willing to give their all for. Just so you know, it’s possible to create this level of desire for anything you want, but it’s not possible to create it for everything at the same time. That’s why goal setters like to use the word “focus.” […]
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You have to move out of your comfort zone in order to be successful
The comfort zone is a warm, safe place where things don’t go wrong. It’s also a place where no progress is made and no growth is achieved. In order to be successful you have to get outside your comfort zone, push the envelope, try new things, and other tired (yet still true) cliches.
Here are some things that may help you take that next step:
A big part of success is people – who you know and who you work with. If things don’t seem to be going well, try finding a new partner, a new client, or a new mentor.
Find passion and enthusiasm in what you do. It’s okay to rely on those tactics that pump you up, even if they’re not directly related to what you’re doing.
Is there something you’re worried about or afraid of? Get out of your comfort zone by tackling your fears.
Even though the goal is to improve your business, trying something totally unrelated – even something weird – can help put you in the right mindset moving forward.
Get some courage elsewhere, then channel that energy to your business. Do something you’re good at, build up the confidence, and then attack your business head on.
Put more structure and form into your environment or make it more chaotic. In other words, shake things up a bit to see what happens.
It can be overwhelming to think about the unknown or the potential for failure. The comfort zone is comfortable, but it doesn’t bring success. Don’t ignore the fear or the frustration, but overcome it by breaking out.
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Do One Thing Each Day to Move Toward Your Goals
Setting goals is good, but reaching them is even better. Goals help you achieve greatness and leave you better than you were when you set them. Reaching goals brings a sense of accomplishment that is reward enough for the effort involved.
Accomplish your goals by doing one thing every day that will bring you closer to them. Some days, that might mean taking a large portion of time and making good progress. Other times it might only involve a few minutes of Internet research. But whatever you have to do, be sure to set aside time every day for your goals. Here are some ways you can spend that time:
Work on the goal directly. If you are training for a marathon, for example, this would include running. Most days, this is the type of work you will be doing on your goal – the sometimes mundane tasks that you need to be consistent in if you are serious about reaching your goals. As you begin to make progress and show improvements, this part of the process can be the most rewarding.
Take care of logistics. This type of work takes less time and is a good way to work on your goals on particularly busy days. If you have a goal to write a book, you’ll need to look into possible publishers and find an editor. Getting these things taken care of is an important part of reaching your goals and allows you to work toward your goals even when you’re not doing so directly.
Evaluate and adjust. In order for you to be productive in your efforts, your work needs to be well-planned. Take some time every once in a while to evaluate your […]
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Put Others First
Most people, myself included, base too much of their happiness on getting and having. My Dad always used to comment on my childhood moments of greediness with a cryptic statement, “arrows in”. Arrows are his diagram-able symbol for thoughts and “arrows pointing in” meant that we thought of ourselves more than we thought about others. I remember the first time I earned the comment “arrows out” from my Dad – a day when, after ditching my adoring (and annoying) little sisters to go to a movie that they desperately wanted to see, I turned around and came home and invited them to a later showing with me. This gesture was pathetically small, but it felt good to make someone else happy for a change.
If you ever feel overwhelmed by your own problems or just stuck in a rut, try helping a friend with one of their issues or volunteering your time to a charity. You’d be surprised what a little perspective can do for your mood.
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