The New Year is approaching, so it is time to make resolutions.  According to a recent article in Forbes, one of the most common resolutions is to lose weight (34% of those polled).

Indeed, for many, losing weight and keeping it off is akin to warfare.  It was for me.  Many days during my year and a half journey to lose a 178 lbs., I felt like I was in the Battle of the Bulge.  I was battered on all sides by my enemies - junk food, worry, and inactivity.    I needed the right weapons to beat back the break in my defenses and drive to victory.  Today we will discuss the six weapons in the battle of weight loss. Also, you will be able to develop your 12-week plan to lose weight. To request the one being used by Don beginning on Jan 1, request it here at this link: Request Plan

Christmas is a joyous time for most people.  But for some people, particularly those who are apart or have lost loved ones, Christmas can be a sad time. On today's podcast, Don uses stories, anecdotes, a song, and a poem to discuss five ways to avoid A Blue Christmas. At the end of the podcast, you may not be able to change well immediately from a loss. But you will learn how to change better. To read the associated blog, click this link: https://wellnessldr.com/2023/12/19/five-ways-to-avoid-a-blue-christmas/

What does wellness have to do with the rules of Army football? As it so happens, a lot! Consistency, persistence, and attitude are the three keys to both a successful wellness journey and an Army football victory. Listen to these wellness rules, and Don shouts one more time, Beat Navy (for this year). You can read the associated blog at https://wellnessldr.com/blog/ #wellness #ArmyFootball #attitude #ChangeWell

Life is not a sprint! It takes a slow walk to unleash the better angels of our nature and wellness. In this episode, Don discusses the wellness benefits of establishing the practice of taking a Slow Walk Sunday. To see Don demonstrating and singing about the benefits of Slow Walks, visit our YouTube video on the Wellness Leadership YouTube Channel. #wellness #walking #Sunday #Austin #groovy #podcast #spiritual

This week's podcast gives you practical steps to increase kindness, positivity, inclusion, and happiness for yourself and the workplace. One can lift their internal dialogue and the discussion between work colleagues by applying the acronym THINK to all communications. Before speaking, we should THINK ourselves to a new you. To drive positive outcomes, our conversations should be Truthful, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, and Kind (THINK). Don discusses in today's broadcast how the THINK process has improved his life. Let us all THINK our way to a new society of kindness and generosity.

A special Change Well Podcast for Thanksgiving.

The power of gratitude is transforming.  It can change your attitude even in the darkest times.  This is a true Thanksgiving Story of how gratefulness changed a day of sadness and stress into joy. It also provides facts on the benefits of gratitude and the practice of a daily gratitude journal.

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This is a special Veterans Day episode about the wellness lessons an 11-year-old future Army officer learned from an Octogenarian Navy Captain. Captain Barber used to pay me a penny a minute - a fair wage back in the day. But more importantly. I learned a lifetime of lessons from this organic farmer who practiced homeopathic medicine. #veterans #wellness #organic #vegetarian #apennyaminute

Learn more about our company at https://wellnessldr.com. Read the accompanying blog at https://weightlossleadership.com/2018/01/14/a-penny-a-minute-a-lifetime-of-lessons/

One of the most important things you can do for wellness is to have a why - a reason to get healthy and mentally fit. Don gives three habits that you can use today! Do not wander and wallow through this world without a why. Change well to accomplish your goal! Read the accompanying blog at https://wellnessldr.com/2023/08/17/waking-up-to-your-why/

In this week's episode, Don discusses the importance of taking that first step in your wellness journey. You may not go far initially, and you may be embarrassed. But you have to take that first step! Put one foot in front of the other, and soon you will walk to a new you! Read more about our company at https://www.wellnessldr.com