Synopsis

Dr. Misner first discussed The Misner Plan in Episode 336, after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. At that time, he published a quick-and-dirty Kindle book called The Misner Plan. Now, he and his wife have collaborated with a professional chef and a medical doctor to create a new book called Healing Begins in the Kitchen.

So why talk about a health book on a networking podcast? Because you can’t go to meetings, you can’t get referrals, and you can’t do any business if you’re sick. If you want to be successful in business, you have to be successful in health.

Here are five changes that Dr. Misner made at work to boost his health and that of his team. You can too.

* Install a hot and cold water filtration system instead of drinking bottled water, to avoid BPAs from plastic.

* Get as many people in the office as you can engaged in a health plan of some sort.

* Always provide healthy alternatives at staff lunches and celebrations.

* Start a walking club at the office, or even a contest to see who can walk furthest in 60 days. Encourage people to bike to work.

* Do creative things to keep morale high and reduce stress.

By making these changes to his diet and exercise, Dr. Misner lost 40 pounds in 3 months. You can see before and after pictures on the Misner Plan Facebook Page.

Proceeds from the book are being donated to health research.

Brought to you by the Networking for Success Channel on YouTube.

Complete Transcript of Episode 521 –

Priscilla:

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Official BNI Podcast, brought to you by the Networking for Success Channel on YouTube, which features Dr. Ivan Miser and many other networking experts. I am Priscilla Rice, and I am coming to you from Live Oak Recording Studio in Berkeley, California. I am joined on the phone today by the Founder and the Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, Dr. Ivan Misner. Hello, Ivan, how are you and where are you?

Ivan:

Hi, Priscilla. I am home in Austin this week, sitting up in my library looking over at Lake Austin.

 

Priscilla:

How nice.

Ivan:

Today we are talking about the Misner Plan revisited. if anyone does a search on the podcast, you will see that episode 336 we did the Misner Plan. That was based on my diagnosis back in 2012 actually with prostate cancer. I just changed my diet and went into complete remission, never had to do surgery or radiation or chemotherapy. Everybody kept asking, “What did you do?”

I did a down and dirty kindle book. It was published in 2013. It’s called the Misner Plan. But we spent a few years, Priscilla, because people have asked for more information. By the way, I am still in remission. It. Has been five and a half years.

Priscilla:

Fantastic.

Ivan:

I think so too. Still in remission, haven’t had to do radiation, chemotherapy or surgery. Most of the change that I made were simple things like what I ate daily and exercise. When people really asked for me to expand on that and to have a recipe book, if you would have ever told me that I was going to write a recipe book, I would have said you’re insane because as a rule, I burn water.

So my wife is an amazing chef and we partnered up with a professional chef and a medical doctor. And we just finished a book called Healing Begins in the Kitchen. I am going to be talking to you who are listening about how this ...