Popping seven pills a day,
having all kinds of allergies and food intolerances, suffering from one or more
autoimmune diseases, feeling exhausted, anxious and overwhelmed all the time
have become the new normal in our society.
What is normal about this
state I’m asking you? Since when have we become so out-of-sync with nature and
the very core of who we are?
There’s absolutely nothing normal about taking numerous pills to fight diabetes and high levels of cholesterol or lower your blood pressure. It’s really tough to see an increased number of people especially in Western societies being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson, Glaucoma and other inflammatory diseases. Worse, it’s insane to even imagine the fact that in less than 10 years every one in two Americans will be diagnosed with cancer or will already have a history of cancer. [Source: NCBI, PubMed, “Age and Cancer Risk”]
What’s all this got to do
Diary for Nicholas”, New York Times bestselling author James Patterson reveals
“Imagine life is a game in which you
are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends,
and integrity. And you’re keeping all of them in the air. But one day you
finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will
bounce back. The other four balls…are made of glass. If you drop one of
these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered.”
HEALTH ball, you’ll have a very hard time getting it back. More so, you might
spend the rest of your life running from one doctor to the next to hopefully auto
reverse whatever it is that you lost.
focus entirely on one spectrum of the game and disregard all other entities
that actually make our life on this planet worth living.
We are bombarded with tips, hacks, strategies and techniques that will make us more successful, boost our productivity and give us fuel to work even harder. What very few business leaders and high-performance coaches fail to bring across is the strong linkage between being healthy and running a successful business, the way you need to prioritize the two in order to maximize your energy, achieve remarkable results while living a fulfilled and blissful life.
This is not a debate about
work-life-balance, nor is it a quick fix guide pinpointing seven steps you need
to implement in order to achieve XYZ.
If you’re not healthy, how on Earth do you want to build
or run a successful business, take care of your loved ones and live a fulfilled
Now, I’m not saying that you
can’t run a successful business or even build an empire if you have certain
disabilities or if due to some unfortunate events you got injured and now you
need to make the most out of your life living in a wheelchair for example.
That’s not what I’m talking about here.
business owners who “don’t have the time”
to exercise, eat healthy, get quality sleep and invest in themselves.
I’m specifically speaking to
the “oh, so busy” entrepreneurs who
spend all day long at their office desk or in front of their computer while
consuming heaps of junk food, drinking lots of caffeine to supposedly keep them
awake so that they can squeeze one more hour to post something on social media
because some beloved marketing influencer or guru told them that sleep is overrated
and they should be willing to sacrifice precious things in life in order to
Why Making Health Your Number One
Priority Transforms Your Life
Isn’t it funny, that when we
get sick we only have one wish, to get healthy. The moment we’re out of the
woods and back on our feet again, we quickly forget that one wish and, somehow
magically, tons of new wishes and desires fill our daily lives.
having lots of wishes and desires, and doing whatever it takes to turn them
into reality. What’s wrong though is prioritizing everything else in life to
the detriment of our health.
gift of health for granted. Just because you’re one of the lucky ones that came
to Earth perfectly healthy, doesn’t mean that you’re guaranteed to stay healthy
all your life without doing anything for it.
Here are some of the most
amazing benefits of being and staying healthy:
whatever you want without pain, worry, anxiety and without spending your
precious time, money and other resources at the doctors office shaking and
hoping that your scans or blood test results show something good.
You get toinvest your energy into building businesses, taking care of your kids and
parents, spending time with your beloved wife or husband, surrounding yourself
with uplifting individuals, trying out new hobbies, travelling the world,
experiencing new adventures and living your dream life.
Unfortunately, most of us
tend to learn things the hard way. When we hit rock bottom, we change. You will
hardly find an individual who changed due to inspiration. The vast majority of
people change due to desperation.
Don’t let losing your health
be the so called ‘desperation factor’ that pushes you to finally change your
life. It’s so much easier to keep the car on the right path while adjusting as you
It’s your decision though. Whether
you take full responsibility or let the government, some fancy doctor or pills
dictate your life, is entirely your call.
Your health is up to you.
You see, I run a lot of workshops and seminars around the globe and I also do consulting sessions with business owners looking to take their entities to the next level. Often times we end up talking about health issues because that’s what keeps some of them trapped in the rat race.
I get the following question
What’s most important? Sleep, more physical activity
Here’s the thing: each one
of these components is a fundamental part of a healthy physiological
functioning. An individual might have greater need to address poor sleep or
more physical activity or better diet but from a physiological perspective none
of them are more important than the other. We need all three to be healthy.
fundamentals and expect extraordinary results.
What’s Your Relationship with
Health?
osteopaths, chiropractors, psychiatrists, yoga teachers, gyms, healers and
gurus than we ever had and yet, we’re sicker than we ever were.
Health and business are a
perfect match, just like health, love and business or health, wealth, love and
symbiosis. I’m a fan of inclusion not exclusion, hence my belief that we can
have everything we want in life as long as we understand the principles of
nature and don’t violate them.
Health is my number one priority. I love to spend time with my family and friends. I love to move and spend time outdoors. I love to eat healthy, get quality sleep, exercise and surround myself with positive, loving and caring people who uplift each other. I love to help business owners get better results by improving the impact of their marketing campaigns and strategies. I love to travel and do things that scare me on a daily basis thus allowing me to expand my comfort zone and grow faster. I love to play “all in” and live a blissful and happy life.
How has your health or a lack thereof impacted your
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