Government recommendations:
- 30 min brisk walk
- 2x weekly strength training
Kind of like the minimum. But then you step back and you look at other choices that are more internal.
Meditation, for example. Breathing exercises.
These are things you can add. There are also things you can remove/reduce.
For example:
- Sugar
- Processed food
- Alcohol
There’s an increase/decrease component to health habit reformation. Also referred to as accentuate the positive and limit the negative.
So, now you’re really cooking. You’ve gone from drinking beer on the couch watching games to brisk walking 30 minutes daily and drinking less beer.
You will see changes.
But you might also hear a voice. This is silly. Why are you doing this. Fred doesn’t do this. Why are you?
Homeostasis is a strong force. It’ll try to pull you back to your old, nefarious ways.
This happens on the individual level and the team level.
Steve Jobs said one of his main roles was as the vision keeper.
So, as CEO in your little area, you have to be the vision keeper.
How do you keep the vision? This is why I keep my books short. You re-read the information that caused you to change.
You can also make statements and re-read them. A statement could be a descriptive note that describes all the positive changes you are making and the benefits that are accruing.
You can even ask a tool like ChatGPT to create this for you.
So here’s the key.
- Adopt simple and basic health-changing activities.
- See the progress and dig deeper into it.
- Overcome homeostasis by being the “vision keeper” and then increase slowly in a process of continuous improvement.
Remember, if you’re always starting and stopping, you won’t go far.
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