The Power Of Choice. Going from Where you Are to Where you WANT to BE
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The document discusses the importance of daily choices in shaping one's health journey, emphasizing that current health status is just a starting point. It advises focusing on solutions and creating good health rather than fixating on problems, highlighting the need for clear motivation and defined goals. The passage also outlines the types of choices (primary and secondary) and encourages tracking progress to support long-term health achievements.
The Power Of Choice. Going from Where you Are to Where you WANT to BE
- 1. Daily Choices Take you from Where you are to Where you Want to Be: They add up…
- 3. It is important to remember Your health status isn’t fixed. It’s only the starting point of your journey.
- 4. Are your daily choices moving you on a path toward disease, or optimal health? You ARE always on a path to one or the other…
- 5. It’s Not too Late to Turn Around
- 6. Can you see your path and How does that make you feel?
- 7. Determine your direction and harness your choices to get you there
- 8. Now we focus on what we want to create
- 9. Most changes are begun because we are trying to solve a problem or get rid of an unwanted situation. This almost NEVER results in LASTING change! Why does this happen?
- 11. Intense Emotional Conflict i.e. feeling bad, feeling fat You take action! i.e. working out, eating better
- 12. Intense Emotional Conflict i.e. feeling bad, feeling fat You take action! i.e. working out, eating better Taking action makes you feel better! This leads to less emotional conflict
- 13. Intense Emotional Conflict i.e. feeling bad, feeling fat You take action! i.e. working out, eating better Taking action makes you feel better! This leads to less emotional conflict Less emotional conflict = LESS ACTION, Return to prior state
- 14. Intense Emotional Conflict i.e. feeling bad, feeling fat You take action! i.e. working out, eating better Taking action makes you feel better! This leads to less emotional conflict Less emotional conflict = LESS ACTION, Return to prior state
- 15. You have the power to Stop the Cycle and Affect Positive Change….
- 17. Focus on the Solution AKA What you WANT and CAN do….
- 18. Focusing on “fixing my bad health” is focused on the problem. Focusing on “creating good health” is focused on the outcome.
- 19. We are not simply talking about “positive thinking”, but about the fundamental reasons that you do things!
- 20. If your motivation is to fix a health problem you have now or might have in the future, you will probably be back to your old ways within 2 years!
- 21. How will That make you feel?
- 22. vs. The Motivation factor is what makes the difference between yo-yoing and creating Optimal Health That Lasts!!
- 23. WHEN the Ride Gets Bumpy, I can help!!
- 24. You may find an occasional desire for Support!!
- 25. Stop suffering from a Cycle of Poor Habits, Slowing Your Metabolism, Turning you into a fat Trap!!
- 27. We use the power of structural tension using your current reality to propel you to where you want to be
- 28. You establish your current reality
- 30. Write that down
- 31. Where do you want to Be? Write THAT DOWN!!
- 32. Making sure your goals are SMART goals can help you achieve success. SMART goals S=Specific M=Measurable A=Attainable R=Relevant T=Time Bound 32
- 33. Track Your Progress Pick a time each week to weigh yourself. Also measure yourself and try on the clothes you want to fit into. Other measurable things can be tracked, like blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, energy, and stamina.
- 34. You have the Power of Choice!!
- 35. Are your choices leading you on a path toward optimal health or are you moving toward a life of disease?
- 36. Make the choice that supports your more important desire! That means you have to know what your most important desire IS! Write that down!!
- 37. There are 3 distinct types of choices: Primary Secondary Fundamental (we will discuss this one another time)
- 38. Primary choice: a major choice that you want MORE than something else you also want.
- 39. What is more important: the benefits of a long and healthy life, or the short-lived satisfaction of something that will harm your health?
- 40. Secondary choices are the actions taken to support the primary choice. The motivation for secondary choices is not because you like doing them, but because you like the result of doing them.
- 41. Often, secondary choices fall into two categories: Doing some things you do not like doing;
- 42. Not doing some things you like doing. You make these choices only because they support your primary choice
- 43. Remember to focus on what you want! And make a list of secondary Choices that support YOUR Goals.
- 44. Avoid lying to yourself about your motivation! Recognize the reason you are adopting the choice is because it will support something you really, REALLY want! The real power of choice is NOT doing the easy and enjoyable, but in doing things critical to your goal.
- 45. Your goal needs to be clearly defined and it must be yours. No one else’s desires are strong enough to sustain your daily behaviors.
- 46. Write down your most powerful REASONS for wanting to achieve your goals. This is your WHY You may want to make a story board using pictures to capture your desired outcome. This can be a powerful exercise!
- 47. I can help with this….
- 48. Discipline –Managing the Relationship between Primary and Secondary Choice….