E12: Make Your Health a Habit
E12: Make Your Health a Habit
I recently received the question: What is your Health & Wellness Plan for 2019?
I love this question and I can't wait to share THE SIMPLEST tool for getting started with improving your health. Enjoy!
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Instagram Poll Results:
95% YES to improving their overall Health & wellness
98% said YES they’d like to improve Physical Fitness
92% said YES they wanted to improve Mental Health
84% said YES to Emotional Health Support
And 100% said YES to improvements in Nutrition
The two major upgrades in my health and wellness:
ONE: Deciding to make my health a habit
TWO: Using dōTERRA's holistic products, tools
The book that impacted me in 2015: The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
My 2019 Health & Wellness Habit Goals:
#1. Meditate 3x/week for a minimum of 10 minutes at 7:30am starting January 21st
#2. Healthy meal planning and prep for lunches Monday – Friday starting February 4th
#3. Add core 2-3x/week starting January 15th
The Seven Dimensions of Health & Wellness
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Physical – Maintaining a healthy quality of life; exercise; balanced nutrition; oral health-care
Mental/Intellectual – Growth mindset; open mind to new ideas/concepts/experiences; personal development; improving skills; making connections; healthy challenges/goals
Emotional – Self awareness; understanding our feelings; ability to productively share emotions/feelings
Social – Connecting and relating with others; community, tribe; creating/maintaining relationships
Spiritual – Creating harmony in life; leading actions with values; realizing a common purpose; creation/creativity; togetherness
Environmental – Individual and community responsibility for the quality of the space we live in (air, earth, water); making a positive impact on the environment (from home to environment and in between)
Occupational – Personal fulfilment from vocation/career/job; work-life balance; following your calling; leadership; legacy
S.M.A.R.T. Habits
Specific – when you are writing out your habit you want to make sure it identifies exactly what it is your are going to do.
Measurable – you should also be able to measure it in some way.
Actionable – your habit should always start with an action verb like “run,” “eliminate,” “complete,” etc.
RISKY – When you set a risky goal, you strive for more! Risk drives us to achieve the results and engages the creative energy we need to achieve our habit goals.
Time Bound – remember that “what gets scheduled; gets done.” every habit needs a time/timeline attached to it. If you can do it at the same time every day, if can be easier to make it a habit.
PRO TIP: put your new habit in your schedule/calendar.
Now it's YOUR TURN TO TAKE ACTION! It's time to create and implement your new health and wellness habit!
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Podcast Host
Valerie LaVigne
Valerie is the creator and founder of Valerie LaVigne Life and the Women's Empowerment Show. She helps busy and empowered women create healthy habits so that they can become the best version of themselves and transform their lives. Learn more about Valerie here!
