Today I am going to talk a little more on the Energy / Health / Fitness aspect of the life.
Energy - (Representing Element - “Earth”)
You must be wondering why am I talking about Energy / Health / Fitness first?
Well I personally agree with most of the Success Gurus in this area, for achieving and sustaining success in any Other Area of your life, you must be in a Good Physical Condition, Fit and must have Lots of Energy. If your goal is to make Million(s) of Dollars then one of your goals must be to live at least 80 to 90 if not 100 years in a totally healthy condition to enjoy your success. Isn’t that true?
However it is essential to have Emotional Fitness to have Physical Fitness. What do I mean by that? Well your Physical Fitness is a direct reflection of how you think about yourself, what your thoughts and your emotions are?
Listen to what Dr. Deepak Chopra says about it, “Our body is a Printout of our consistent Thoughts”. He is so right about that, and he further ads to the most important things that we must look at to have a good overall health, and those are to be aware of and control,
How you Behave?
How you Think?
How and What you Eat?
The simple best formula that Dr. Deepak Chopra reveals is that “Keep constantly looking at two signals your body gives you, Signal of Comfort and Signal of Discomfort. Keep amplifying the signal of Comfort and get away from the signal of Discomfort”.
We often neglect the signals coming from our body. It is surely essential to listen to what our body says and just react based on that.
Dr. Deepak Chopra further explains in details about the different body types such as “Vata”, “Pitta” and “Kapha” and how the balance can be created within this body types.
Dr. Deepak Chopra is truly phenomenal in the Health and the Longevity aspects of the life.
Here are some practical tips from the best Guru, My Mentor, Anthony Robbins on the Health and the Fitness.
Go Green. Yes, eat as much green vegetables as possible.
Make 70% of your diet Alkaline.
Limit your intake of Acid forming foods.
Remember Sugar = Acid and Acid = Aging. Hence if you are acidic you are ageing.
Maintain the ideal pH value for your body. Blood has to be slightly alkaline (Ideal pH = 7.36)
There are lots of books and programs available out there in the market. Few of them that I cam across were either more academic or too technical for the non-medical background person like me. I personally liked the programs by Dr. Deepak Chopra and Anthony Robbins. Eye opening for me and gave me lots of hands on tips for bringing a good physical balance in my life.
You must be wondering why am I calling my consolidation of the findings, “The Elements”? Well, let me give you a brief introduction to “The Elements”.
Lot of people have different views on “The Number of Basic Elements”, I am not going into that debate here. For our Balance Life, we target Six Key Areas and each of these Key Area represent One Element. I presumed following Six Elements, Substance (Akasha/K?), Air (Vayu/F?), Fire (Agni/ka/hu?), Water (Jala/sui/sh?i), Earth (Prithvi/chi/t?) and Consciousness(shiki).
And here is how I linked these “Element” to what is called as “Creating the Balance”by most of the Successful People.
Substance = Spiritual. Areas where we talk about Our Values & Commitments. Deciding what we Study & also understanding the Power of Meditation.
Air = Attitude and Emotions. Area of dwelling into our Mental Status. Deciding what we Read, Visualize, Plan, Write, gaining control on our emotions and understanding the value of Synergy.
Fire = Family. This is one of the most important area to address, “Our Relationships”. Providing the Service and being Empathetic.
Water = Wealth. Focusing on your Wealth and Financial Freedom.
Earth = Energy. We sure need Physical Energy and Fitness to enjoy everything in our life. Focus on Exercise, what we eat, The Food and the Nutritions, as well as the Stress Management.
Consciousness = Career. Understanding your True Gift. Doing what we LOVE and Not what we HAVE TO.
I will share more about each in the subsequent Posts. Keep reading.
It’s been long since I had my last Post.
Well I was kind of in the process of studying the success stories. I was reading a lot, listening a lot and researching a lot on several aspects. And in this process I came across with some interesting findings and some wonderful resources. I am consolidating what I could gather together, and I am going to share it all with you.
You know the best part of it, “It is really coming from all those best of the successful people around the world” and here is a good news “You don’t have to reinvent the wheel”.
I will be posting these findings under category, “The Elements” on my website. I am sure you will like it and find it very useful.
To start with, I highly recommend you to view this 22 minutes video by Anthony Robbins at least 4-5 times, I really mean 4-5 times. Every time you view this, it will help you reveal more and more. Tony is awesome, and listen to his message about being “Resources-full” rather than limiting yourself for not having the resources at the same time understand how the different “Needs” drives us.
Attraction Acceleration Report is a special Interview with Bob Proctor on the revolutionary program Science of Getting Rich. Bob Proctor as we all know, is in the Personal development industry since lates 60’s.
The program Science of Getting Rich is designed to have similar impact that these books had on the people. Bob goes ahead and talks about the fundamental of getting rich, “You don’t get rich by doing certain things. You get rich by doing things in a certain way.†and the objective of the program Science of Getting Rich is to figure out how to win doing the things in a certain way and not just doing the thing without producing any result.
The program Science of Getting Rich goes deep into Different Laws and Intellectual Factors. Bob explains in details how Science of Getting Rich helps people underatand the Law of Attraction and makes earning money the simplest thing in the world once you learn how to do it.
If it is not for good health then it is for what? Yes, today I am going to talk about a very important element in your success journey, your Health.
How many times have you gone to sleep at night, swearing you’ll go to the gym in the morning, and then changing your mind just eight hours later because when you get up, you don’t feel like exercising?
While this can happen to the best of us, it doesn’t mean you should drop the ball altogether when it comes to staying fit. What people need to realize is that staying active and eating right are critical for long-term health and wellness — and that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The more you know about how your body responds to your lifestyle choices, the better you can customize a nutrition and exercise plan that is right for you. When you eat well, increase your level of physical activity, and exercise at the proper intensity, you are informing your body that you want to burn a substantial amount of fuel. This translates to burning fat more efficiently for energy.
In other words, proper eating habits plus exercise equals fast metabolism, which, in turn gives you more energy throughout the day and allows you to do more physical work with less effort.
The true purpose of exercise is to send a repetitive message to the body asking for improvement in metabolism, strength, aerobic capacity and overall fitness and health. Each time you exercise, your body responds by upgrading its capabilities to burn fat throughout the day and night, Exercise doesn’t have to be intense to work for you, but it does need to be consistent.
I recommend engaging in regular cardiovascular exercise four times per week for 20 to 30 minutes per session, and resistance training four times per week for 20 to 25 minutes per session. This balanced approach provides a one-two punch, incorporating aerobic exercise to burn fat and deliver more oxygen, and resistance training to increase lean body mass and burn more calories around the block.
Here’s a sample exercise program that may work for you:
*- Warm Up — seven to eight minutes of light aerobic activity intended to increase blood flow and lubricate and warm-up your tendons and joints.
* - Resistance Training — Train all major muscle groups. One to two sets of each exercise. Rest 45 seconds between sets.
* - Aerobic Exercise — Pick two favorite activities, they could be jogging, rowing, biking or cross-country skiing, whatever fits your lifestyle. Perform 12 to 15 minutes of the first activity and continue with 10 minutes of the second activity. Cool down during the last five minutes.
* - Stretching — Wrap up your exercise session by stretching, breathing deeply, relaxing and meditating.
When starting an exercise program, it is important to have realistic expectations. Depending on your initial fitness level, you should expect the following changes early on.
*- From one to eight weeks — Feel better and have more energy.
*- From two to six months — Lose size and inches while becoming leaner. Clothes begin to fit more loosely. You are gaining muscle and losing fat.
*- After six months — Start losing weight quite rapidly.
Once you make the commitment to exercise several times a week, don’t stop there. You should also change your diet and/or eating habits,’ says Zwiefel. Counting calories or calculating grams and percentages for certain nutrients is impractical. Instead, I suggest these easy-to-follow guidelines:
*- Eat several small meals (optimally four) and a couple of small snacks throughout the day
*- Make sure every meal is balanced — incorporate palm-sized proteins like lean meats, fish, egg whites and dairy products, fist-sized portions of complex carbohydrates like whole-wheat bread and pasta, wild rice, multigrain cereal and potatoes, and fist-sized portions of vegetable and fruits
*- Limit your fat intake to only what’s necessary for adequate flavor
*- Drink at least eight 8-oz. glasses of water throughout the day
*- I also recommend that you take a multi-vitamin each day to ensure you are getting all the vitamins and minerals your body needs.
I suppose that’s all I can think of for now. I should extend my thanks to a doctor friend of mine. Without him, I wouldn’t be able to write this article, or keep my sanity.
"Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil." -- James Allen
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