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Dear Friends,
Here is my latest article on Wellness submitted to a newsletter printed in Athens, I hope you are all having a revitalizing summer!
Be well,
Catherine
Jump Start to a Healthier Lifestyle
by Catherine Skepetaris
Living in Greece Greece
Like any new beginning, creating a healthier lifestyle has specific components that one must examine and approach in a reasonable
and realistic order. I suggest the following steps, taken at your own pace, with a keen eye one the success of the first step before proceeding to the next.
Step 1: Make a firm decision that you really want a healthier lifestyle. Be willing to learn new information and practices. Write down the date of your next health assessment appointment with your
doctor. If you begin your new start with a weak commitment you will sabotage your own efforts. Long lasting successful changes in habit always have a firm decision behind them. If you don’t feel ready to make daily changes in your life, continue reading and investigating what you want for your life, the information you collect will be useful in the near future.
Step 2: Examine your attitude and perspective toward life, health, change and service. Remember we need to love ourselves before we can love others, because we cannot give what we do not possess. The qualities of a healthy attitude include, but are not limited to, optimistic realism, flexibility, willingness to reframe and reappraise your life and the action-oriented approach required to effect change.
Step 3: Be open to learning new skills: awareness, self-assessment, and challenging or questioning professional opinion. These may not seem to be actual skills at first glance, but you do have to learn how master these three abilities for positive change to occur.
Step 4: Build a support system, your own personal “Dream Team” of knowledgeable, supportive people that
will help you achieve your goals. The real killer of new habits is the feeling of “going it alone.” Utilize health professionals for current research, proper risk assessment of your current health and advice on any new changes to your daily health routine. A good health professional should also encourage and help direct your new healthier lifestyle. Connect with friends and family that are supportive of your new health goals. My successful clients have a “wellness buddy” chosen from loved ones that take part in their journey and provide daily accountability to sticking to the plan!
Step 5: Create a clear plan of action together with your team of health professionals. The more detailed the plan, the higher rate of success you will enjoy. Create time in your day for your new habits. Examine your daily routine for time wasting activities and replace them with your new healthier activities. Review your progress frequently and adjust your plan of action as needed.
Keep in mind that life has a downward pull. Gravity and negativity work against our bodies, energies and spirits. It is easier to sit than stand up. It’s easier to say “I’ll start Monday” then to say “I’ll start right now!” Find ways to directly counteract and defend yourself against this pull and you will be amazed at the differences! You are worth the effort, commitment and investment it takes to properly manage your health and prevent
atrophy and disease. Do it now! Make the decision. Teach yourself what you need to know. Get up and make the call that you know you need to make. No body else will do it for you, you have to do it for yourself. There are people that can help you, but you have to reach for the phone. One thing I keep in mind as I serve others is “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear!”
Feel free to contact Catherine Skepetaris for any questions or comments:
210-766-9082 or 6974-4838-66
Catherine Skepetaris 210-766-9082
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