2010: A Fresh Start

1. Let Go Of The Past: Look forward and re-commit to your health and fitness goals. Determine
your strengths and build on them. Examine and correct your weaknesses and prioritize them as they impact your short and long-term goals. Eliminate the obstacles to success.

2. Find Balance: Identify those areas in your life that need attention and balance.

3. Keep a Journal: Keeping a journal helps to stay focused on your goals and priorities. Create a variety of headings that help you identify specific areas in your life that need attention.

4. Sleep: Make sure to get adequate sleep and rest. Consistent and restorative sleep have profound health and wellness benefits.

5. Lower Your Stress: Managing stress is crucial to your health and longevity. Un-managed stress has profound effects on our emotional, mental and physical well-being. Healthy nutrition, regular exercise, adequate sleep and relaxation and mindful breathing and life-balance all help to counter the effects of stress

6. Self-Responsibility: Take responsibility for your health and well-being. Be in charge of your efforts and the direction you take in life.

7. Communication: Open communication is essential to strong and healthy relationships at work and with friends and family. Practice being open and listening to others.

8. Finding Life Meaning: Having a life purpose that defines and challenges you, gives your life real meaning and direction. Create goals that support your purpose. Write these goals down and stay accountable to them.

9. Playfulness: Find time to play and explore new hobbies and interests. Study a new language, try a new sport, play a musical instrument. Challenge yourself in new and creative ways.