Don’t overlook or neglect the big boost that good health can bring to your business and your life. Health orientation is easy to overlook in the day to day of making a business succeed. Why? There are many reasons. It gets pushed to the end of a long list. You get into the mindset that your body is just there for you,unchanging, dependable, and workers are too. Overlooking building health as part of your company culture can hurt yourself your employees and the bottom line. Business based healthy habits permeate your company culture to help everyone.
The Consequences Of Neglecting Health
In my twenties and thirties I though I was bullet proof. I burned the candle at both ends and ate way to much fast food to compensate. No workouts for years because I thought I had way more important things to deal with than my health as I went from chemist, to manager to director. The neglect caught up with me and I got sick really sick.
Those who think they have no time for healthy eating…will sooner or later have to find time for illness.”
Do you take your health or the that of your employees for granted?
For me getting Lyme disease was awake up call I wouldn’t wish on anyone else. Now eating nutrient dense foods, moving every day and quality sleep are an essential part of my day. I hope they are part of yours. Serious illness like diabetes, cancer or autoimmunity are also no way to realize you need to build and protect your health. These conditions have huge personal and business costs across the United States. If you neglect good health it can dry up and disappear.
Vibrancy, good health and strength are a resource you can dig into when you need to. Vibrant health can buffer you against anything from the latest bug going around to a hellacious end of quarter working 12 hour days. Everyone’s stress level goes high we need business based healthy habits and tools to come back into balance.
Business Based Healthy Habits
Business success requires strong creative contribution from your work force. Helping them stay healthy nurtures an important company resource.
5 Low Barrier Ideas for Business Based Healthy Habits
- Lunch time Walking Groups, post local path maps and sign up sheets. Target 15 minutes of movement at lunch.
- Order Green, smoothies or salads take in for lunch meetings and skip the pizza food coma.
- 10 minute dance parties after long meetings to release tension. Ask someone to develop a playlist who has a company phone.
- Make water available for adequate hydration.
- Have a once a week meditation group in a conference room.
The information provided on this blog is not a substitute for professional medical care, treatment or advice. All the material here is for information purposes only. Always share strategy and work with your health care team.