Do What You Love

Yesterday I read an article online on “doing what you love” that stopped me in my tracks and led me to look up and exclaim out loud after the 2-3 minutes it took me to read it.

Even though it’s posted on a business site (and re-posted on my “business” blog), it’s so significant, and touches so poignantly on what’s significant and meaningful in life, that I wanted you to know about it here.

Whatever you’re doing now, STOP…take 3 minutes and read the article here.

Then post your own comments, feelings, reactions below.

Here’s to doing what you love, and living life to the fullest!

Dr. Ben

P.S.  I’m sitting at Caribou enjoying their wireless service and about to leave to take Rachelle and our kids to a family Christmas Eve service.  As I’m writing and thinking about the article you’re about to read, Caribou is playing some fun music that’s putting me in the feeling of the article…I just asked one of the servers what it is, and she said it’s “Greensleaves” by “Source” (a stirring synthesizer/instrumental rendition.)

Anyway, I’ll meet you over here…Enjoy!

30 Second Idea Keeps the Weight Off Over the Holidays

As we enter more Holidays and the New Year, I know you might
be thinking – at least for a moment — about your weight,
your energy, or your metabolism.

Well, I have a question for you.

What if you could still enjoy some of your favorite foods over
the holidays with one slight change, and not gain weight–
perhaps even lose some?

Here’s an idea that will take you 30 seconds to learn, is simple
to do, and can make a profound difference for you:

Your metabolism responds more to calories per meal than calories
per day.

Huh?

Well, what this means is, even if you ate the same amount of
food in 24 hours, if you split it up into 4-6 different “snacks”
or “meals” during the day instead of 2-3 “big” ones, you’ll
trigger your metabolism to burn more rather than get stuck in
a “storage” mode.

So how do you do this without simply eating more?

How about dividing your meal into 2 portions and saving some
for later?

How about stopping just a little before you’re “full” knowing you
can still enjoy some more of that turkey or pie a couple hours
later?

Simply spread the same amount of food you would normally eat
throughout the day instead of eating it all at once.

Try it, and see how your energy shifts…

…all without feeling you have to “deprive” yourself or grit
your teeth…

…and as you’re feeling better with more energy and your
metabolism revs up, you may find yourself choosing foods and
portions that further contribute to your feeling good.

Add some walking or movement each day, and you can actually
release weight over the holidays and feel great!

For more great tips and a complete 11 day program to really
get things going, hop on over to:

Keeping the Holiday Weight Off

As a special holiday gift, for everyone who gets the program
and emails me their receipt or confirmation by January 1st, 2008, I’ll email you
my Foundational Wellness Program ebook free and give you 10
minutes of one-on-one coaching by phone where you can ask me
any question you want.

So give yourself this gift–simple ways to change your energy,
metabolism, and physique–get my Foundational Wellness Program
as my free gift to you to complete your journey to wellness,
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Hop on over to:

Keeping the Holiday Weight Off

Order your program, then email me your receipt or confirmation
and your phone number.

To a blessed and prosperous New Year,

Dr. Ben

P.S.  If you recently purchased the above program via
Dr. Ben’s Health Insights or here on the blog,
email me your receipt, confirmation, or log in, and I’ll send
you my Foundational Wellness Program and give you 10 min’s of
phone coaching as well! 

(If you can’t find your confirmation, email me anyway and I can
look you up!)

Never stop exploring, and thoughts on gratitude…

This morning my wife Rachelle shared with me an intriguing vignette: 

 Our 17 month old son is always looking for something to touch or get into–in many ways he’s the most “on the go” of all our 5 children. 

So this morning, Rachelle asked our daughter Emmie, “Emmie, what do you think Benen’s trying to teach me?”  And Emmie answered, “Never stop exploring.”

What a perspective!

No wonder our kids often seem to have so much energy and enthusiasm for life…and what a perspective to be reminded of–never stop exploring!

Recently I’ve also been reminded in several arenas of the power of appreciation and gratitude.

Rebecca Fine in a recent interview pointed out that Wallace Wattles has a whole chapter on gratitude in The Science of Getting Rich, and I just read that Oprah has said the most impactful thing she’s done was to keep a gratitude journal.

Sometimes we want to hear about something more dramatic, a technique that’s more complex or more “secret”.

Nevertheless, the simple practice of finding things to be grateful for–especially at the beginning and end of your day to “tune in” to a spirit of appreciation–can have a powerful effect on your mood, your hormones, your cells, and your experience!

So how about making this really practical?

How about grabbing a spiral-bound notebook (you can get one for less than a buck at most stores), and writing 5 things you’re grateful for at the beginning or end of your day…or both…

How about doing this for the next 7 days…

How about for the next 21 days…

You may just find yourself developing a life-long enriching habit–that will add both quality and quantity to your life!

To your prosperous well-being!

Dr. Ben

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True Wealth, Beatrix Potter, Coming Alive, Bucky Fuller, and the Science of Getting Rich

Just a quick note to let you know that I recently posted some thoughts on the above themes on my other blog that may interest many of you here.

You can hop on over to read this article on True Wealth here.

 Enjoy!

Dr. Ben

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