Wellness From Within: The First Step

Taking the first step

Once you have determined your personal wellness goals, it is time to decide what changes you must make to achieve them. Be patient with yourself. Creating wellness is an ongoing process. As you make more beneficial choices and fewer harmful ones, you gradually tip the scales toward wellness. You can reach your wellness goals, even difficult ones, one step at a time.

The most important step is the first one. Ask yourself which change will benefit you the most. Are you willing to make this change? If so, get started on your path to wellness by making this your first step.

There are a number of ways to go about changing your habits and lifestyle.

• Practice a beneficial activity more frequently. You could remember to smile more often, especially at people who look like they need cheering up.
• Launch a new activity which is beneficial. You might stop at a park on your way home from work and spend a few minutes to relax and unwind.
• Replace an unhealthy choice with a beneficial one. Instead of ordering a carbonated beverage or another cup of coffee, have a glass of water or fruit juice.
• Eliminate a harmful choice. If you are a smoker, quit. This could be the most important health decision you ever make.
• Reduce harmful practices gradually. If you have a strong sweet tooth and are not ready to completely eliminate sugar from your diet, just eat less of it as a start.
As you begin to make the changes needed to achieve and enjoy your wellness, keep these important points in mind:
• Achieving wellness is a continuing series of small steps, taken one day at a time. Since wellness isn't going to happen in a day, make a commitment to continue discovering the most appropriate methods and actions for you.
• Look for opportunities to make choices regarding behavior, fitness and work style. As you become consciously aware of lifestyle choices, you will notice opportunities you were unaware of before.
• Understand that only active participation gets results. Each day is a fresh start as you take steps toward meeting your goals.
• At the end of each day, review and acknowledge what worked. Learn from what didn't work. Allow yourself to be human, not perfect.
• Set a goal to try one new positive action each day or each week, depending on what works for you.
• As you develop a fuller understanding of the process involved, you will find that you are able to set more specific goals.

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