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Wellness Toolbox Tips - May '09

Ellen Garrison

Part of a series. Read the rest of the series here.

Making Change Manageable

It can often seem overwhelming to think of making a change, altering a habit, beginning something new.

Think of one small change or improvement you would like to make in three areas, fitness, nutrition and stress/joy. Now decide on a very small measureable step toward each goal. Now ask yourself which one are you the very most ready to start today. Do this one small achievable step until you are 75% successful and give yourself a little reward. Then try the next change that you are most ready for. If you are really stuck, enlist the help of friends, family, a coach or a personal trainer.

"Then, without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day; of course, you achieve quite a lot in the course of time. Anyone can do this, it costs nothing and is certainly very helpful. Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that a quiet conscience makes one strong." from The Diary of Anne Frank