A Refreshing Way to Approach Change

A literal uphill climb in mud-soaked fifty-pound shoes -- that’s what change often feels like. Especially when it comes to health and well-being. It’s not fun to come to terms with what isn’t working – or what we may be doing that’s harmful to our body, mind and spirit.

Who says change has to be an uphill climb?

We give up too easily. Actually, do we even try all that hard? The answer: no. Because we tend to doom ourselves from the onslaught by thinking in grandiose Mt. Everest ideals, when we really should be paying attention to the opportunities that lie right here -- at home, at work, in the grocery store. Me, I’m guilty of doing that – of wanting the big payoff without the effort.

Failure -- and failing -- isn’t fun. Obviously. Attempting the impossible – running when we haven’t even walked a mile before, cutting out all sugary treats overnight, thinking that change is an all-or-nothing sacrifice – is the archenemy of progress. Expecting instant results is the villain out to get us with his rub-it-in-our-faces, I-told-you-so attitude. Sad part is we let the villain win way too often, because nobody likes to fail. Once we do fail, we stop trying. (Been there, done that.)

At MeYou Health, when we say, “Do, Learn, Change” we are championing the idea that action – the doing and achieving – is the gateway to positive change we can maintain. And the way in which we deliver these opportunities is through small, daily actions that are social and shareable with friends.

I’m thrilled to be part of MeYou Health’s efforts to introduce people to small actions they can do every day. We are creating products that give people the power -- the way, the knowledge and the tools -- in which they can change and improve their well-being. It’s humbling and exiting!

And I have confidence it’ll work, because -- like I said -- I’ve been there, done that. Change is a process (often ongoing, every day) that epitomizes the tortoise versus the hare mentality. Slow, steady and mindful decisions can be maintained -- just like small daily actions can be the fundamental building blocks to lasting change.

Change can be as simple as learning to put your fork down between bites.

By focusing on these small actions that improve well-being, we strive to help others (and ourselves, our families and friends) recognize their own ability to make important day-to-day healthy decisions. It’s these decisions that will ultimately drive us toward success -- and toward wanting (and believing we can achieve) additional victories that will propel us toward the change -- and the life --  we so desire.