lack of needed tools. How is your program addressing
this challenge?
stressed out. They're just looking for comfort; they eat what is in
front of them, what is convenient and without thinking it through.
We're addressing that by helping them realize what they're doing,
but also by explaining what that process looks like and instilling
more positive reinforcement within them--because it's really about
"the brain leads and the body will follow." If we do not address it
from a mental and emotional standpoint, then we're never going
to solve the problem. People will lose weight and gain it back
again. They're not able to buy into something that's going to be
sustainable because they're not mentally prepared. Accordingly,
the heart of our mental and emotional reasoning is the 5 Living
Principles of Well-Being, namely: Commitment, Perseverance,
Self-Control, Integrity, and Love. And I talk about the power of
these tools in my book called The Breakthrough. You apply them
to everything you do - work, leisure, relationships because living
the Principles is what brings about the answers and the solutions
that await you and the life you deserve, Also a part of this process,
however, is checking in with yourself to see if you're giving 100
percent of yourself. You need to be "all in" if you're looking to have
100 percent results. So, we openly and honestly deal with the
mental and emotional side of living. We give people the tools that
help them break through their barriers and create healthy lives that
are sustainable.
This article we're doing right now is a huge benefit to us because
it lets people know that Healthy Initiative and our 90-Breakthrough
program are out there. The Healthy Initiative Ambassadors are a
further blessing as they exert a positive influence on their families
and communities. The visibility of SheaNetics® as the soul and
inspiration behind Healthy Initiative and its 90-Breakthrough is
also a help. In addition, our mission is to reach out to different
groups and municipalities, to partner with them on their own
Breakthroughs; to bring awareness, help people realize they need
programs like this to make a difference and to change lives. So,
SheaNetics and Healthy Initiative make efforts to be visible and
accessible and both reinforce a common message that each of
us can make a difference and we are all able to champion disease
prevention and create sustainably healthy lives.
me into dance lessons very early on. One benefit of those lessons
was that they taught me a great deal about discipline. And I think
that it does take discipline, and I think that we do get kind of lazy
and tired, so we don't push ourselves. As I got older, the real-life
and wherewith all to get through things. When you're dancing and
you have to perform, and you're doing it with a group, you have to
hold up your end of it. You have to be on time and you have to learn
the routine. There are no excuses. If you don't know the routine, you
can't go on stage and perform. We work at it so that we can be our
best, and we achieve what we want to achieve because we put in
the time to do it.
educational campaign we feel is necessary and possible to power
through this epidemic. Our nation's challenge is not just obesity; it is
preventable diseases in general, including heart disease and certain
cancers. From a national standpoint, partnerships with community
minded corporations or organizations generates its own good will
for these participating entities and along with it the means to make
a big difference in the lives of some many grateful children
and adults.
feelings of wanting to do things differently within ourselves. We
can't do anything about the past, but we can look positively toward
the future. The most important thing is really being in the moment--
the "now" is the time that really counts. Every single day, I try to be
mindful of that idea, because every day is a new beginning for me.