Week 13

WEEK THIRTEEN

Hello and welcome to Week Thirteen of the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan. We hope you are having an excellent week! It's hard to believe but we are quickly approaching the end of the first quarter of the OneYear Plan. Obviously you have been given large quantities of powerful information, tools and resources as part of being a member of the One-Year Plan, including the emails, workbook pages, conference calls, downloads and product, any of which alone make the program worthwhile. On our end, we made the decision to give as much useful information and as many resources as possible. But ultimately it is up to each individual to then determine what is the most important thing for them, and then focus on it each week. I know many, if not most, of our One-Year Members were already very familiar with Jim's message prior to enrolling in this program. And most have heard Jim share the concept that success is easy. But the challenge is that what is easy to do is also easy not to do, and the big killer to any level of success can be neglect. As I was reading through Jim's message and Chris's comments and action exercises this week, I was impressed again with Jim's concept of the "easy to" and the "easy not to" aspect of health, especially as it relates to nutrition and exercise. My encouragement to each One-Year Member is to find the few things each week that can make the greatest difference and is easy to start and/or maintain. Everything else is a bonus and something to continually strive towards. But let's all commit to own the core issues of health that Jim has focused on this month - spiritual, emotional, nutritional and physical. These four parts of health will pay dividends both on a daily and life-long basis. As always, make it a Great Week! Kyle

“There are so many good health and exercise plans available to us; it is up to you to choose what will fit you, your needs and your lifestyle the best. Keep it simple but effective.” --Chris Widener

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HEALTH Jim Rohn's Third Pillar of Success: Health, Part Four Exercise Welcome to the last week of Month Three with a focus on Health! This month has been a great one as we have focused on all the different areas of health and how being healthy in a holistic way will propel us even further down the road to a successful life. This month when we've looked at health, we've looked in the context of humans consisting of three distinct parts or layers: the Body (the physical nature), the Soul (the mind, will and emotions) and the Spirit (the part of us that transcends this world and communes with God). We've covered these three layers in four different parts this month: 1. Spiritual Health - Three weeks ago we looked at the benefits and importance of developing a vibrant spiritual life and some easy methods to apply that can help take your spiritual life to a deeper level. 2. Emotional Health - The mind, will and emotions. Two weeks ago, we covered the importance of a healthy soul - specifically the mind, the will and the emotional aspects of life. We will look at how our inner person is so vital to making sure we live the kind of life we desire. We will learn how our emotional life can become healthy, strong and lively. 3. Physical Health - Nutrition. Last week, we began a two-part look at the body and physical health and we started by concentrating on the area of nutrition. It is very important to make sure that we fuel our body properly because our body gets its energy from the foods we eat, just as a vehicle runs off of the fuel we put in it. If we put the wrong kind of fuel into our body, it will not run properly. If we put the right kinds of foods in, it will run like the strong engine of an expensive sports car! 4. Physical Health - Exercise. This week we will look at the very important area of exercise. This is the area that most people initially think of. "I need to exercise", is the first thought that occurs to them when thinking of health. And this is true, we do need exercise, and today we will take an even more in-depth look at this important topic. This week we are looking at physical health again, with the focus on exercise. I am going to give you the benefits of exercise, and Chris will give us a few tips for getting a simple exercise program up and running. This week I want to give you a good understanding of just how important physical exercise is. Chris is going to talk about the "how's" of exercise below, and those are important - very important - but the underlying foundation for exercise - to really get us Copyright Jim Rohn International 2002, 2003

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to take it seriously - are the "why's" of exercise. Why should we exercise? Why is it important? We have been told many times how important it is and yet so many people do not exercise. Why? I believe it is imperative to understand the benefits of exercise and why we would do well to adopt a lifelong program of physical exercise that keeps us in tiptop physical health. You've heard me teach in my seminars that we should treat our body like a temple, not a woodshed. Because the mind and body work together, your body needs to be a good support system for the mind and spirit. If we take care of our bodies, they can take us where we want to go with the power and vitality to get there. So lets take a few minutes here and I'll give you my 7 Major Benefits of Physical Exercise: 1. Physical exercise strengthens your cardio vascular system and helps support your skeletal muscular system. The two major systems that keep you in shape physically are put into action and driven to health when you work out and exercise physically. A good workout gets the blood pumping, moving throughout your body, taking those nutrients where they need to go. A good workout gets your lungs working hard and expanding their ability to take in and effectively use the oxygen meant to funnel through your body. Working out gets your heart pumping hard and strengthening itself so it can continue to beat strong and hard for many years to come. (Just do the math: Have you ever considered that a heart that beats an average of 70 beats per minute will beat 2,575,440,000 times in a 70-year life!? That is over two and a half billion times! You need to keep it in working order to go that long!). A good workout develops and maintains strong muscles so they can carry your body around and remains a good support for the rest of your life! Can you see how important it is, if you want to succeed and achieve a well-balanced life of health, to give a priority to physical exercise? It is imperative we take good care of our body because that is the only place we have to live. 2. Physical exercise raises your metabolism and helps keeps your body more finely tuned. Combined with the nutritional aspect we covered last week, these two keep your body as a system, humming along like the engine of an expensive sports car. Among other things, having a higher rate of metabolism makes your body work more efficiently, burning fat in the proper way and helps keep you at the proper weight. One of the most important areas of physical health is to have a properly functioning metabolism and a good workout routine can be a major contributing factor in getting your metabolism in the right spot. If you don't feel well, you probably won't do well, so invest the time in a good workout plan.

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3. Physical exercise relieves stress. You know as well as I do that going about our lives in this day and age is stressful. There are so many factors that can cause stress for us, and the pressures can build the more successful we become. As you achieve more, there is more responsibility. More responsibility can produce more stress. Participating in a regular workout program helps burn off stress. Your body actually produces stressrelieving chemicals that are designed to bring your body into a state of physicalemotional balance. This is done when we get our bodies into a vigorous state of physical exercise. So, if you want to have a little less stress in your life - exercise more - it helps! 4. Physical exercise helps you sleep better. Our bodies, while designed for action, are also designed to sleep regularly. Often because of other factors in our lives, many people today do not sleep as they were intended to. Foods we eat can interrupt our sleep. Stress can keep us from getting the sleep we need. But exercise can help counter-balance that. Good, hearty workouts can and will help your body come to a healthy state of exhaustion, which in turn helps you sleep better. 5. Physical exercise helps you feel better. People who are in a regular exercise program feel better about themselves. Their bodies are healthier, and as they go about their day they have more energy and are more alert. It makes sense, doesn't it? When we treat our body right, we feel better. And we feel better in all different kinds of ways: emotionally, spiritually, etc. Remember, all of the three areas of our bodies are tied together and have an affect on one another. 6. Physical exercise helps us look better. Hey, who doesn't want to look better? We all do! A good exercise program can do that. Good vigorous exercise on a regular basis will help you lose fat, tighten skin and firm and tone your muscles. Done right, combined with eating right, you will look great in no time! And let's face it, looking good will make you feel better - there is an emotional connection. Studies also show that better-looking people as a general rule do better in business. As much as people say it isn't right to judge a book by its cover, many people do, so we should give ourselves a better chance at business by making our cover healthy and fit - and better looking. So make sure your outside is a good reflection of your inside. 7. Physical exercise enables us to live longer. This of course is the best benefit. Obviously there are no guarantees in this life, but the fact remains that those who maintain a healthy state of physical fitness live longer than those who do not take care of their bodies. We should all have as a goal the idea that we will live long and healthy so we can achieve all we were meant to achieve here, as well as give ourselves fully to our families and those who love us and depend on us. A good long life, filled with love and success is what we should all shoot for, and maintaining our physical bodies is an integral part of that!

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There you have them. Seven great benefits you receive from keeping your body in great shape through exercise! We have covered a lot in this month of health. Take it to heart. Gain some ground on your health this month and in the coming year. You will be glad you did! Until next week, let's do something remarkable! Jim Rohn

“Step into a new you each day. Reach out to greater health, happiness, fitness, friendship, love and greater pride in yourself.” -– Mark Victor Hansen

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Chris Widener here with a few tips on establishing a simple yet effective workout program. As I write this, I just got back from the gym, where I go every single morning to get in my workout. As Jim mentioned above, I feel better when I work out. I also relieve stress and, above all, I know I am going to live longer because I am taking care of my body. That is important to me - but also important to my family. You see, about four years ago I took a good long look at my physical exercise program and decided that I needed to get into a regular program. I did it for two reasons. One, I knew that I would feel better and live longer and stronger. Secondly, I wanted to be responsible to my family. I wanted to make sure that I did whatever I could to be there for my wife and children later on in life. So I committed to going to the gym and have never looked back. I dropped about 30 pounds of excess weight and added about 15 pounds of muscle mass. My body fat went down and I got in better shape. Now, understand, I am not an expert in this area. But that is good for what we are doing here because most likely you aren't either! We need it simple but effective. So here are my top six tips for having a simple yet effective exercise program. First, go to your physician and tell him or her what you would like to achieve physically. I cannot emphasize this enough! Let your doctor know and help you along with your plan. Each individual is unique and will need to have a health professional help them decide which is the best plan for them. Believe me, they will be ecstatic to see someone taking their health seriously and will be glad to help! Second, have a plan. Just as with all of life, we do best when we have a plan. That is why you are on the One-Year Success Plan. We do better and are more accountable - as well as more successful - when we plan and then work that plan. So, get a plan. There are so many good health/exercise plans available to us; it is up to you to choose what will fit you, your needs and your lifestyle the best. I'd recommend (if you haven't already) listening to this month's conference call with Greg Landry (to access the call click on http://www.yoursuccessstore.biz/oneyearplan/month3.html ). He has some great tips for starting very simply and building on the basics to help you reach and maintain your health objectives. The first and most simple step of your plan should be to start becoming active on a daily basis, even 5 minutes a day will make a huge difference physiologically and as a result will move you in the direction of strengthening your body's cardiovascular system. So a simple start could be walking in your neighborhood, a nearby park or local school track. The next step would be to add in strength/weight training and alternate strength training and cardiovascular conditioning. Try doing cardiovascular (walking, jogging, swimming, aerobics, etc.) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and strength training on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The key here is to do what works best for you and your schedule. Now my personal plan is simple (You don't have to do this plan, I simply show it for illustrative purposes). It starts with going to the gym every day. Yes, every day. I take two Sundays a month off. Other than that, I get there every day at the same time. I do not

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schedule meetings during that time. It is important to my life and so I schedule it in and nothing takes precedence over it. Next, I follow what I call the ABC'S of working out. It is my way of remembering what body part to work out each day: A is for arms and abs. I do that the first day then move on to the next. B is for back and legs (I couldn't fit "L" in and make it work so I tacked it on!). C is for chest. S is for shoulders. Then I take a day off of weightlifting and go back to the ABC'S. Additionally, on each of these days I do between 20 and 45 minutes of cardio workout on the treadmill or stair-stepper. Third, start small. One reason so many people fail to maintain a lifelong workout plan is because they start too big, fail and then quit. You don't have to go to the gym every day. You don't have to start off trying to bench press like a middle linebacker. Start smaller if that is what it takes for you to be successful. The key isn't the size of your start but that you start! It might mean taking a vigorous walk three times a week with your spouse or friends. Whatever it is - start! Fourth, make it regular. Monday, Wednesday and Friday or Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Every morning or three evenings a week. It doesn't matter what your plan is as long as it is your plan and you keep it regular. If you can keep from being sporadic, your body will be in much better condition. Fifth, incorporate exercise into your day. You don't even have to join a gym. I know people who ride their bikes to work (Yes - even in Seattle! And they do get wet!). If you work on the tenth floor, take the stairs three times a week. Park at the outer edge of the parking lot. Bring a sandwich for lunch and walk while you eat it at your lunch break. There are lots of different ways to get exercise on a regular basis if you just put a little thought and effort into it. Lastly, remember that something is better than nothing. Sometimes I just plain old do not want to go work out and do 45 minutes on the treadmill and 45 minutes in the weight room. I could decide to not go and sit on the couch and eat a pint of Ben and Jerry's Chubby Hubby Ice Cream. But instead I decide to go to the gym. Even if I do 15 minutes on the treadmill and then quit - it is better than having done nothing! It is a continual move in the right direction (You can apply this principle to any area of life - saving even $50 a month is better than nothing!). Remember, we are all in this together as we go through the One-Year Plan. Good luck to you and to your continued success! See you next week, Chris Widener

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Review of CD 9 This week was a great CD with a few new voices giving us some tremendous advice! Here is a recap. John Hayes told us: If you work your system, your system will work for you. You need a system of work and you need to work that system! The only business you are in is the business of capturing and keeping customers. Don’t just select any customer. Select the “right” customer for you, for your goals and for your business. Jan Ruhe told us: It is Networking, not Net – Mess-Around! 10 words of Jim's that made Jan a millionaire: Be so busy giving recognition that you don’t need it. William Bailey told us: The truth is incontrovertible. Look in the mirror and realize that you are both the problem as well as the solution. You can do whatever you choose to do. Absence of option will create a very quick and powerful decision. Why do we wait for others when we can do it ourselves? Charlie “Tremendous” Jones told us: You will be the same in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read – so meet good people and read good books! Successful people are willing to do what failures are unwilling to do.

“Physical exercise relieves stress.” --Jim Rohn

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Q Qu ueessttiio on nss ffo orr R Reefflleeccttiio on n:: Q. Have you ever taken the time to come up with your own reasons for getting physically fit with an exercise program? What are some of them?

Q. Which of the benefits Jim talked about struck most closely to home for you? Which one resonated most deeply for you?

Q. Do you have a plan for your health, especially a plan for physical health as it relates to exercise? Write comments here.

Q. When was the last time you visited your physician to talk about a plan of physical health?

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2. Take some time and write down the top three benefits you want to receive from your exercise program. A. B. C. 3. Take some time this week to develop a simple, workable and effective plan for your life and lifestyle. Write your thoughts here.

4. Exercise! As the old Nike commercial goes – just do it. Start small if you have to, but take some ground this week in the war on physical lethargy!

A A LLo oo okk FFo orrw waarrd d:: This week we will be listening to CD 10 of the New Millennium series. Here are just a few of the incredible things you will learn on this CD:

A look forward to CD Ten: • • • • •

Jeffrey Gitomer Ground rules Secret of milking cows Satisfaction vs. loyalty Training or education

And More! See you next week, Chris Widener

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