Rules, rules, rules! A game is only
as good as its rules, and how well we play the game is defined by how
well we follow the rules. A few years ago I decided to learn about the
game of golf. So, I asked a friend to take me to his club. When I went to the
club, I quickly learnt that there were many, many rules covering not only how
you play the sport, but also how you dress and how you "talk" to
other golfers. When I was at the club,
it was like I was in a new world. They could easily tell that I was not part of
them by the way I talked and the words that I used. The same applies to
lifestyle change. Think of lifestyle change as a journey on a super highway.
Traffic rules and regulations
are not made just for the sake of having rules, but they are for our own
safety. If we don’t follow the traffic rules strictly, then how will they help
us in our safety? It is kind of chain reaction. If you break a traffic rule,
out of 10 people near you at least 3 to 4 will break the rule and many others
thereafter. Traffic rules help bring sanity and reduce road carnage. Being healthy often seems incredibly
complicated. There are advertisements everywhere and various experts giving
conflicting advice. However…being healthy does not need to be complicated. People
were much healthier in the past, before all the dieting and
“health products” took hold of our society. The rules haven’t
changed since then… our genetics are the same and what worked for us back in
the day can also work for us now. To gain optimal health, lose weight and feel
better every day, then all you need to do is follow simple rules.
In my next post, I will OUTLINE THE BASIC
RULES OF SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE CHANGE and take a look at why rules
are important and how they can make lifestyle change more enjoyable!
