Which would you take?

This article explains in depth the downsides of the reactive and obsessive approach.

Our ego causes friction to our ability to laser-focus. We fail to look deeper on to facts because of that. To laser-focus, open mind and intuition is required.

Stephen – I completely agree, vibrant health is indeed a beautiful thing!

Robin – Yes, too few people realize that being at ideal body weight is a characteristic of excellent health and a healthy lifestyle. Cutting calories and overexercising are merely compensats for this lack of knowledge. The emphasis on appearance in America certainly doesn’t help.

ægil – There are few things that I am as passionate about as learning. As such, I completely agree. Learning is also a key aspect of taking responsibility for your health and your life in general. Without taking this responsibility, the direction of your life will be dictated by others. Another very important aspect of learning is keeping an open mind which is necessary to gain value from the other side of the coin that you mention.

I think being proactive is a great lesson from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I actually wrote an article based on this book that you might enjoy. I related Covey’s 7 habits to health living. The 7 Habits of Highly Healthy People.

Vin I have to tell you, I feel infinitely better without obsession! I link no obsession to being proactive according to Covey’s book. We should also not be obsessed about being proactive, because that is beating yourself for any unpleasant thing you do. While you improve a thing simply accept any bumps then continue!

[Failure is inevitable, it is simply part of the success because success starts right at the moment you take action (from zen habits, in my own words).]

The biggest problem is that many people are not correctly informed or just don’t have the initiative to learn. Some people, I think have overblown egos, so they think they can stop learning when they successfully finish higher education. Just who will we be without the passion to learn?

Some people just think they should put all their faith on one side of the coin (usually wrong) rather than the other side. Our intuition and critical thinking should guide us. I believe my own intuition guided me! Some people simply get something without doing their own research, they instead trust somebody to research for them (like putting faith on the media), so sometimes they become slaves to the media.

Yes, Vin I believe you have helped people address the ‘issues’ above!

I think that so many people separate weight loss from healthy. Weight loss is seen as a separate thing. People want to lose weight but continue to eat crap. And if they approached weight loss from the point of view of being healthy, (eating and exercising in a healthy way) they would lose weight and stay fit and trim more easily. I have eaten healthy since I was 25 years old and I think it’s why I stay trim and fit. I think if I ate what I see so many people eat I’d probably put on weight as well. Who knows. But I do feel that in American culture there is too much emphasis on the wrong thing.

Great post, one so many need to read.

“A truly attractive person is one who has a balanced and grounded perspective on life that builds admirable character, is based more on emotional fulfillment than materialism, and motivates them to pursue the optimal health that will fuel their passions and promote a youthful appearance. Health is a significant aspect of beauty, and in short, the longer you’re able to remain healthy, the longer you’ll be able to remain attractive, both physically and mentally.”

Vibrant health is beautiful!