{"id":1283,"date":"2011-07-27T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T04:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=1283"},"modified":"2017-09-19T18:33:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T22:33:29","slug":"grooming-for-greatness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2011\/07\/grooming-for-greatness.html","title":{"rendered":"Grooming for Greatness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-18403\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2013\/07\/babysmile-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"babysmile\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Grooming for greatness starts as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Follow the natural principles for success in all areas of your life at an early age and you will have the best possible foundation strongly in place for the rest of your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Keys to a Successful Life:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Meditation <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Health<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Communication <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Relationships<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Career<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Meditation:<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of the wisest practices for health, well being and spiritual growth is daily meditation.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">It improves your mental clarity, creativity and dissolves negative patterns of addiction.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Meditation is good for every area of your life and brings harmony, balance and goodness to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Recent Study at Harvard \u2013 Meditation practice can help to increase brain function, reduce the effects of aging on the brain and improve concentration and memory \u2013 Dr. Sara Lazar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">A growing body of research suggests that meditation can significantly enhance your immune system \u2013 U of Wisconsin and Harvard in 2003 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Long-term meditators \u2013 improvements in sleep, blood pressure, calmer heartbeat, better circulation and younger biological and functional ages.\u00a0 They pay significantly less money to doctors \u2013 87% lower heart disease cost. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Meditation allows you to focus on solutions through relaxation and peace of mind. It improves listening, learning and memory skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Meditators are superior learners and remember more of what they study.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Workplace Results:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Improved creativity, productivity and performance<\/span>.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Greater job satisfaction and reduced turnover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Being Healthy:<\/strong><br \/>\nHealth allows you to maximize your potential in all areas of your development.\u00a0 The body and brain is approximately 70% water, so drink lots of water.\u00a0 You need to drink half of your body weight in ozs. per day.\u00a0 For example, if you weigh 160 lbs, divide by 2 = 80 oz&#8217;s or 10 \u2013 8oz glasses of water a day.\u00a0 Your body needs the right fuel &#8211; 70% green \u2013 veggies, salads, fruits and high water content nutrition daily.\u00a0 If you want to live, eat foods that are alive!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Your body\u00a0 thrives on high water content and alkaline foods.\u00a0 Eating nutritious foods and drinking lots of water will promote proper body weight.\u00a0 A dehydrated body retains weight and eating processed foods\/fast foods, sugar and soda clogs your digestive system and puts on weight. 8 out of 10 Americans are overweight or obese.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">In addition to eating healthy and drinking lots of water on a daily basis, exercise is very important.\u00a0 There are many good forms of exercise.\u00a0 The most powerful exercise is rebounding &#8211; bouncing on a mini-trampoline.\u00a0 According to NASA, it is the most effective exercise on the planet and astronauts rebound as part of their conditioning program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Communication:<\/strong><br \/>\nBeing alive on this planet requires interacting with other people and being an excellent communicator is key to achieving successful relationships.\u00a0 People have different styles of communicating.\u00a0 Some are more visual and fast paced, others are a more auditory and a little slower and speak with more resonance and tone and others are more feeling oriented.\u00a0 Although we use all of these three forms of communication, you have a primary communication strategy.\u00a0 Practice all three of these styles of communication to be a flexible communicator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">In addition communication is 7% words, 48% tone and 55% body language.\u00a0 Most people focus on the word which is the least accurate form of communication.\u00a0 Make sure that you focus on the tone and body language to determine the congruency of a person&#8217;s communication, including yours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">People have different love strategies.\u00a0 There are five basic types: <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Words and Affirmations<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Quality Time<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Acts of Service<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Gifts <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Physical Touch<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">It is important that you can express your love to another person in a way that they can understand and acknowledge.\u00a0 Make sure you know which love language is primary for your spouse, partner, family member and friend.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Communication, acknowledgement and love languages are key to successful relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">These same communication skills will strongly effect your success in your career and it business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;The quality of my life is directly related to the quality of my communication with myself and with others.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">smiles,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">\ud83d\ude42 Lee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\"><em>The Mega Coach<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Grooming for greatness starts as soon as possible. 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