3 Steven Covey, Brian Tracy, Dale Car-negie, Anthony Robbins or James Allen to help you rediscover your greatness. 4 People power. Choose your team of health-care providers like you would choose your “fantasy football team.” Surround yourself with the most skilled advisors possible. Take the time to source out the best profes-sionals in your area to be your health coaches. It is almost pathetic to have to say this: get adjusted. Mobility is the key to health. Diet and exercise. Without these, you can never achieve a fulfilling life plan. You need the best fuel for the machine, and you need to rebuild and modify the mind and body to maximize performance. The latest research favours a diet with high fats, moderate protein and low carbohy-drates. It has been my experience that this works best for those of us over the age of 50. There are lots of good pro-grams out there that will work for you. 5 Go online and find the choices that best suit your lifestyle. The one you like the best is usually the one that you will stick to. Hire a trainer. If you do not already know a good one, source one out and plan to be with them for at least six months. I have worked with an excellent trainer for over 10 years, three days per week and it is the best money I have ever spent. If, for whatever rea-son you cannot work with a trainer, I would be happy to provide you with sample workouts to get you going. Invest in yourself. Learn some-thing new. Lifelong learning is a privilege that should be used as often as possible. Take five to 10 per cent of what you learn and turn it back into improving your skills and knowledge. This will not only keep you current but will also go a long way toward keeping your practice fresh and exciting. The best of the best in any profession knows that the key to success and happiness is found in constantly grow-ing and challenging yourself. The alternative is that you can become re-dundant pretty quick. 6 7 Keep a journal. This will allow you to follow your progress and reflect on the little wins as well as the big ones. Finally, reward yourself large and often. Behaviour is always reward-based. The better you perform, the bigger the rewards. If you have read this far then you are in all likelihood over the age of 50 and realize that there may be a need or two for change in your life. You also under-stand the old adage, “Life is a self-ful-filling prophesy,” where you get out of it exactly what you put in. Your health and the quality of life you desire are within your grasp, but never without effort. I want to leave you with some sage words from a per-sonality you will all remember, Jerry Garcia, the lead singer from The Grateful Dead. “Somebody has to do something. It is just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.” 32 Canadian Chiropractor April 2016 www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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