Having a good successful small business starts with your own health. There are many days that you will feel stressed, especially when you just start your own business. Stress will start with questions like; Am I going to make money? Do I have the right people in place? Will I have enough customers? Can I pay my bills? Can I avoid getting sick so my business will continue to run?

Lots of questions and these questions will cause stress and take a hit on your health. In many cases, you don’t even realize that stress can take a toll on your life till physical damage has been done.

When you start a business, you will be “running” around 24×7. Yes, even in your sleep you will be running your business. When you go to parties, you will be talking about your business and in the right circumstances, you build a network relationships at the same time but a lot of energy goes in to these efforts.

Fortunately, you can maintain a healthy life style that make you even a better business owner.

Have you seen the TV program, the biggest loser? In this program you will see 2 personal trainers: Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper. Like all personal trainers, these people are always upbeat, energetic and look great. Tell me if you know full time personal trainers that are not upbeat and energetic. I bet you won’t find many.

Motivational speakers are 99% of the time people with a good physical condition as well. They work out and eat healthy.

What I want to say is that a healthy psychical body will radiates its energy to your brain. When you feel physically healthy, your mind feels automatically healthy as well. The body and mind are one system.

In your busy schedule, you should make time for exercise and make no excuse that you don’t have 30 minutes a day to step on a treadmill or elliptical machine. 30 minutes a day is all it takes. Another advantage of a 30 minute workout: a lot of creative thoughts will pop up during your workout session. I have a notepad, in the room to write ideas down so I won’t forget them. While exercising think about what you have accomplished in the last 48 hours and how you can improve your business.

Another good activity during a workout session is listening to an audio book. I listen to audio books during stretch and weight training. Our library in town has many business books that you can borrow so you will learn additional business skills during your workout.

After a few days with workout sessions, you will feel the benefits. In your body and mind. Plus you will set a good example for your employees. With the creative ideas that came up during the workout, you turn physical gain into capital gain.

If you decide to go to a gym, you can build relationships when you have completed your workout session. Go to the bar and take a energy drink. Talk to other people at the bar and share business cards.

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor so before beginning any exercise program, it may be recommended that you first consult a physician or other qualified health care provider. A physician or other health care provider can determine what type of exercise, the frequency, and the intensity are appropriate for each individual. A physician or other health care provider may be able to recommend an exercise program that will cater to your specific heath concerns and needs.

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Following your dream is not always an easy task and I can talk about my dreams for hours. Having big dreams is great but unless you take action and make those dreams a reality, the dreams are worth nothing.

In fact, I believe having big dreams without taking action can make you easily depressed, especially when you see other people living your dream successfully.

Today, during the TV program from Donny Deutsch called: The Big Idea, I was reminded again that I was falling in the same trap of only dreaming about my ideas and not taking the next step.

Only I can take steps to make my dreams come true, nobody else can do that for me. In fact Joel Osteen, a popular pastor, preaches these same words in many of his books and that God wants you to live your life in the best possible way and rewards will follow.

Anyways, during the commercial breaks, I caught myself dreaming a few steps ahead during the TV program: wishing that I have a successful business and make a lot of money. I was dreaming or actually thinking what I can do with all that money that I am going to earn. I was dreaming how proud my wife would be if I become a successful business man. “Big mistake”, I said to myself after the show. My wife will only be proud if I take the first step towards success and commit to a goal.

Robert Shemin was today’s guest in Donny Deutsch’s program. He made in a very motivational way clear to me that the first step you take is action. Just like the Nike slogan says: Just Do It. He also made clear to set only one goal at the time. That’s right, only one powerful success goal. Preferably, set a goal that is expressed in a financial statement and promise yourself to focus on that goal before setting another goal. Don’t set a goal in which you don’t improve yourself. In other words: don’t waste your time.

I am very enthusiastic about Robert’s wise words and checked out his new book called:

How Come That Idiot’s Rich and I’m Not?

Unfortunately, his book is not being published till Match 2008. I hate it that his book is not yet been published because there are some good topics described in his book.

Other elements from his book that will be handled:

• play while your money goes to work
• stop building someone else’s business and start building your own
• live and think like a millionaire while you’re becoming one
• use the power and “smarts” of other Rich Idiots to help you join the Rich Idiot Club
• add OPI (other people’s ideas), OPT (other people’s time), and OPE (other people’s experience) to do less and make more tap into timeless secrets that unlock the energy and spiritual power of money

Well, I am telling you. I am not going to wait with taking action to become successful till Robert’s book is published. The message was clear: Take action!

By the way: on the Big Idea website from Donny Deutsch, you will find some awesome examples on how people took action and became successful. I recommend you to take a look at these articles and let me know what you think about his TV program.

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