Individual health is not often thought of as a sexy investment. In the scheme of things it's not considered important enough to fully understand or be worth a lot of our attention. Afterall, it's easy to get distracted by our careers and family life.
So, even though the return on investment for embarking on a good wellbeing programme will be significant in terms of bodyshape, energy levels and admiring looks from colleagues health still ranks last on the must-have list of Wealth, Health and Happiness for many people.
I find that it's not until someone's health is causing them to suffer from significant physical, mental or emotional pain in their everyday lives that they are willing to invest more time than a trip to their Doctor and more money than a monthly gym subscription.
So who are the people who suddenly realise that Health has to jump to the top of their priority list?
Firstly, it could be a person suffering from bloating, abdominal pain or an IBD such as Colitis which can leave you feeling physically very uncomfortable.
Secondly, it could be that your energy levels are low and you're losing your ability to focus at critical times, which you can't afford in your demanding job.
And lastly, you might have decided that you'll only feel happy emotionally when you attract the partner of your dreams into your life and that means losing a few pounds.
These are a few of the significant factors that I think will drive people to invest in a wellbeing programme which will help them to feel physically, mentally and emotionally good about themselves.
It would take a big shift in our society's attitude towards life for Health to be prioritised above Wealth and Happiness. But it is the people who realise that it's their state of health (or lack of it) that plays an integral part to them achieving wealth and happiness who will invest in a programme for long term success.
Are you one of them?
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