Health and wealth have many similarities.
Here are some routines of the healthy and wealthy.
Routines of the wealthy:
- Invest in low cost index funds and mutual funds with dollar cost averaging.
- Make long term investments and take advantage of employer matching.
- Live well within their means.
- Payoff debt.
- Have an emergency fund to cover 6 months of bills.
Routines of the healthy:
- Invests in the Innate Essentials of health.
- Invests in Chemical, Physical and Emotional well-being.
- Near constant routines of daily exercise.
- Healthy diets and adequate hydration
- Quality sleep and restorative coping strategies
- Toxic avoidance
- Mindfulness and good relationships to name just a few.
Routines of the unwealthy masses:
- Get rich quick schemes.
- Short term, high risk investments.
- High liabilities and low assets.
- Seeks material gratification and lives outside of their means.
- Loves Cryptocurrency, penny stocks, latest trends, buy low sell high.
- Keen on timing the market or hitting the lottery.
Routines of the unhealthy masses:
- Instant gratification.
- Irresponsible for the quality of their sacrifices or the lack thereof.
- Super bowl food all year followed by a failed New Year’s resolution.
- “Give me a shot, a pill, a potion or lotion.”
- Drawn to all the new shiny things. Health gizmos and gadgets; postural braces and ab shockers. Diet pills and trends; HCG and Phen Phen.
- Distracted by Apps, social media, games and celebrity filled television. “Turn off, Tune in and Drop Apps.”
What are the similarities of the healthy and wealthy?
Most people that are healthy and wealthy are calm, cool, collected and organized. They have a plan. The plan is to cover all the bases before venturing out into the fringe. The goal is to create a strong, 100% secure base so that you can withstand the inevitable storms of recessions and Illnesses. Then and only then should one relax into a 90/10 lifestyle of health and wealth. Then and only then should you hold some Bitcoin, invest in that vacation property, purchase the juicer and load up on expensive CBD’s.
In Wealth you should pay off all your debts, save and invest.
In Health you should rehab all of your debts, your injuries, your weight, your bad habits and invest in long term preparation of health and well-being.
This doesn’t mean you can’t investigate the latest trends to invest in and hope for, but rather your first priority should be to have a plan that covers all your bases at 100 percent.
Non-Essentials of living like, CBDs, açaí berries or the latest exotic superfoods, can be very good but they are generally shortsighted and narrowly focused. Just as it is rare to hit the lotto, so is timing the stock market or the health market or the spiritual market. When things come crashing down, you need to have great routines and a strong plan for weathering the storm.
Should you invest when the market is low? Sure.
Should you also invest in your 401k with some routine? Undoubtedly.
Health Investment Dividends
Investing in your health is the same. You can’t time a viral threat like the Coronavirus of 2020. Your routines build dreams but also create nightmares. The majority of high risk people are those that have metabolic issues like diabetes, obesity and hypertension which are almost always due to poor routines and bad habits of health and well-being.
Healthy routines and plans are the cake and the superfoods and superfads are the icing on top when the shit hits the fan.
There is no replacement for hard work, routines and maintenance of your health and wealth. This is how you can prevent and safeguard yourself from financial bankruptcy, health bankruptcy or even spiritual bankruptcy. This war cannot be won with a “miracle vaccine”, the latest drug, a super duper blend of super fabulous exotic berries, Cryptos, exotic cars or material worship. Routines build dreams. What routines are building you up or breaking you down?
What can we do about it?
At some point, we need to realize that we are human and at the mercy of Mother Nature. Storms will always come and go in life, health and wealth. For your best chances at weathering the storm, you should have a plan.
A health plan that takes into account the benefit of healthy routines that create a strong host. A strong host will have no trouble weathering the storm of a weak virus but a weak host is prime for the taking. Your plans should include at the least the basic Innate Essentials for which I will link to.
For Health
These include proper form and function of movement; plenty of sleep; healthy hygiene practices; Hydrate regularly; Eat real food; Avoid toxic overload in your environment so your body can adapt to whatever Mother Nature throws your way; Keep your body out of sympathetic stress dominance; Check into reality and check out of your distractions; Take responsibility for yourself; be mindful of your priorities; Create a positive mindset that can adapt to any situation and remove or alter your low quality relationships.
For Wealth
In no way am I qualified to give you wealth advice but I do follow many of the current players in that arena. So, I’ll let them educate you on wealth investments. Here is a great article by the Motley Fool and another by the White Coat Investor. Some of my favorite content on these matters also come from Mr. Money Mustache and Dave Ramsey. Much of their content revolves around routine investing and not sweating the occasional down turns. They know predicting the market is like predicting Mother Nature. Your best bet is to be solid and prepared everyday.
For you know very well that the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
Routines Build Dreams
Investing in your health and wealth does not need to be difficult. They say that every dollar saved is a dollar earned. I say that every dollar saved is worth more than a dollar earned if you invest it properly. Your health is no different. Every time you work out or eat nutrient dense real food it has an immediate benefit that you will undoubtedly notice. It also has a long term investment benefit that can pay off in dividends throughout your life. Create a plan today. I’ve listed some action steps below for your health plan and safeguarding with the Innate Essentials.
One Adjustment Action Steps
1.) Create a plan for Physical, Chemical and Emotional well-being. This blog is dedicated to the routines and habits that create a healthy lifestyle.
2.) Remove Distractions, Take Responsibility for your health and Resolve to see it through. Not just a fad but a lifestyle.
3.) You can choose to look to the CDC for guidance during this current panic, but you should ultimately take responsibility for yourself by creating a healthy lifestyle and immune system. Here are 12 Immune Boosters to Covid-19, Chaos and Convenience.
4.) I’ve already detailed a post on toxic items to remove and their healthier alternatives. Click here to browse through some changes you can make today. 20 Sources of Toxic Chemicals.
5.) If I could give you an overview of great financial knowledge: I would have you follow the 7 baby steps of Dave Ramsey; secure the mindset of Mr. Money Mustache and have the income generation of the White Coat Investor.
Remember you are a reflection of the most common practices that make up your habits, routines and rituals.
#Routinesbuilddreams
Nick the DC
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