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WEEK THIRTEEN

Hello and welcome to Week Thirteen of the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan. We hope

you are having an excellent week!

It's hard to believe but we are quickly approaching the end of the first quarter of the One-

Year Plan. Obviously you have been given large quantities of powerful information, tools

and resources as part of being a member of the One-Year Plan, including the emails,

workbook pages, conference calls, downloads and product, any of which alone make the

program worthwhile. On our end, we made the decision to give as much useful

information and as many resources as possible. But ultimately it is up to each individual

to then determine what is the most important thing for them, and then focus on it each

week.

I know many, if not most, of our One-Year Members were already very familiar with

Jim's message prior to enrolling in this program. And most have heard Jim share the

concept that success is easy. But the challenge is that what is easy to do is also easy not to

do, and the big killer to any level of success can be neglect. As I was reading through

Jim's message and Chris's comments and action exercises this week, I was impressed

again with Jim's concept of the "easy to" and the "easy not to" aspect of health, especially

as it relates to nutrition and exercise.

My encouragement to each One-Year Member is to find the few things each week that

can make the greatest difference and is easy to start and/or maintain. Everything else is a

bonus and something to continually strive towards. But let's all commit to own the core

issues of health that Jim has focused on this month - spiritual, emotional, nutritional and

physical. These four parts of health will pay dividends both on a daily and life-long basis.

As always, make it a Great Week!

Kyle

ÐThere are so many good health and exercise plans available to us; it is up to you to

choose what will fit you, your needs and your lifestyle the best. Keep it simple but

effective.Ñ --Chris Widener

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HEALTH

Jim Rohn's Third Pillar of Success: Health, Part Four -

Exercise

Welcome to the last week of Month Three with a focus on Health! This month has been a

great one as we have focused on all the different areas of health and how being healthy in

a holistic way will propel us even further down the road to a successful life.

This month when we've looked at health, we've looked in the context of humans

consisting of three distinct parts or layers: the Body (the physical nature), the Soul (the

mind, will and emotions) and the Spirit (the part of us that transcends this world and

communes with God).

We've covered these three layers in four different parts this month:

1. Spiritual Health - Three weeks ago we looked at the benefits and importance of

developing a vibrant spiritual life and some easy methods to apply that can help take your

spiritual life to a deeper level.

2. Emotional Health - The mind, will and emotions. Two weeks ago, we covered the

importance of a healthy soul - specifically the mind, the will and the emotional aspects of

life. We will look at how our inner person is so vital to making sure we live the kind of

life we desire. We will learn how our emotional life can become healthy, strong and

lively.

3. Physical Health - Nutrition. Last week, we began a two-part look at the body and

physical health and we started by concentrating on the area of nutrition. It is very

important to make sure that we fuel our body properly because our body gets its energy

from the foods we eat, just as a vehicle runs off of the fuel we put in it. If we put the

wrong kind of fuel into our body, it will not run properly. If we put the right kinds of

foods in, it will run like the strong engine of an expensive sports car!

4. Physical Health - Exercise. This week we will look at the very important area of

exercise. This is the area that most people initially think of. "I need to exercise", is the

first thought that occurs to them when thinking of health. And this is true, we do need

exercise, and today we will take an even more in-depth look at this important topic.

This week we are looking at physical health again, with the focus on exercise. I am going

to give you the benefits of exercise, and Chris will give us a few tips for getting a simple

exercise program up and running.

This week I want to give you a good understanding of just how important physical

exercise is. Chris is going to talk about the "how's" of exercise below, and those are

important - very important - but the underlying foundation for exercise - to really get us

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to take it seriously - are the "why's" of exercise. Why should we exercise? Why is it

important? We have been told many times how important it is and yet so many people do

not exercise. Why?

I believe it is imperative to understand the benefits of exercise and why we would do well

to adopt a lifelong program of physical exercise that keeps us in tiptop physical health.

You've heard me teach in my seminars that we should treat our body like a temple, not a

woodshed. Because the mind and body work together, your body needs to be a good

support system for the mind and spirit. If we take care of our bodies, they can take us

where we want to go with the power and vitality to get there.

So lets take a few minutes here and I'll give you my 7 Major Benefits of Physical

Exercise:

1. Physical exercise strengthens your cardio vascular system and helps support your

skeletal muscular system. The two major systems that keep you in shape physically are

put into action and driven to health when you work out and exercise physically. A good

workout gets the blood pumping, moving throughout your body, taking those nutrients

where they need to go. A good workout gets your lungs working

hard and expanding their ability to take in and effectively use

the oxygen meant to funnel through your body. Working out

gets your heart pumping hard and strengthening itself so it can

continue to beat strong and hard for many years to come. (Just

do the math: Have you ever considered that a heart that beats an

average of 70 beats per minute will beat 2,575,440,000 times in

a 70-year life!? That is over two and a half billion times! You

need to keep it in working order to go that long!). A good

workout develops and maintains strong muscles so they can

carry your body around and remains a good support for the rest of your life! Can you see

how important it is, if you want to succeed and achieve a well-balanced life of health, to

give a priority to physical exercise? It is imperative we take good care of our body

because that is the only place we have to live.

2. Physical exercise raises your metabolism and helps keeps your body more finely tuned.

Combined with the nutritional aspect we covered last week, these two keep your body as

a system, humming along like the engine of an expensive sports car. Among other things,

having a higher rate of metabolism makes your body work more efficiently, burning fat

in the proper way and helps keep you at the proper weight. One of the most important

areas of physical health is to have a properly functioning metabolism and a good workout

routine can be a major contributing factor in getting your metabolism in the right spot. If

you don't feel well, you probably won't do well, so invest the time in a good workout

plan.

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3. Physical exercise relieves stress. You know as well as I do that going about our lives in

this day and age is stressful. There are so many factors that can cause stress for us, and

the pressures can build the more successful we become. As you achieve more, there is

more responsibility. More responsibility can produce more stress. Participating in a

regular workout program helps burn off stress. Your body actually produces stress-

relieving chemicals that are designed to bring your body into a state of physical-

emotional balance. This is done when we get our bodies into a vigorous state of physical

exercise. So, if you want to have a little less stress in your life - exercise more - it helps!

4. Physical exercise helps you sleep better. Our bodies, while

designed for action, are also designed to sleep regularly. Often

because of other factors in our lives, many people today do not

sleep as they were intended to. Foods we eat can interrupt our

sleep. Stress can keep us from getting the sleep we need. But

exercise can help counter-balance that. Good, hearty workouts

can and will help your body come to a healthy state of

exhaustion, which in turn helps you sleep better.

5. Physical exercise helps you feel better. People who are in a regular exercise program

feel better about themselves. Their bodies are healthier, and as they go about their day

they have more energy and are more alert. It makes sense, doesn't it? When we treat our

body right, we feel better. And we feel better in all different kinds of ways: emotionally,

spiritually, etc. Remember, all of the three areas of our bodies are tied together and have

an affect on one another.

6. Physical exercise helps us look better. Hey, who doesn't want to look better? We all

do! A good exercise program can do that. Good vigorous exercise on a regular basis will

help you lose fat, tighten skin and firm and tone your muscles. Done right, combined with

eating right, you will look great in no time! And let's face it, looking good will make you

feel better - there is an emotional connection. Studies also show that better-looking

people as a general rule do better in business. As much as people say it isn't right to judge

a book by its cover, many people do, so we should give ourselves a better chance at

business by making our cover healthy and fit - and better looking. So make sure your

outside is a good reflection of your inside.

7. Physical exercise enables us to live longer. This of course is the best benefit.

Obviously there are no guarantees in this life, but the fact remains that those who

maintain a healthy state of physical fitness live longer than those who do not take care of

their bodies. We should all have as a goal the idea that we will live long and healthy so

we can achieve all we were meant to achieve here, as well as give ourselves fully to our

families and those who love us and depend on us. A good long life, filled with love and

success is what we should all shoot for, and maintaining our physical bodies is an integral

part of that!

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