| Get The Daily NEWSS To Drive Your Business | | | | and another half-liter during your exercise. Then, if |
| In today's stress-filled business environment, a | | | | you drink another one with breakfast, you're |
| successful entrepreneur needs to maintain his or | | | | already three-fourths of the way there! If you |
| her energy and vitality in order to be successful. | | | | develop this sort of habit, you'll find it easy to |
| Here are the five most important habits for | | | | drink at least two (and probably closer to three) |
| maintaining a level of health that will help you drive | | | | liters a day. |
| your business... just think about the daily NEWSS: | | | | Sleep. |
| Nutrition. | | | | I know, I know. You'll sleep when you're dead. |
| It's way too easy to develop a junk food habit | | | | However, studies show getting enough sleep each |
| when you're sprinting through your day. The first | | | | night is a key habit in maintaining the level of |
| step is to develop the kind of discipline in terms | | | | vitality you need to be a successful entrepreneur. |
| of what you put in your body that you have to | | | | Again, the superstars find a way to get their eight |
| use when running your business. I've tried several | | | | hours, practically every night. How's the quality of |
| different nutritional approaches, but the one I find | | | | your sleep? It sounds a little goofy at first, but |
| that works best with a fast-paced lifestyle is to | | | | many people have success establishing a "bedtime |
| cut out the garbage and keep the carbs to a | | | | ritual" that relaxes them and gives them a |
| minimum. It's not that hard to keep some veggies | | | | deeper, more restful sleep each night. If your |
| around for when you are attacked by The | | | | sleep is not ideal, think about changing your |
| Munchies. You don't need the bread, the pop, and | | | | bedtime ritual. Maybe kill the television, or do |
| the candy... and you'll soon find you don't miss | | | | some breathing exercises instead of reading at |
| them. The key, though, is to find a nutritional | | | | bedtime. Give your brain the rest of the day off! |
| approach that works for you and that comprises | | | | Supplements. |
| conscious, deliberate choices throughout the day. | | | | There's just no way your modern, fast-paced |
| Tip: eat five small "meals" a day, instead of the | | | | lifestyle is affording you the kind of nutrition you |
| traditional three. | | | | need to be at your best. Stick to a disciplined |
| Exercise. | | | | nutritional approach, but hedge your bets by |
| Yeah, you gotta just do it. Of course, you don't | | | | supplementing your diet. You need at least a good |
| have time! No one running a business thinks they | | | | multi-vitamin, and maybe some other key |
| have time for a serious exercise regimen, but the | | | | supplements. I take a good variety of |
| successful entrepreneurs find a way to do it. So | | | | supplements each day. It has taken me years to |
| start small: keep it under 30 minutes per day. The | | | | work out the regimen that works for me, and I |
| key, again, is having the discipline to be consistent. | | | | am constantly adjusting my supplements. |
| You need to get your heart rate up for 20 | | | | However, the best starting point is to get a good |
| minutes a day, at least four days a week (six is | | | | single supplement that covers most of your basic |
| much better). Do it first thing in the morning to | | | | needs. I heartily recommend a liquid nutraceutical, |
| jump-start your metabolism throughout the day - | | | | because it's much easier for your body to absorb |
| and within a few days you'll start feeling the | | | | and use the nutrients on a cellular level. |
| benefits. You'll have more energy for the rest of | | | | Once you've got the daily NEWSS, there are |
| your day's challenges. | | | | three other practices I think are key: breathing |
| Water. | | | | exercises, regular check-ups, and detoxifying |
| This is my favorite of the five NEWSS habits, | | | | cleanses. But if you start with the top five habits, |
| because it's the easiest. Just drink 64 ounces of | | | | you'll soon find yourself operating at a top level of |
| water every day. Two liters is a little more than | | | | performance... and, for an entrepreneur, that will |
| that; I have a half-liter water bottle and I just | | | | bring major benefits to your bottom line.by |
| make sure to fill and drain it four times a day. | | | | Michael D. Hume, M.S. |
| Drink a half-liter when you get up in the morning, | | | | |