Challenge & Adaptation: The Growth Response

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Posted by John Brackett | Posted in Mental Performance, Optimal Nutrition, Personal Energy, Strength / Conditioning | Posted on 23-08-2010

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How would you like to *guarantee* your upcoming success in every area of your life?

What I’m talking about isn’t some ancient practice of manifestation from the past. What I’m talking about here is how your mind – and your body – both adapt to new challenges through a natural growth response. A perfect example of this is found in weight training. If you go into the gym and lift 40 lbs x 6 reps during your workout for the first time, your body is going to respond to that challenge by building more muscle – and more strength – to accomplish the same task easier next time.

Where it gets tricky is here: most people haphazardly lift the same weights workout-after-workout, week-after-week…sometimes even month-after-month. While this is great for being active and getting a sweat to clear out toxins and get the lymph system moving, it’s not providing a stimulus for growth (keep reading). Anyone who gets consistent results with weight training will tell you that you need to either add more weight to your lifts, or increase the number of reps per set. Small, consistent increases over time continually provide that stimulus for growth…and the results that go with it.

While this is all well and good, what’s the real importance in YOUR life? You may or may not be inspired by the idea of weight training and consciously sculpting your body, so here’s some of the good stuff: applications to YOUR life.

Examples-In-Action: “The Growth Response”

* Career/Vocation: If you continue doing the exact same job at work, day-after-day, you’ll continue to stay right where you’re at. If you love what you do and are happy with your financial condition, you can choose to focus on other areas of your life that may be drawing your attention! If not, however, realize this: you need to challenge yourself and GIVE MORE VALUE to provide that growth response. If you consistently give more value over time, your income will rise – one way or the other. If you’re in a career you love, your satisfaction will also grow through providing more value to others and yourself. Read the rest of this entry »

Back To Health: Where Are Your Current Daily Habits Taking You?

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Posted by John Brackett | Posted in Living Your Dreams, Longevity, Optimal Nutrition, Personal Energy, Strength / Conditioning, Water & Hydration | Posted on 28-07-2010

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I’d like to focus exclusively on your health here for a minute.

What kind of results are you experiencing today? Are you feeling inspired and full of energy all the time? Are you satisfied with your body and level of personal fitness – or at least working hard towards that end? Or do you feel lethargic and beat down, worn out? Out of shape and not feeling like you’re at the top of your game?

The single most important thing for you to realize is that right now there are countless people experiencing exactly what you’re experiencing; but even more important, there are countless people experiencing the exact OPPOSITE of how you’re currently feeling. Grasp the real importance of this: if you’re feeling tired and “out of it” all the time, stressed out and falling out of shape, there are countless others who have turned that around in their lives and found themselves with boundless energy and inspiration, the body of their dreams and an incredible state of health and overall vitality. You can do this, and it’s entirely possible for you.

On the other hand, if you’re experiencing incredible health right now…just realize that your daily habits have taken you there. Never take your daily habits for granted, but rather maintain and continually build upon them in new, exciting ways. You know where you stand on this scale. With 1 being a state of chronic disease and 10 being a state of incredible, luminous health and vitality, where would you place yourself on a scale of 1-10? Ground yourself and realize that this is just your starting point on a path that will lead you beyond what you ever thought possible.

This becomes possible for you through your DAILY HABITS. Your daily habits are the actions you take consistently every day that either move you progressively forward or progressively backward. Your current daily habits are the cause and effect that determine your health, fitness and energy levels. All of the results you’re experiencing today, and will experience in the near future, stem from your current daily habits.

Let’s pull out the magnifying glass. Read the rest of this entry »

What You Don’t Know About Magnets Could Heal You

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Posted by John Brackett | Posted in Barefoot / Grounding, Longevity, Personal Energy, Strength / Conditioning | Posted on 17-02-2010

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Magnets? …And health?

I don’t have to tell you twice that diet and exercise play absolutely critical roles in your health and well-being. But here’s something most people DON”T know: that certain types of magnets have been proven – time and time again – to be incredibly effective at healing and revitalizing the body!

Actually, let’s take a look at a handful of the documented, proven benefits of magnetism that most people have absolutely no idea about:

=> Neural Regeneration
=> Quickened Healing of Fractures
=> Assistance With Joints and Rotator Cuffs
=> Nerve Vitality
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What Is Lifestyle Freedom Anyway?

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Posted by John Brackett | Posted in Living Your Dreams, Personal Energy | Posted on 14-01-2010

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I hope that you’ve had a chance to think over what this term “lifestyle freedom” really means – the core concepts of natural health, personal fitness and lifestyle freedom are all intertwined but clearly not the same thing. To me, lifestyle freedom encompasses the first two and so much more. Lifestyle freedom is about living the lifestyle that’s calling out to you – the life you desire at the deepest level. The problem is that most people shut down and dust away those deep-seated desires that would actually lead to the kind of lifestyle they’re yearning so deeply to live.

Lifestyle freedom, as I see it, has nothing to do with abdicating responsibility or being “free” of your personal challenges, obstacles and requirements. Rather, it’s simply being authentic and genuine enough to live the lifestyle that feels right to you. That lifestyle may seem to come across as something like the social norm, or it may be the calling that’s so far out and so out of your comfort zone that you might try to tune it out. What’s important to realize is this: everyone is driven by slightly different desires. Read the rest of this entry »

Longevity Talk: Top 2 Proven Anti-Aging Strategies

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Posted by John Brackett | Posted in Longevity | Posted on 06-11-2009

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It’s time for a new video! This talk deals with longevity, and the top 2 proven ways to start living a longer, healthier life. It also reveals why longevity is such a powerful and all-encompassing goal that everyone should strive for. Hope you enjoy, and if you’re a member on YouTube feel free to rate &/or comment on the video so others can know what you think!

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Who Are These Raw Foodists?

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Posted by John Brackett | Posted in Optimal Nutrition, Personal Energy | Posted on 25-09-2009

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I’ll say it outright: the raw food movement is growing by leaps and bounds. Thousands and thousands of people are finding out about “raw foodists” all over the world that are living in levels of health and energy that are simply unheard of in the modern world. People are stopping and even reversing the aging process, never getting sick and living life to the fullest while enjoying some of the best-tasting foods on the planet. The secret? It’s all raw. Read the rest of this entry »