Mental Health / Psychology | Dr. David Ball, MD Concierge Care - Part 2
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15 Feb

Posted at 02:57h in Exercise, Mental Health / Psychology by
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We all want to be live a successful life but most of us struggle with realizing our potential.  We flail about with no real purpose.  We fail to intentionally design our life and following through with our plan.  Exercise is a key component to living life by design.  Charles Duhigg, in his book the Power of Habit, describes exercise as a keystone habit.  Keystone habits unlock the mystery to building other successful habits.  Here are the secrets tucked away in a successful exercise program.
  1.  Vision - For an exercise plan to be successful you need a clear vision of what you want to accomplish.  Are you trying to lose weight, build bigger biceps, run a marathon, or simply improve your quality of life?  Vision helps clarify what you actually want to accomplish. Many athletes use their vision to develop an actual mental image that propels them forward.  They visualize what a perfect game or race will look like, building purpose into their actions.  Visualize what you want your ideal career to look like.  Picture in your minds eye how you feel with a well developed social circle.  What area of life do you want to improve?  Develop a clear vision of what it looks like to have success in that area.

29 Jan

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How do dreams and visions differ from goals?  Dreams and visions are things that we want to obtain or accomplish but have no specific path to accomplish them.  Goals are Dreams and Visions for which we have written concrete steps that will make them become reality.  Just...

20 Jan

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What is it that you want to be known for in the end?  Do you know what you want to accomplish with the gift of your life?  A younger version of myself sang in choral groups, choirs, and played saxophone in the high school band.  One of the consistent instructions from all of my directors was to play or sing through the note until the end.  That ability to crescendo to the end is one of the marks that separates a good music group from a great music group.  The same goes with a life well lived.  Do you want the lives of the people you love to be better off because of your existence and efforts?  To do so takes intentionality.  I want to crescendo to the end! Screen Shot 2016-01-20 at 4.48.36 AM All of this sounds good but the practical application is always the difficult part.  I am going to confess, this step is where I get "bogged down."  I have great intentions.  I already have my Personal Constitution filled with my core values and for the most part see myself as a proactive person.  I truly want to live a life of purpose and achievement, but I honestly struggle with trying to be everything to everybody.  The problem is that I run the risk of doing everything average and accomplishing little.  What does it take to commit and live an exceptional life?  Is there a formula that we can follow?  In his book The One Thing, Gary Keller asks the question, "What's the one thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?"  What is the one thing, the first and most important thing in each area of your life?  What actions will you have to put into place to see those "one things" come true?  Find those things in your life such that when you do them everything else becomes easier or unnecessary.  When you find them write them down.  It is not about being able to do more things but doing more of the right things.

08 Jan

Posted at 21:21h in Faith, Mental Health / Psychology by
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Recently I was reminded how short and fragile our lives really are.  A good friend lost her long, hard fought battle to colon cancer on New Year's Day 2016.  She was only 47.  It was a reminder that I need to use my time more wisely.  We don't get extra.  On days like this we naturally ask ourselves about the meaning of life.  As I listened to the Eulogy, I pondered how people may summarize my life, when I finally lose my last battle.  What are the things that matter the most?  How do we want to be remembered?  How can we intentionally design our lives so that the most important things are at the center? Start by dividing your life into its major roles:  Family, Friends, Spiritual, Career, Financial, Health, and Intellect.  Write a personal mission statement, or as I prefer to call it my personal constitution.  Include in your personal constitution for each role of life what it is you want to achieve.  Literally write down your thoughts.  The process of writing will help you critically evaluate each role and clearly formulate your personal goals.   This will likely take some time, maybe weeks or months.  You will likely make many revisions to this document as you grow and learn more about yourself.  This will become the core set of principles by which you will live your life.  (Read my post on living a Proactive vs. Reactive Life.)  Are there habits or activities that are totally incongruent or opposed to your ideals.