Recently, I conducted a keynote speech here in Aiken, South Carolina on “Achieving Personal and Professional Excellence: Renew, Refuel, Recharge!” The keynote covered everything from the top foods to  boost your mood,  increase energy, and reduce depression,  to methods for improving communication.  The audience was particularly interested in discovering there is psychological evidence  that survivors  of difficulties—whether emotional, physical, or circumstantial, practice eight things. In Naomi Judd’s book, “The Transparent Life,” she mentions those eight specific characteristics:

1. Strong spiritual belief.
2. Strong support system.
3. Sense of humor.
4. Connection to nature.
5. Goals.
6. Good nutrition.
7. Regular exercise and rest.
8. Openness to new experiences.

Which of these characteristics are you practicing on a regular basis? What is one you’d like to work on over the summer? Share it with someone supportive and ask them to hold you accountable.

“Don’t let your learning lead to knowledge; let your learning lead to action.”
–Jim Rohn

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