Thursday, June 15, 2006

Side effects of Slim Fast Low-Carb shakes

Last week I had chest pain throughout the week. It started on Monday and continually got worse until Friday. I went to the doctor on Tuesday. They did an EKG, X-rays and the whole works. After all that, they told me that my heart looked perfectly fine and there were no signs of broken bones. The doctor thought it might be a result from inflamation in my chest. He basically perscribed me ibuprofen. That didn't seem to work. I finally decided this might be a result from the Low-Carb Slim Fast shakes I had started drinking on Monday. I stopped drinking them and the pain went away. Even with this result I still had thought that the illness might be the result of a virus or bacterial infection that my body finally fought off.

Well, it's been a week since I drank any of those shakes and I noticed at work today that I had left one in the refridgerator. I was craving something nice and chocolatey, so I thought what the heck, it won't kill me. I believe I was very wrong. Minutes after downing the shake I began to experience the same severe chest pain. I must be allergic to something in slimfast. It's now 5 hours later and and the chest pain is still severe. No more slimfast for me.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

The Nine Environments of YOU!

Three things that these environments affect are thinking, feelings and actions. You can't change one environment without affecting others.

Memetic - Comes from the word "memes". Includes your thoughts, beliefs, ideas, paradigms, styles and usages. Are intangible. Touches each other environment. This is passed down from generation to generation. A memetic enviromentment might be any media.

Body - Includes your hair, skin, nails, body parts, etc.

Self - Intangible. Has to do with your strength, talents, personality, passions, skills and unique assets. See book "Now discover your strengths."

Spiritual - Covers matters of spirit. Intangible.

Relationships - Includes family, colleagues, mentors, friends and others.

Network - Connects to relationships and financial. Not as intimate as relationships. Connections to people. Influencers have larger networks, Influencees have smaller networks.

Financial - Capital and how you use it.

Physical - Affects all tangible aspects of our lives. Homes, cars, possessions...

Nature - Parks, beaches, mountains, body of water, seasons.

You need to recognize the game your playing and change it. Change the game by changing your environments. Design your environments. Delegate your success to the environment!

Set up systems that will pay off for a lifetime. Your environments should provide inspiration.