The Daniel Plan

One of the most important parts of the Focus Essential is to know your motivation, or why you must get healthy. Without an underlying clear sense of motivation, it is much harder to stay the course in good times and hard ones. But once you know why you care, why you must be healthy, your motivation literally provides the fuel for staying focused. Ask yourself why you must be healthy. Is it to live in God’s will? To have greater health and mental clarity? Or to be a great role model for someone you love? What's your why?

This week is all about the GOOD. Greens are loaded with vitamins, minerals, and disease-fighting phytochemicals. Explore the wide variety of greens from the classic, well-loved organic baby spinach to lacinto kale and collards. Grab a handful to complement your morning smoothie, make your own custom mix of greens for salads, or sauté them with a little EVOO and fresh garlic. Please SHARE how you love to eat your greens!

Make great food choices 90% of the time. For the remaining 10%, cut yourself a little slack and allow yourself margin to enjoy some of your favorite foods on occasion. This way you won’t feel deprived, and you will avoid binging on something you’ll regret later.

Think of the goals you have set for yourself. What distractions are getting in the way of those goals? What habits are less than beneficial? You might concentrate on just one distraction at a time. Resolve by God’s grace to leave it behind. Simplify your life and only do what really counts.