Please understand that life is our most precious value. Every love and desire that we have is based upon the fact that we live. When we die, our world — and everything in our world — ceases to exist.
If you love anything at all, you must by default, love to live first! Everything else comes second.
Intertwined with this concept of life is the idea of health. It is a pillar of life. You cannot be fully alive if you are not fully healthy. Your level of health is directly proportional to your level of life. If your health begins to fail, your life begins to become difficult. You cannot care as much for others, and you cannot accomplish all your own hopes and dreams.
The question becomes “Why? Why do so many people do such a poor job of taking care of their health?”The answer is complicated, and many different ideas need to be discussed. However, for this post, let’s keep things simple and talk about a quick “mental shift” that will help.
One of the first “mental shifts” needed is the idea of spending versus investing. It can be frustrating to listen to people talking about “spending” money on “the food they eat,” their chiropractic care,” “their gym memberships,” and so on.Nobody likes to spend money (for far too many, it implies “waste”), but people love to “invest” money. With the term “investment” comes the idea of a return on that investment. What we’ve shared with you above shows clearly our stance: There is no better “investment” than in ourselves and in our health. We believe that is true for you as well.
So …? What if you stop “spending” on health, and simply start “investing” in your health? How would that change your outlook?
Dr. Michael Gibson has committed himself to helping others to live the best life possible. After graduating with a Bachelor of Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario, he received his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree and Masters of Science in Chiropractic Sports Science from Life University. He is the co-creator of Life By Design, owner of The Wellness Group, and co-owner of CrossFit 613. His passion for empowering families runs deep. After experiencing the loss of his sister due to illness, Michael’s purpose became reaching and teaching as many as possible the foundational principles of an extraordinary life. Since that time he has passionately pursued and been successful in living out his dream. He maintains a busy family chiropractic practice, a full speaking schedule and finds time to implement the principles and practices of Life By Design in his own life.
