For those in your 40s and 50s—

Have you started to feel physical changes that concern you? Perhaps you’re beginning to think more seriously about your long-term health and what life will look like in your later years.

You might have already tried improving your diet or exercising more. Maybe you’ve told yourself, “I really need to take better care of myself.” But despite your best intentions, it’s hard to stick with it. Sound familiar?

You set goals like losing weight or having better skin, and you make changes. But once the goal is reached—or even before—you find yourself slipping back into old habits. The weight returns. The energy fades. The cycle repeats.

From my years of working as a wholistic health consultant, I’ve found that this struggle has less to do with willpower and more to do with mindset.

In fact, the biggest difference between people who succeed in building lasting health and those who don’t comes down to one thing:

How deeply do you understand yourself?

Ask Yourself This One Question

When I begin working with a new client, I always start with a “Health Assessment” session. It’s a one-on-one conversation where we explore their relationship with health and the changes they hope to make.

There are several questions I ask, but one of them is foundational:

“How committed are you to becoming truly healthy? Answer honestly on a scale of 0 to 100%.”

The higher this number, the more likely someone is to reach their health goals.
If a potential client answers below 70%, I sometimes recommend holding off on coaching. Why? Because health isn’t something I—or anyone else—can give you.

It’s something you have to create for yourself. I can support, guide, and walk with you, but ultimately you are in the driver’s seat.

From there, we go deeper. I help clients explore the motivations that live beneath the surface. Questions like:

• What kind of person do you truly want to become?
• What are five things you want to gain by becoming healthy?
• What are five problems you want to avoid in life?

These may sound simple, but the answers often reveal powerful truths.

A Deeper “Why” Brings Real Change

One client, after reflecting on these questions, shared this:

“My mother suffered from dementia and diabetes in her final years. She was on dialysis and required full-time care. I spent those years watching her closely so she wouldn’t wander off, changing her diapers, preparing her meals. I don’t ever want my children or family to have to go through that because of me.”

That deep, emotional clarity—the desire to spare loved ones from suffering—is what gave this person the strength to make lasting changes.
It wasn’t about fitting into smaller clothes or running faster. It was about living with dignity and protecting those she loves.

When health is tied to something that truly matters in your life, motivation becomes much more than temporary—it becomes part of who you are.

The First Step Toward Health: Know Yourself

The key to lasting health isn’t willpower.

It’s clarity of purpose and the depth of your thinking. All behavior begins with thought.

So ask yourself:

What do I truly want?
Why do I want to be healthy?

The answers to these questions become the foundation of your action.

If you’re someone who wants to live with energy, freedom, and purpose in the years ahead—
take the time to listen to your own heart.

Your health journey starts with knowing yourself.

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