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Do Health Matters?

1.Intro
a.Hook
i.How much is your health worth? Is anything more important than well being?
ii.Is it worth more than your money? Could you enjoy your money without your health? Maybe you’ve heard the saying that in the first part of our lives we use up our health getting money, and then in the second part we have spend all our money to get our health back
iii.Most of us live how we want until our health interferes – then we want ASAP to escape the disease that came from our lifestyle so that we can hurry up and get back to the same way of life that made us sick.
iv.Good living requires more than generally ignoring your health and occasionally running from disease. Good living has to include well being, an even higher standard of comfort, peace, and physical and mental capacity.
v.You might easily agree that well being is important, but do you have have realistic goals for achieving more well being? Have you put these goals high on the daily priority list?
b.I want to suggest three things to you - that you:
i.Face the facts about what wellness is, and your state of health
ii.Create wellness goals
iii.Achieve them
c.Hopefully, we share some Common Values, Beliefs, and Wisdom:
i.Self improvement is essential to a satisfying life
ii.Persistence and Discipline are keys to success in any endeavor
iii.I’d like you to apply your interest in self improvement to your well being, and do it with discipline and persistence.
2.Preview
a.Tonight, I’m going to give you some insight on the difference between avoiding disease, and striving for well-being.
b.I’m going to clarify for you what well being is, and what the benefits of striving for it are.
c.I’m going to make it crystal clear why it’s common sense to live in a way that prevents disease.
d.Finally I’ll give you examples of wellness goals, and then tell you how to increase your chances of achieving them.
3.Stories
a.First, let’s talk about a writer who had a life-changing experience.
i.Norm Cousins...