PHYSICAL
- Focus on boosting your immunity
- Add 10 minutes of movement into your daily routine
Consider a walk with a friend or try alternating jumping jacks with crunches, squats, push ups, and lunges. - Join a fitness class
- Go vegan for a day
Research shows that a vegan diet enhances the immune system, prevents degenerative diseases and generally promotes vitality. Not to mention that it helps toward creating a sustainable and more green society!
For more information about a vegan diet:http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/vegan.htm
SPIRITUAL
- Run in the rain
- Express appreciation
Tell someone 3 things you appreciate about them. Cultivated as a habit, this can help you build more appreciation for your life and those in it. - Spend time in nature
Take 15 minutes to be outside with no distractions. Leave your cell phone inside. Don't bother to bring the iPod. Just sit outside and appreciate the surroundings utilizing all 5 senses. - Read a book by a notable author on a spiritual topic
Consider one by Eckhart Tolle, Pema Chodron, Dalai Lama, Candace Pert, or Marion Woodman
EMOTIONAL
- Say something positive to the 1st person you see
- Smile and laugh with others at least 10 times in one day
- Find 10 minutes to check in with someone to see how they are doing
OCCUPATIONAL
- Talk with someone you don't know about their profession and why they love their job:
- Update your resume
Updating your resume can provide motivation to get a job or a better job that suits you, lead you to surprising realizations on your skills, goals, and qualifications, take charge of your career, puts yourself in position to tak on any immediate opportunities or job leads, and brings out the postive things in your life. - Create a personal mission statement
A mission statement will help you align your values and goals which is key for understanding what is most important to you in your work and in your life.
This website will assist you in a step-by-step process to create your personal mission statement: http://www.franklincovey.com/msb/
INTELLECTUAL
- Visit the Health and Wellness Library
Come check out a book or a video about an area and topic in wellness of interest. This library is located at the entrance to the fitness center in the bottom floor of Blake Student Commons and is available to all faculty, staff, and students of Bay Path College. - Read a newspaper article every day for a week
Consider reading newspapers by different publishers, online and in print, from a different part of the country or world, or two articles about the same topic from newspapers with different perspectives - Attend an invigorating lecture or watch one online
The Bay Path College Kaleidoscope Series fosters openness, curiosity and dialogue concerning issues and topics in our community, country, and around the world. Can't make it to campus, check out a TED talk online for a great talk aimed to stir your curiosity.
SOCIAL
- Smile and greet the first 5 people you see in a day
- Spend 15-30 minutes with a group of friends this week
- Watch an engaging documentary
FINANCIAL
- A dollar a day
Aim to save $1 a day. Perhaps it is making coffee at home instead of buying it out or bringing a banana for a snack instead of stopping to grab chips. At the end of 30 days, reward yourself with something fun for $30 - Pay yourself first
Before you pay your bills, before you buy groceries, before you do anything else, set aside a portion of your income to save. Think hard and long about what you want or need to save for, and ensure you are putting some of every paycheck towards that. - Check your credit
- Keep a spending journal
Track every dollar you spend for a week. Include day and date, expense item, amount spent, and if it was a need or a want. Then review at the end of the week. Are you surprised by anything? What changes can you make?
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