Extend Your Stay

"Everyone needs at least three ingredients for a successful life - a self fit to live with, a faith fit to live by, and a work fit to live for." Dr. George Sweeting

According to the experts, there are seven steps to take if you wish to extend your stay and live longer, healthier days on earth.

1. Stay active
Once considered an indulgence for a few, regular exercise is now a must for all. By exercising regularly you can do more gradually, greatly benefiting your cardiovascular system, energy level and mental alertness. But don't just create your own exercise program. Ask your doctor to recommend one that's best suited for you.

2. Be optimistic
Physiologically, happiness is a state of mind that is healthy for the body. An optimistic outlook on things will help you make sales, win customer cooperation, gain support from people closest to you - in short, succeed in life and living.

3. Cope with adversity
Adversity, problems, bad things happening are an integral ongoing part of living. If you see the bad things that happen as totally unexpected occurrences, it's easy to sell yourself into believing you are the victim of bad breaks. It's far better to accept the reality that "into each life some rain will fall." You have little or no control over what happens to you. You have complete control over your reaction. It's all a matter of attitude.

4. Reduce your weight
Many people believe it's normal to gain weight as they grow older. This can be a dangerous misconception.

5. Plan significant events
There's nothing more therapeutic than the pursuit of meaningful goals. Studies made of centenarians, those reaching age 100 and beyond, show they have one theme in common -- they have something significant yet to be done. They have something to look forward to -- a motivation for living.

6. Change the pace
Get away from your demanding sales work routine and do something you enjoy. Relief from the day-to-day strains restores the joy of living.

7. Have periodic check-ups
This is an all important first investment in future good health. This is where preventive action begins.
Robust health and a high level of energy - keys to looking and feeling years younger - require more than following a set of rules. It also involves an optimistic, positive state of mind. Scientists are increasingly proving celebrated pianist Arthur Rubinstein was right when he said, "I have found if you love life, life will love you back." Rubinstein lived to be 95.

Jack and Garry Kinder
The KBI Group