My real estate training now includes diet and exercise.  To work the many hours and perform at the highest level, it requires being in good health. 

My day today began at the Mililani YMCA at 6:00am.  Stretching, lifting weights and a nice ride on the stationery bike got me ready to hit the day.  I am sure that some of you started your day in a similar manner.  Until recently the thought of getting up and sweating in the gym was a foreign idea to me.

Last summer I had hit a danger point.  Topping the scales at close to 400 lbs (even at 6'4" that is huge):

• I was breathing hard just from walking up a short flight of stairs.
• I suffered with severe acid reflex.
• I had chronic sleep apnea so bad that the doctors wanted to put an oxygen tank hanging on a C-Papa machine on me.
• The final straw was the day the doctor diagnosed me with diabetes.

I knew I had to do something drastic.  I immediately went on a strict diet supervised by a doctor and a dietician.  Since last summer I have lost enough weight to make another person.

Here is the real point of where I was going with this post.  To be at your best, you need to be in good physical condition.  It will allow you to do a better job at real estate and your personal life.  By improving my health and losing all the weight, I have seen a huge improvement in my energy and concentration.  Potential customers respond to me in a much more positive way and I have a better attitude towards myself and my business.

My wish for all of us in our Active Rain family is you take a little time each day for yourself.  Please take care of your health.  Please do not wait like me until the doctor scares you into doing something positive.  Just remember why we are in this business; it is to improve our family's lifestyle.  Your health is as important as growing your business to do that.

So lace up those sneakers, grab a bottle of water and enjoy a good walk or a visit to the gym.

Aloha from sunny Hawaii.