DeMarco and Nick are both high performers, and most days we just feel like we aren’t getting enough done. Usually our careers are of the highest priority. For most high performers, getting work done each day is actually the number one goal. Next, family falls in line if it's not the first priority. Health and wellness will often fall to the wayside unfortunately. We all make the excuse that if we weren't so busy, we would workout more, eat healthier, and take more time for spirituality. The truth is that we do have time for all of this in one day, but we need to take a strategic approach to get it all in. This episode will be about taking control of your life to become more efficient in your day to day while integrating more health and wellness.

Step 1: Realign your priorities

You need to be honest with what your main priorities are in life right now. List out what your average day looks like and compare it to what you want. Are the two lists congruent? Are they way off? Have you been lying to yourself about what your priorities are?

Step 2: What is your commitment level

Where does health and wellness fall in? How committed are you to sacrificing one of your priorities for health and wellness? How much time are you willing to spend on health and wellness each day? Is it every other day? Is it once a week?

Step 3: Map out a wellness initiative and get creative with your time

What do you want to work on first? Is it diet, exercise, meditation/prayer, a combination of all of them?

If its diet, can you find convenient healthy choices daily that are within budget and in a close proximity? Do you need to start cooking more? Maybe spend 1 or 2 days a week meal prepping so you don’t have to cook every day for lunch and dinner.

If its exercise, think about how you can maximize your time spent working out? Only have 30 minutes to spare? Try circuit training and prioritize what you want went stepping foot in the gym. Don’t have a gym? You can still workout in 30 minutes at home or outside. Don’t take breaks and push yourself! There are so many creative in home workouts you can look up on line. The biggest hurdle is starting, not doing.

For mental health, start with 10 minutes a day meditating/praying. That’s all it takes. Everyone has 10 minutes.

Step 4: Combine your wellness initiative with other priorities

Want to spend more time with your kids or family after work? Try cooking with them to create a fun and binding experience. Go outside and play a fun sport or recreational activity with them.

There are so many ways to get creative and combine priorities to maximize time each day.

We all waste time each day on things that don’t benefit us. Whether it's social media or netflix, we could all be better with sedentary consumption. Track your time spent on things that don’t fit into your everyday priorities. Are you willing to sacrifice 2 days a week of that for health and wellness?