Eating for Profit - How Food Impacts Your Bottom Line

I must confess that I was teaching what I'm about to share before I practiced it myself. As they say, "teach what you need to learn"; that was certainly true for me. I'm pleased now to share this with you from a place of real, bonafide experience. What I'm about to tell you has changed my life in a more profound way then just about anything else I've ever learned.

I've had a long history of "mental illness" as they call it. Mild bi-polar, depression, and add just to name a few. I've been diagnosed with all of them at one time or another. For the most part, I've been grateful to all of this mental trauma, because it has caused me go to these deep dark places inside and helped me really search for peace . I remember Eckart Tolle said that the ones of us who are in more pain are closer to enlightenment , because we have a reason to seek it. I'd say that's about right.

Being an entrepreneur will call forth strength and wisdom you have inside like nothing else can. It will also "force" you to integrate parts of yourself: Your left and right brain; your mind, body and spirit; your inner child and your true self, just to name a few. You will need all of these parts of yourself working with you to be truly successful: meaning that you have money, free time, and you're living with passion and purpose.

I believe this is why 90% of businesses can't make it off the ground, because they're lacking integration. Most entrepreneurs just want to do their craft without any attention to detail or the marketing of their craft - and I'm sorry, that just doesn't work well. Some want to inspire others, but they don't take care of themselves. Integration takes practice and perspective, but today I'm going to share one essential piece of this puzzle that has changed my life in a way I can feel physically, emotionally, and mentally faster than anything I've ever done.

What I'm writing to you about today is nutrition . As I'm writing this, I'm stopping to take a bite of my delicious lunch salad that includes: swiss chard, rosemary, basil, spinach, kale, parsley, arugula, spring greens, tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes, yellow bell pepper, leeks, cucumber, olive oil, lemon, and this "salad booster" seasoning that I get in the raw food section of Whole Foods with seven different super foods in it. Now, just imagine how I feel after eating that?

Since I'm inclined to have wacky brain chemistry, I started to take an interest in how food affects that. Food is so important and vital to good brain chemistry, being happy, having an optimistic attitude and having energy. I can now say from experience that I feel more like "myself" than ever before in my life. It's truly amazing.

How does this effect your bottom line? THINK ABOUT IT. What do you need to make more money? You need energy, an uplifting attitude , clarity, and focus, right? Of course! If you are starting your day with a cup of coffee and a bagel, you're not headed that way.

This is not what you want when you have your own business. You want to start your day with cleansing your body, moving your body, and good first meal that will set you up for a whole day of inspired action and groundedness.

Here are some pointers I suggest:

1. Drink 20 - 30 oz of water when you first wake up. Try some water with a little bit of lemon, honey, and aloe vera juice to jumpstart your body's cleansing processes.

2. Exercise for at least 20 minutes every day. If you take a day or two a week off from " exercise " then sit and do some stretching and deep breathing.

3. Start the day off with a healthy shake. It has been shown that protein in the morning can help your focus all day, but you also need vitamins and minerals and healthy fats. No better way to do this than with a shake. It's also SUPER easy on your digestion which will keep you high energy for 3 - 4 hours. I have a fantastic recipe I use for mine (stay away from slim fast & related products, they're full of refined sugar, that's a no-no.)

I'll share my recipe with you, enjoy:

1 can of coconut juice (Amy & Brian's)

Some water (enough to blend everything good)

1 oz of mangosteen juice (or mangosteen/noni blend) (big thing costs about $20 but lasts a while)

1 teaspoon of raw cacao nibs

1 tablespoon of blackstrap molasses

2 tablespoons goji berries

1/2 teaspoon of ground flax seed

1 teaspoon of raw coconut oil

2 teaspoons of hemp protein powder

1/2 teaspoon of bee pollen (please read about this when you buy it - you have to build up to that over a week or two, and careful of allergies)

Fruit:

1/2 cup (or so) of fresh blueberries

More berries are good, fresh is good but I like some frozen fruit for texture. I use a frozen berry blend (raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries, and strawberries)

1 teaspoon green super-food powder (includes Spirulina, blue/green alge, etc

This will give you more nutrition than the average person gets in a month. Every single one of these foods is amazing! Care for your body, it's an essential key to your happiness , health, and wealth!