This article is the latest installment in EBN’s BeneFIT Success series, which chronicles employers’ and employees’ wellness triumphs. The entire series is available at ebn.benefitnews.com, keywords “benefit success series.”
We’ve all heard the story. One day some unfortunate guy at work unexpectedly dies of a heart attack. We are shocked. He was too young. He had a family. He was a great guy. However, as our respectful consideration of his life subsides, we privately focus on the fact that he was overweight, had poor eating habits, smoked and never exercised. As we begin to identify with him and his bad habits, we pause right at the brink of resolving to change and slowly shift our thoughts to something else. We are certain that we are not like that guy and that his miserable fate will not be ours. (Read more about this thought process and how to reverse it to achieve wellness success in “5 cycles of change and how they affect health habits” in EBN October.)
