John Hayes 7/12/21 John Hayes 7/12/21

Own Your Health

It’s easy to say, but for me, harder to do.

I’m of the generation that valued credentials, formal education, and degrees. And with that, I deferred judgment to my healthcare professionals and too much of setting my direction and plans. Yet, intuitively I know that no one cares more about my health than me; it has been more challenging for me to do it.

Until Now.

I just had a health scare that had me in the hospital for five days after feeling poorly for the last eight weeks. Trips to various doctors, inconsistent messages from the doctors, and no specific doctor quarterbacking my care, approach, and plan to find the root cause of the issue.

I finally took matters into my own hands and essentially self-checked into the hospital, finally getting concrete answers, which gave me an excellent foundation for attacking the project.

Own your health plan.

John Hayes 1/21/16 John Hayes 1/21/16

I'm Starting a Meditation Practice

I started using the app. Headspace to begin a meditation ritual. The offer a free 10 minutes for 10 days program that I had heard about on Tim Ferriss' podcast. He continually discussed that a majority of the people he interviewed participated in some kind of regular meditation practice. I thought I would give it a try.

Interesting fact so far is that although I am only on day 2 of the 10 day program, I find my self experiencing a couple of things. First, during the practice and right after I find myself extremely nervous and anxious. This is completely opposite of what I expected. After doing a bit of research it seems like this, although is not common does occur. It is most likely the fact that I am becoming more mindful or aware of my feelings and some inner anxiety. Interesting. Most resources suggest that the anxiety will subside after I deepen my awareness and acceptance of it. I actually become more relaxed and calm after about 10 to 15 minutes after finishing.

I'm starting a meditation practice in the hopes of slowing down. My over-analyzing brain needs a break. I'll update you on my progress after my 10 days us up.