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Health Pays

Good fitness means good business.

The new trend in the business world is health. Companies worldwide are encouraging their employees to be active and healthy. The intention is not only to improve the employee's health, but also lower health-related costs of the company including sick time, health insurance premiums, etc. I have noticed that there has been a big push to help individuals quit smoking. Do you smoke? If you do, there is a good chance that your company will help you quit. In the past, IBM shelled out cold hard cash to its employees that quit smoking cold turkey. Health pays, and it pays in more ways than one.

Smoking is among the worst vices that one can have. It slowly eats away at your capacity to live. Going up the stairs gets harder and harder. You wake up every morning with a very unattractive cough. It takes you forever to get rid of a cold. The list goes on and on.

The reality of life is that we all have and need coping mechanisms. Coping mechanisms are things that we do to cope with stress and anxiety. My coping mechanisms include Diet Coke, golf, biking, television, video games, Texas Hold 'em, road trips, music, etc. I believe that what you choose to have as coping mechanisms will determine your quality of life and your success in life, so choose wisely. Many people turn to alcohol, smoking, drugs, or other self-destructive activities to relieve stress and anxiety. What are your coping mechanisms?

Be smart. Don't let your coping mechanisms ruin or rip away from your potential. Make better choices. In the meantime, game on.

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