Thursday, April 8, 2010

Health & Wealth Behavior Change Strategies

Rutgers Cooperative Extension is launching a new online Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ Challenge called the “SSHW Spring 2010 Challenge.”

When? Five week program held from Sunday, April 11 through May 15th.
How much does it cost? It's free.
What do I get? You may learn a new strategy for improving your health and/or wealth AND prizes will be awarded for participants with the highest point totals.
How do you sign up? Enroll online at the website.

The Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ program was designed to motivate participants to take action to improve their lives. There are 25 behavior change strategies that each come with a fact/information sheet with "action steps" and a worksheet, allowing you to apply the strategy to your life.

It is recommended that each person choose up to 3 or 4 strategies from the below menu. Choosing any more may become overwhelming and ineffective.

Here is the menu of strategies to choose from:
1. Track Your Current Behavior
2. Unload Your Childhood Baggage
3. Put Your Mind to It
4. Commit to Making a Change
5. Defy Someone or Defy the Odds
6. Think Balance-Not Sacrifice
7. Control Your Destiny
8. Make Progress Every Day
9. Get Help and Be Accountable
10. Meet Yourself Halfway
11. Say “No” to Super-Sizing
12. Convert Consumption Into Labor
13. Compare Yourself With Recommended Benchmarks
14. Use Easy Frames of Reference
15. Automate Good Habits and Create Templates
16. Live “The Power of 10”
17. Take Calculated Risks and Conquer Your Fears
18. Appreciate Teachable Moments and Wake-Up Calls
19. Weigh the Costs and Benefits of Changing
20. Step Down to Change
21. Kick It Up a Notch
22. Control Your Environment
23. Monitor Your Progress and Reward Success
24. Expect Obstacles and Prepare For Relapses
25. Set a Date and Get Started…Just Do It!

To learn more about each and to download the corresponding worksheets, visit the SSHW website and scroll down.

This can be a great way to take charge of your health and/or wealth situation and kick start your spring!

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