🦃 Happy November, Everyone!
Here is a timely way to look at the month of Thanksgiving:
First is the obvious exercise: to list what we’re thankful for in life. Maybe we can go a step deeper with this exercise and also think about this from a mental and physical standpoint. What can you do physically that you are thankful for? What can you do mentally that you are thankful for?
Next, let’s do a fun addition to this exercise: What are you “hungry” for in life? I don’t mean that extra helping of turkey! Think about what you’d like to be able to do with either your body or mind that you can’t do now. If you can think of some good ones, maybe you can build a plan to be able to do these in 2026!
I recently had a conversation with someone about this, and she mentioned having some issues with her knees and general flexibility. I found out her primary exercise included running, a high-impact exercise. I suggested that she might consider several steps, including:
Doing more stretching to help with flexibility.
Adding lower-impact walking exercises like rucking (walking with a backpack) and Nordic walking (walking with poles to simulate cross-country skiing).
Doing more lower-impact, other types of exercise like mini-trampoline or cycling.
Similarly, I’m coaching someone else who set a goal to be more focused on reading longer forms of content like books. She made a plan to do a small amount of reading consistently. I checked in with her recently, and she’s on page 260 of the current book she is reading!
How does this exercise sound to you?
Chris “SparkGuy” Downie
PeopleOne Health Co-founder & Motivation Expert
