52 Small Changes Quotes

“Easing into change helps make it seem less overwhelming and more manageable.”
― Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You

“Realize This Is Not Rocket Science.”
― Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You

“Forgiveness: No one is perfect, including you. Your friends and loved ones at some point or another will disappoint you, and you them. Just as you would want them to understand and forgive your imperfections, it’s important that you do the same in return.”
― Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You

“Toxic relationships often go hand-in-hand with negativity. If an individual makes you feel bad about yourself, what you do, or how you are as a person, then the person is toxic. Toxic people can show their negative qualities by being competitive, manipulative, narcissistic, judgmental, jealous, disrespectful, or insincere. Toxic people often make others feel bad in order to feel better about themselves.”
― Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You

“in Part III. Here you’ll find helpful trackers, templates, and other tools to support you through the process. I highly recommend you use these to keep you motivated and help you stay on track during the program. A Holistic Approach A happy, healthy lifestyle requires more than eating a healthy diet or being active. It requires that you address several aspects of life. To illustrate, let’s take a look at Diane. A few years ago, Diane was suffering from tension headaches and migraines, and frequently resorted to a dark bedroom to alleviate the pain. Her immune system was weak, causing her to frequently get colds and sinus infections. And she felt sluggish or too tired to engage in any kind of activity. She was desperate”
― Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You

“into your lifestyle. Each week that follows, you’ll move onto a new change, while still incorporating the changes from previous weeks. By the end of a year, you’ll have mastered 52 changes that’ll ultimately result in a happier, healthier you. Although these small changes will take some work, focusing on one per week will help to make them more manageable, and more importantly, more permanent. For some of the changes, I’ve also provided an Extra Credit”
― Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill”
― Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You

“Did You Know? The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska, the Challenger space shuttle disaster, and the Chernobyl nuclear accident have all been attributed to human errors in which sleep deprivation played a role.”
― Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You

“Taking a proactive approach to living healthy today will prevent the need to be reactive tomorrow.”
― Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You

“Many of us yearn for instant gratification, and when something takes too long, we give up or move on.”
― Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You

“The secret to making change that lasts is to acknowledge and accept that change takes time and that patience during the process is essential.”
― Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You

“Drink decaffeinated herbal tea. “Bedtime Tea” by Yogi Tea is especially tasty.”
― Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You

“Drink a glass of water before every meal and every snack. Not only will this help you get your prescribed amount of water for the day, but it will also fill you up before meals, preventing you from overeating.”
― Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You