Committing to Self

Overview/Description
 "The man who has no inner life is the slave of his surroundings," opined Henri Frederic Amiel. As business and family and other pressures of modern life gang up on us, we tend to get caught up in "life in the fast lane," where we often find ourselves eating on the run, foregoing exercise, rarely making the time to relax and catch our breath. In the short time it takes to complete this course, the fifth in the series "Achieving Balance in Your Professional and Personal Life," you will discover the keys to a lifestyle that will not only make you more efficient, better directed, and successful in your professional life, but bring a complementary improvement in your personal life as well. You'll achieve this by analyzing your present dietary habits and exploring tips from expert nutritionists, assessing the best form of exercise for yourself, and recognizing how to recharge your batteries in the long and short term.

Target Audience
 Anyone interested in improving the personal and professional development process.

Expected Duration
3.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Good Housekeeping

  • recognize the importance of the effects that different food habits have on health and behavior.
  • identify factors in a nutritious diet.
  • identify the connections among food, body chemistry, and behavior.
  • specify the effects that food additives and chemicals have upon health and disposition.

    • Elbow Grease

  • recognize the importance of physical exercise.
  • identify factors in creating physical fitness.
  • identify factors in aerobic exercise.
  • identify the factors in walking for exercise.

    • Getting Away

  • recognize the value of activities that allow everyday pressures to be put aside.
  • identify the factors in traveling.
  • specify the elements of hobbies.
  • identify the components of humor.
  • choose the factors of work and play.

    • Home Alone

  • recognize the value in discovering the body, mind, and spirit.
  • specify practices that aid in physical relaxation.
  • identify processes of mental relaxation.
  • choose factors in creating spirituality.

    • Course Number: PD0115