{"id":1371,"date":"2010-04-22T10:45:33","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T14:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=1371"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:52","slug":"choice-by-tiny-choice-you-can-change-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2010\/04\/choice-by-tiny-choice-you-can-change-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Choice by Tiny Choice, You Can Change Your Life!"},"content":{"rendered":"
I turned 54 last week. This was a special birthday to me, because there was a time when I did not expect to live this long.
\nWhen I was 28 I had heart problems that landed me in the Cardiac ICU at the Cleveland Clinic. While they tried to get my heart rate under control, my cardiologist introduced me to several older men who had the same arrhythmia, but it had not manifested in them until they were older… and they both nearly died on the spot the first time it happened. I remember him telling me, “you will not live as long as these guys did if you don’t take better care of yourself.” I asked the one guy, “How old are you?” 54. He was 54 and he looked like crap.
\nAt the time, I was overweight, stressed, and had “too many” negative medical indicators. Ugh.
\nSo my ‘scared shitless’ story took root, and I changed my life, one little habit shift at a time:<\/p>\n
And yet…. I realized just last year that I’ve been holding – for many years – the story that “I could die when I’m 54.”<\/em><\/strong> And I’ve been (quietly yet definitely) scared to turn 54. I turned 54 last week. This was a special birthday to me, because there was a time when I did not expect to live this long. When I was 28 I had heart problems that landed me in the Cardiac ICU at the Cleveland Clinic. While they tried to get my heart rate under control, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5789,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[119,228,40],"tags":[88,261,70,304],"class_list":["post-1371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everyday-happiness","category-health","category-practicing-happiness","tag-change-the-world","tag-happiness-is-eating-healthy","tag-managing-change","tag-personal-change","infinite-scroll-item"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAnd now, I’m here. And it’s not so scary after all.
\nAnd I got here one tiny shift, one new practice at a time.
\nAnd, my dear reader, that’s what I hope for you.\u00a0\u00a0 You can change your life, Choice by tiny Choice.<\/p>\nStand Tall. Breathe Deeply. Smile Often!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"