Health Counseling is Success Counseling

Posted by Seth on September 23, 2009 under Awakened Health, Enlightened Entrepenuer, Integral Life Practice, Integrative Nutrition, Nutrition, P3E | Read the First Comment

What do health counselors really do?

Basically, they are a bunch of foodies, that are geeked out on health and nutrition and want to share all the cool stuff that they have learned with other people. They get massive results because they have learned the fundamentals of success.

How do they help people?

Health counselors, in this case, graduates from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, are really success counselors. The only way to change habits like diet and lifestyle is to use the great success principles of the ages. Some have used these in business, others in relationships. Health counselors then are organized around health, but are applying the fundamental principles of success.

What are the principles that successful health counselors use?

1. Goal setting – How to set and reach goals
2. Emotional Fitness – How to relate to, work with and direct emotional health
3. Self Love – What do people with high  self-esteem do?
4. Persistence – They teach clients how to keep going when they fail
5. Faith – How do you cultivate belief that you can succeed?
6. Balance – This is the root of health
7. Support – All successful people in any endeavor get support
8. Action – Consistently, Constantly, moving forward
9. Accountability – The client is firmly but lovingly held accountable

You can see that a big part of health counseling has nothing to do with nutrition or exercise, even though those are fundamental to our profession.

If you are looking for a way to improve your health, a health counselor is one of the most qualified people to spend time with. Their education in nutrition is cutting edge. The only school in the world teaching all the major dietary theories. They’ll help you find the diet and lifestyle choices that work for your unique needs. It’s not a “one size fits all” approach.

But more importantly, a health counselor is trained to understand the dynamics of success.

So, if you have succeeded in many areas of life and you understand the foundation of these success principles, and you are ready to get your health up to the level that you want, check out a health counselor.

Click here for the graduate directory to find a health counselor near you.

Seth