“Man sacrifices his health to make money, then sacrifices his money to recuperate his health.” - Dalai Lama
You’ve spent decades adding to your 401k. Your company is matching it and it’s growing like a weed! You watch it, buy stocks, gain more equity in your company and home, move money around to yield higher returns…
You’re on track to retire at 65 and buy that winter home in Palm Springs!
Life. Is. Good. For now…
You’re in your 60’s now and ready for retirement, to work on the house, travel the world, and really enjoy the rest of your amazing life!
But wait…you forgot one very important factor - your body.
Energy levels and Testosterone are depleted, you can't get hard, blood pressure is high, sarcopenia (loss of muscle) has been eating away at you for the last 20 + years since you've not stimulated the muscle or eaten enough good nutrients, your knees are killing you and you're totally out of breath going up the stairs... Now you’re freefalling into older age.
You feel 85.
You decide now is probably a good time to get your diet together and start to try and exercise more. But it’s really hard because you haven’t considered this in so long. Or ever...
Luckily you’ve got all that money saved up that you’re going to need in order to get the care you could have otherwise avoided. And you'll spend it on the really nice hotel in Bali since you won't be able to leave it to go on hikes, explore the ocean and discover nature in new ways. Things are sagging more than ever so you won't take off your shirt to go in the pool.
You're tired, weak, overweight, easily injured, disease prone, and sad...at a time that SHOULD be the prime of your life.
“Time is one of our most precious assets, but since our bodies are actually within our control, and are what dictate the quality of our time, our bodies become our MOST important asset.” - Coach Zach
If you think it’s important to add to your financial bank, know that your health bank is infinitely more valuable.
I’m saving in both - I want to be financially secure AND have an amazing body that rides like a dream.
So…when are you going to start building your health future? What are you waiting for?
Xoxo,
Your Health Assets Manager