Overcoming Health Challenges
Overcoming health challenges is something most of us face at some point in life. When we face health challenges just about everything in our life is affected. These can be
- our confidence,
- productivity,
- social interactions
- and so on
Very few people want to be around people that make them spend excessive amounts of time and resources. I was always conscious of that. Not that I felt excessively guilty but I knew that those who were looking out for me where taking their time, energy and even money to do so. Time is the most important resource anyone can give.
Health insurance works on the basis of personal responsibility. We contribute in good times into a pot to compensate for other people’s resources (time, money, materials) tied up when a we fall ill. Some insurances go as far as compensating for our own lost productivity.
The National Health Service in the UK works on a similar basis from National Insurance contributions.
Taking a responsible position in overcoming health challenges goes a long way in reducing the length of time we spend facing each challenge.
Here are a few points
###1 Never have a victim mentality
A victim mentality makes you look for sympathy in ways that are often neither required nor necessary. This reduces your determination to overcome your current circumstances.
###2 Honestly evaluate your communication
There are many levels in evaluating your communication. How effective are you in communicating with those trying to help? How effective are you in giving and receiving feedback? How responsive are you to instructions?
###3 Prioritise your activities
Priorities on what you do and how they are done becomes even more important when facing health challenges. Identifying those best placed to delegate to becomes even more vital.
###4 Celebrate your progress
Focusing solely on your progress feeds on itself. Celebrate them and they soon snowball into full recovery.
###5 Chart what works best
When you have finished anything well you are motivated to do better in future. When you chart what works best, you not only get the best of lessons learnt, you may well identify how to avoid meeting the challenges in the first place.
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