One Small Step In The Right Direction
Want to change your life for the better? Feeling fed up, tired and out of shape? In this episode of The Interesting Health & Safety Podcast, Colin shares how he worked his way out of his lowest point in life and gives key pointers on how you can also work to change and improve your lifestyle by making simple changes to daily routine. Going from 19st 3lbs, drinking heavily and eating a lot of junk food, Colin now lives each day in the habit of working out daily, eating healthy and is over a stone lighter.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Realisation. You need to wake up and realise that the way are you are living your lifestyle is not healthy for you and you need to say to yourself, this needs to stop.
When it comes to changing to a healthier lifestyle, this doesn’t mean you need to stop seeing your friends or completely stop eating unhealthy food, you should still treat yourself in moderation and you shouldn’t beat yourself up about it.
Put systems in place to make the small changes to your diet, such as planning your meals for the week, doing the weekly shop on one day and sticking to a set menu will help you to get into the routine of eating healthier food.
Exercise. You may not be the type to go to a local gym or join a sports team, but that shouldn’t stop you from caring about your health. Colin lays out his simple, yet super effective morning routine which you can do absolutely anywhere, even in the comfort of your own home.
BEST MOMENTS
“We’ve got to change things”
“Let’s stop that, let’s put a plan together, let’s cook for the week, buy the ingredients”
“Only buy 2 things from a petrol station. Water and apples.”
“In the morning, I’ll do 100 press ups, 100 sit ups and 100 squats.”
“I felt pretty good because I had just done something just a little bit differently”
“We’re all starting to get excited and build things in the right direction”
“Get your own head right, get your own personal value correct”
“Spend quality time with your family, with yourself and with your business”
HOST BIO:
‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’
This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry.
Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.
He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.
Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&S consultancies to become better businesses.
Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.
He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought after health and safety speaker and trainer.
He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
