1. A bill approved in California worth noting…
California becomes the first U.S. state to ban the use of four chemical food additives (brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red dye No. 3) due to potential health issues connected to these chemicals. These are commonly found in candies and soda, and this ban will affect over 12,000 products. I have said for decades…. to actually cure cancer, we must eliminate the things that are causing cancer. This bill, if approved (I am sure there will be a huge legal battle involving the companies selling these products) will go into effect in 2027. Definitely a step in the right direction, but seems odd that we can know that products are causing health issues, yet allow them to remain on the shelves and in our food for four more years. Crazy! Read more about this by clicking here.
2. Concept I’ve been thinking about this week…
It is easy to get hung up on outcomes. We often measure our success by the outcomes we achieve. I reminded myself this week that we have little control over the outcomes in our life. What we do have control over is our actions. So, when thinking about actions versus outcomes, we need to focus on setting goals surrounding our actions, not our outcomes. A salesperson may set a goal of 50 sales this month. The problem is that they cannot force a person to buy what they are selling. They do not control the number of sales. What they CAN control is their actions that increase the odds of more sales. A better goal would be to make 75 calls per day, visit 5 potential new customers per day, or improve their knowledge about the product they are selling. These metrics are within their control. They can measure whether or not they were successful at the end of the month by what they did…by the ACTION they took. Saying you want to be a better mother or father is an outcome. Saying that you are going to spend more quality time with your kids, being more open and honest with them, and/or teaching them new skills are all actions. Start focusing more on your actions rather than outcomes. Actions are more measurable, more within your control, and ultimately lead to the OUTCOMES you desire.
3. Tasty (and not-so-healthy) food I had last week…
I seldom eat breakfast (as I am a huge fan of intermittent fasting), but LOVE breakfast foods. About a decade ago, someone told me about “the best breakfast sandwich ever.” They said it was at a bakery called 8 Sisters Bakery along I-71 near Columbus, Ohio, in a town called Mt. Gilead. I’ve been wanting that sandwich for over ten years. Well.. I FINALLY GOT ONE! It’s called the Amish Grand Slam, and it was AMAZING!!! (Two eggs, bacon, sausage, cheese, lettuce, tomato, signature sauce, on a toasted home-style bun.) Was it healthy? Nope. Do I care? Nope. Oh… and we shared a chocolate-frosted cream-filled Long John donut and some other maple-frosted, nut-filled pastry. Yep… I had a donut. Possibly the unhealthiest, highest sugar meal I’ve had in years… BUT I’ve wanted to make that 1 hour and 45-minute trip back down there ever since. Why am I sharing this? Many of you think I never eat junk, or I am super strict with my diet. I eat very well most of the time, but occasionally you’ve got to splurge. I’ll attach pics of the sandwich, donut, and the bakery below. This was absolutely the best breakfast sandwich and donut I have ever had. So, was it worth it? AB-SO-LUTELY!