Intention

“Preventative care is cheaper than reactive care, but it requires intention.” I read that on Hebba Youssef’s email blast yesterday.

Hebba (I say that like I know her, I don’t) is the owner of “I Hate it Here” (https://hateithere.co). She is a blunt and funny Human Resources expert who tells it like it is and gives HR professionals comfort knowing we aren’t alone in this world.

Yesterday’s email from Hebba wrote about the hidden cost of healthcare in overall employee costs. Maybe because I was reading it waiting for my doctor to come in, but the above quoted language hit me. It’s both obvious and mandatory.

Good health requires INTENTION! So does good HR. Now some people, despite their very best efforts will not be able to be as healthy as they deserve to be. SOME PEOPLE, despite knowing what HR and workplace policies must be followed, ignore them out of ego or other reasons. However, as someone who was once morbidly obese and who has since run 59 marathons … and as the same person who has honestly been really disgusted with life for the past couple of years and is now in therapy trying to move forward, good acts require INTENTION.

If you want to improve your physical or mental health, be intentional about it. Changes from the negative WILL NOT come by accident.

And if you want straight talk about work and work trends, I definitely recommend signing up for Hebba’s blog.