Free Chapter―Professor M.S. Rao’s Book “Self-Care: Stay Younger and Live Longer”

Dear friends,

I am excited to share with you that I co-authored a book on health and wealth, and it is titled “Stay Younger and Live Longer.” Here are the details about the book with a free chapter. I would appreciate it if you could share your thoughts about this book on social media channels, including Meta, X, LinkedIn, and Google+.

About The Book

"He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden." —Plato

This book shares the authors' years of experience in health, fitness, food, nutrition, cooking, modeling, and beauty. It explores self-care and explains leading a healthy lifestyle. It defines the perfect day and implores us to build character to become a champion. It explains attitude, encourages participation in physical activities and events, and advises making fitness an integral part of life. It emphasizes eating a variety of foods to stay healthy. It lists the foods to eat to boost your memory power. It outlines tips to improve your image and offers techniques to become a successful model. It calls you to eat to live, not live to eat. It outlines tips, tools, and techniques to stay younger and live longer. It elaborates on the causes, effects, and remedies for depression. It offers tools and techniques to prevent suicidal thoughts to build a blissful, peaceful, and prosperous world.

This is a book on life leadership outlining health, food, nutrition, fitness, modeling, and beauty, and is written from a practitioner’s perspective. You can easily toss the book into a briefcase or purse and read here and there as time allows. It is a quick reference guide for all learners, leaders, and entrepreneurs.

About The Authors

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D., is a 21st-Century Philosopher & the Father of “Soft Leadership.” He is an International Leadership Guru and the Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India. He has forty-four years of diversified experience, including military, and is the author of fifty-five books, including the bestselling ‘See the Light in You’ URL: https://www.amazon.com/See-Light-You-Spiritual-Mindfulness/dp/1949003132. He is a columnist and an author-at-large at Entrepreneur. He has published over 300 papers and articles in prestigious international publications, including Leader to Leader, Thunderbird International Business Review, Strategic HR Review, Development and Learning in Organizations, Industrial and Commercial Training, On the Horizon, and Entrepreneur magazine. He is a soldier, entrepreneur, editor, educator, author, explorer, enlightener, thinker, writer, researcher, mentor, motivator, professor, reformer, traveler, blogger, storyteller, volunteer, activist, futurist, analyst, strategist, and coach. He is a C-Suite advisor and global keynote speaker. He brings a strategic eye and long-range vision, given his multifaceted professional experience including military, teaching, training, research, consultancy, and philosophy. He is passionate about serving and making a difference in the lives of others. He trains a new generation of leaders through leadership education and publications. He hopes to build one million students as global leaders by 2030. URL: http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com/2014/12/professor-m-s-raos-vision-2030-one_31.html. He volunteers for peace activities, advocates gender equality (#HeForShe), and builds students globally. He invests his time in authoring books and blogging on executive education, learning, and leadership. Most of his work is free of charge on his four blogs, including http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com. He is a prolific author and a dynamic, energetic, and inspirational leadership speaker. He can be reached at profmsr14@gmail.com.

M. Padmavathy is an award-winning author, image consultant, expert chef, and beautician.

 

1 – Lead a Healthy Lifestyle

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly. There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth: not going all the way, and not starting.” ―Gautama Buddha

Throughout my life, I cared for my health and enjoyed going to the gym regularly. When I was 15 years old, I started to run since my dream was to join the Indian Air Force and serve my nation. Although I was underweight and short in height, with health issues including asthma, I went to a nearby playground and ran regularly to achieve physical fitness as per the requirements of the military. Through my hard work and persistence, I achieved basic fitness and joined the Indian Air Force when I was 18 years old. After joining, I underwent rigorous military training and improved my height a little bit, and achieved my physical fitness. Whenever and wherever I had an opportunity, I went to the gym in the Indian Air Force units to do the workout. After leaving the service, I continued going to the gym regularly. So I am basically a fitness freak and a health-conscious person. I joined the faculty in an educational institution to shape students as leaders. I acquired my Ph.D. in soft skills in 2011 and became a professor. I started to author books after I became a faculty member and continued authoring books because I got a positive response from my publishers and readers. I published 55 books in various categories, including personality development, success, gender, learning, leadership, and executive coaching. One day, when I was going to the gym, an idea flashed into my mind to author a book on health and fitness. I believe that I am the right person to author a book of this genre to benefit readers. Subsequently, my wife, Padmavathy, came on board as she is an image consultant, a beautician, and an expert chef. We also included those aspects. Now the book is in your hands, outlining health, wealth, food, nutrition, cooking, and beauty. Welcome to Self-Care: Stay Younger and Live Longer. 

Healthy Lifestyle

A healthy lifestyle is essential to lead a happy and exciting life. The rapid growth in technology has brought threats and opportunities to humankind. It has connected humans globally and brought comforts to them. At the same time, it has posed health challenges to humans, including anxiety and depression. Therefore, there is an urgent need to emphasize a healthy lifestyle to ensure the happiness and progress of the human race in the right direction.

A healthy lifestyle includes eating sensibly with the right foods in the right proportions, exercising your body, associating with positive people, adding value to yourself, and making a difference in the lives of others. In fact, there are three symptoms of good health, such as good appetite, sound sleep, and free motion. If people possess them, they are leading a healthy life. Here are some tips in your arsenal to lead a healthy lifestyle.

• Express your gratitude early morning when you get up from bed, and take feedback every day before you go to bed.
• Take proper care of your body. Eat right. Exercise every day. Sleep adequately.
• Eat with your family members. Avoid gadgets and television viewing while eating. Chew food properly to ensure effective digestion. Avoid taking excessive salt because it can cause strokes and heart attacks.
• Acquire a positive, right, and strong attitude. Surround yourself with positive people. Spread positivity. Inspire the people around you. Add value to others.
• Set short-term and long-term goals. Focus on them clearly. Be productive, patient and persistent. 
• Follow your passion. Acquire new skills and abilities. Read great books. Read one book in a week.
• Create multiple sources of income to achieve financial stability and security. 
• Be frugal, but don’t be cheap. Save for a rainy day.
• Avoid carrying emotional baggage.
• Use technology wisely. Shed outdated technology and wed modern technology. Avoid information overload.
• Maintain a gratitude journal and express your gratitude every day.
• Be simple, humble, and noble.

Lead Your Life on Four Pillars

To summarize, eat right, exercise regularly. Drink 8 glasses of water a day. Sleep 8 hours every day. Work 8 hours five days a week. Connect with your family members emotionally. Travel to unwind. Follow your passion. Pursue a hobby. Participate in nonprofits. Add value to others to build a better world. Make a difference. Pass on your baton to the next generation. Leave your legacy. To conclude, lead your life based on four pillars—health, wealth, love, and happiness to provide meaning and leave your legacy.

Link to purchase copies on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1966837437

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“Things You Don’t Know about Professor M. S. Rao” http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com/2015/10/things-you-dont-know-about-professor-m.html.

Read my ‘Vision 2030 One Million Global Leaders’ URL: http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com/2014/12/professor-m-s-raos-vision-2030-one_31.html

Note: I had a brain hemorrhage. I was in bed for five months. My right hand has been numb and paralyzed. I am recovering. Thanks for empathizing with me. With gratitude. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFJrSRLHPUk&ab_channel=ProfessorM.S.Rao

Life is great!

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.

Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India

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