What does optimal performance feel like? How do you feel when you're performing 'at your best'?

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For many of us the answer would be a combination of energy, focus and good mood. If you're interested in being healthier then you should focus on these things because not only will you feel healthier immediately, but you'll also then have more energy and drive to stick to whatever other health programs or objectives you're setting yourself.

To achieve these kinds of small improvements, the best strategy to take is to focus on making small, cumulative changes that will build up over time. By gradually improving yourself with smaller goals you will find each change is easier to make and that you experience less resistance. These small changes then add up and provide you with more large scale success.

So what are some little changes you can make to start enjoying more energy, drive and health right now? Here are just a few:

- Swap your coffee for a health drink – Do you drink coffee every morning on the way to work? Not only is this likely to cause tolerance and dependence for caffeine (making you groggier in the mornings) but it also means you'll be missing out on the opportunity to get some health drinks in you. Try swapping this for a vegetable juice and see how much better you feel for all those vitamins and minerals.

- Remove the sugar from your tea – This will not only reduce your calories and carbohydrate intake, it will also help you to get rid of your sweet tooth.

- Set the alarm forward 10 minutes – Ten minutes more sleep makes all the difference in the world. It's hard to convince yourself to go to bed earlier, but giving yourself an extra ten minutes in the morning can make all the difference.

- Sit at the table when you eat – Sit at the sofa when you eat and you'll feel lethargic and not want to get up.

- Swap your socks – It sounds funny, but swap your socks for fresh ones halfway through the day and you feel energized!

- Take calls outside – If you're on your mobile why not use this opportunity to pace around a little and get some fresh air? Just a little fresh air makes a huge difference.

- Wear brighter colors – Bright colors make others see you as more energetic, which means they treat you as more energetic, which makes you more energetic. That's the law of attraction in process…
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