The Joy in Business

10Pay Your R.E.N.T. Every Day!

• Q. How do you live in the House of Glad?
• A. You must pay your R.E.N.T. every day!

Rest, Exercise, Nutrition, and Thoughts

R.E.N.T. stands for rest, exercise, nutrition, and thoughts.

To live in the House of Glad, you must pay your R.E.N.T. every day! If you blow the R.E.N.T., you may find yourself evicted from the House of Glad and living in less desirable conditions. Think about this for a minute. How do you feel when you are tired? What happens to your thoughts, your actions? Most people when tired find that it takes two or three times longer to do something and they make three to five more mistakes. This does not make for a House of Glad experience! What about lack of exercise? Do you ever start to feel sluggish when you get too busy or lazy to exercise? What about nutrition? What choices do you make on how to fuel your body? Your thoughts need to be fueled as well.

Let’s dissect the R.E.N.T. formula to see how it can best work for you. Your emotional and physical well-being start with rest.

Rest

“The amount of rest required for most people is 5 minutes more!”

What happens to you when you’re tired? Do you become upset easily? Feel overwhelmed? Anxious? Frustrated? Rest is one of the most important factors in living a House of Glad life. Here are three ways to get the rest that leads to greater future success:

1. Take a Purple Break. As explained in detail in Chapter 1, the Purple Break is a quick and practical way to rejuvenate. It’s when ...