Will 2016 be the year we put ourselves first?

Jan. 22, 2016 - PRLog -- The Swede and Quality of life Expert Pia Webb has been featured in the news globally with her thoughts on the 6 hour working day that is being trialled in Sweden. People are now showing an interest in her wisdom, e.g why does she suggest we should all put ourselves first?

She writes in the revolutionary self-help book, Improve Your Own Quality of Life the Swedish Way, that we all need to realise that we are all responsible for our own life. You can’t blame someone else for how we live. If you are not satisfied with your current situation, you can simply do something about it. No one else will do it for you. We all have the power within us to reflect and start making more conscious decisions in everything we do. All it takes is one step in the right direction.

Pia's understanding of human condition, well-being and organisational success is due to her own success, adversity and a period of great grief. This led to Pia finding her own inner strength and in turn wanting to share what she had found with others, so they too can turn their lives around. Putting yourself first helps you to take control of your own life by making more conscious decisions.

“I consider myself to practice what I preach to 80 percent. I invest in my own quality of life by taking time out to reflect on what’s important to me and then act by making a conscious decision. When I stop, reflect, and act consciously, I get a great feeling that I am in control of my own life, I feel empowered!” says Pia Webb

The backbone of her book is a coaching tool based on her own experience in life which has been the foundation upon which people have managed to restructure their lives - from a drug addict facing a bleak future to a business leader on the brink of a burn out. It is a unique tool that is so "ingenious in its simplicity that it can be applied to every aspect of life, from relationships to job and career" (quote from Maria Torshall, chief editor of the Swedish Health Magazine “Hälsa”).

What would happen if we all put ourselves first? Would you dare to take up the challenge and try it out today? What could you do today that would make you feel more in control of your own life?

Get inspired by the example below:

• Get inspired by listening to the Radio interview with Pia Webb on "PRI's the World", USA (http://www.piawebb.com/1/20/in-the-news/) (http://www.piawebb.com/1/20/in-the-news/). First step: I will listen to it right now!
• Spend more time with my family. First step: I'll turn the phone off when I come home from work tomorrow.
• Teach myself to say NO - First step: I'm going to practice only saying YES to the things that I really want to do today.

Are you motivated to take up the challenge? What will your first step be? Write down your thoughts and start to act.

"With small steps in the right direction, you can create big improvements to your own quality of life" says Pia Webb