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Getting a Jump on 2009 With LoneStart
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New Year. New Challenges. New Opportunities.
We'll soon put 2008 behind us - and begin
2009 with high expectations and renewed
enthusiasm for what we can accomplish in the
coming year.
We all start the New Year optimistic that
"this will be the year." It's why we make
resolutions - to lose weight, to quit
smoking, to save more, to be more
responsible, to plan for the future, to do
those things we know are the right things to do.
LoneStart too has plans for 2009. We're in
business just as you are, and
we understand that in mid-November there's a
real tendency to put off any new projects
until the New Year. (That's why January is one
of our busiest months.) We also know
that for some programs and some projects
timing is everything and that now is the
right time to lay the groundwork for an
employee wellness initiative.
If one of your objectives for 2009 is to trim
your organization's
financial waistline, you know that one path
to that goal is to get your
employees to trim their
waistlines, and as the New Year approaches,
the timing couldn't be better. As a recipient
of our monthly e-newsletter, "Wellness in the
Workplace," you've read plenty of articles
about the multiple benefits, in
addition to a solid R.O.I., that accrue when
you initiate a positive, open-ended wellness
strategy, (especially a
proven, cost-effective, turnkey strategy such
as ours).
Here's why now is
the time to get ready to launch the LoneStart
Wellness Team Esteem Challenge in
January:
- January is a proven time to
psychologically support your employees'
readiness to make health a lasting and
achievable resolution for the New Year.
- It takes about a month before the "Start
Presentation" to build interest. We provide
posters, flyers, envelope stuffers and
prepared press releases - all customized with
your logo and contact information. We'll also
work with the Facilitator or your Wellness
Team to establish the details for the Team
Esteem Wellness Challenge incentives.
- We want your chosen facilitator to have
time to become familiar with the LoneStart
Strategy, and to this end we provide a
comprehensive Facilitator Training Handbook
on CD-ROM as well as unlimited phone and
email support.
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Getting Started
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We'll hold one or more "Start Meetings" to
get your 63-Day Team Esteem Challenge
underway. These meetings are informative,
positive and fun. Our goal is to maximize
enthusiasm for and participation in your
wellness initiative. Once we have you up and
running, we'll provide 9 weekly Participant
Bulletins containing helpful tips,
information on nutrition, ways to get active,
success stories and weekly
recipes (additional recipes are available on
our website). Your facilitator will have
unlimited access to information and support
throughout the initiative. In fact, once you
become a LoneStart client, you will continue
to be supported with periodic bulletins,
posters and flyers to keep you working
toward your new, sustainable Culture of
Wellness. This support is provided free of
charge.
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Teamwork
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If this is your first wellness initiative or
if you have tried other strategies, have
under-performing programs already in place or
have underutilized wellness facilities, we
will use what we know about affecting
behavior change to jumpstart your employee
wellness efforts. We apply established
principles of behavioral science to
challenge, support and motivate your
employees to make modest but meaningful
improvements in their lifestyle choices.
Central to this strategy is teamwork.
We know that identity with a team improves
and sustains high performance and yields
organizational benefits including improved
morale, communication and a sense of mission.
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Breaking Through
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LoneStart is out to make 2009 the
"breakthrough" year when we all work toward
creating a new and sustainable culture of
wellness. When you show your employees that
you value
them by offering a positive, proactive
wellness initiative, you'll find that
multiple benefits begin to accrue to your
organization. Wellness, like some illness, is
contagious. When your employees prove to
themselves that they can successfully take
charge of their health, they tend to "spread"
this new culture of wellness throughout the
organization and beyond, to family, friends
and into the community. We call this
Viral Wellness and it's
something you'll want to catch.
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Not Sold Yet?
If you're not sold yet, contact us below at
information@lonestartnow.com,
or 512-894-3440
for more information on how we can help your
organization start 2009 with a new culture of
wellness - and start saving on health care
related expenses. We'll be glad to prepare a
full proposal outlining LoneStart program
costs, features and implementation details
(and we can talk with you about ways some of
our clients have defrayed the upfront
expense
that quickly becomes an investment in
wellness).
LoneStart Wellness Initiative
phone:
512.894.3440
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