I conducted a little experiment on myself, and was impressed by the dramatic results.  Now, this experiment was not at all scientific, but it was close enough to convince me to be more consistent in my eating habits.

In a nutshell, I looked at the times I’d made the most progress in business alongside times I was eating the way I wanted to be eating.  As it turns out, during the times I was eating the most fresh fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins are the times I accomplished the most in other areas of my life.  And although this article is about eating clean to boost your business, I’ll share that when I eat in the ways that my body appreciates the most, miraculously I’m more inclined to stick to an exercise program, clean up after myself around the house, make those phone calls I’ve been putting off, attend to odd jobs around the house that I haven’t had the inclination to get at, and so on.

Now, for those of you who are exceptionally intelligent (and I do mean you there, reading this right now, yes you), you might realize that if I generally have my **** together, it stands to reason that I’d have my eating plan under control as well.  So there’s probably no direct connection between what I eat and what I accomplish.  If I’m in accomplishment mode, generally speaking, most things in my life should start coming together.

However, here’s what actually happened each time.

I started to get behind on things in life.  I found myself more interested in Netflix than in my businesses.  I noticed that I had stopped doing little things that took an extra bit of energy, like leaving dishes in the sink instead of transferring them directly to the dishwasher after rinsing them.

Each time, my first question was “Am I getting enough sleep?” because I’ve found that nothing works out if I’m sleep-deprived.

But my second question was always “What have I been eating?”  And each time, I had to honestly fact the fact that I’d started back down the “to0 much bread” road, and maybe I’d been drinking too much coffee.  And oh yes, I had a candy bar yesterday.  I rationalized it at the time because I don’t eat a lot of candy.  You get the idea.

Then, when I’ve gotten back on my personal “clean eating” plan, it seems that within 48 hours, my life turns back around.  It’s that fast.  It’s almost magical how the stuck things in my life become unstuck.  And since my businesses are a primary area of concern in my life, some of the most immediate successes are there.

I also become more creative.  My capacity expands.  It becomes much easier to find and create ideas and systems beneficial to my businesses.  It also seems like more people find me and want to connect with me.

By the way, the reason I used the word “personal” along with “clean eating” plan is because we’re all different, and clean eating is not the same for all of us.  You probably know what clean eating means for you.  For many people, lean meats qualify as “clean,” but for me, meat is by definition dirty, so meat is impossible in a clean diet.  But that’s just me.  I believe nuts and beans are clean, but other people do not.

You might argue, “Well, what if I decide that potato chips and candy bars qualify as ‘clean’ for me?”  Well, that’s just silly, and you know it.  If, with all the mountains of books, dvd’s, websites, programs, and so on out there featuring a million very healthy yet diverse approaches to healthy eating, you still can’t figure out what a healthy diet looks like, contact me, and I’ll link you to some excellent resources.

By the way, I’m eating pear slices and sipping on iced herbal tea as I write this.