Ephren Taylor Is Checking Himself Into Rehab

Now I know what you were thinking, you saw the title and was like I can't believe it, Ephren is on drugs, no maybe sex rehab like the guy from X files, or some Britney Spears like celebrity rehab center, but actually the problem I have is much serious than all of the aforementioned combined!  As you know in my last post, I went on and on about how I needed to loose weight, and have been honestly thinking long and hard about the best course of action to deal with my dilemma.

As I did an inventory of my situation, I realized I needed to take an inventory on my life.  Now I could spend a "book" on my discoveries but I will summarize in this post.  I discovered in order to drop the pounds, I needed to start dropping some other weight in my life. I mean there are areas of my life that are beyond great, extremely blessed, but there are some other areas that need "REHAB".  I mean a complete renovation!  The same way my firm takes houses, and even companies and rehabilitates them, my life needs the same extreme makeover.

For instance see some of the areas that need overhaul in my life right now. 

Health : Well need I say more.  I am 50 pounds overweight!  There is an extreme lack of exercise and the diet on the road is lets say not the best.  One main reason is EVERYONE always wants to take you out to eat, or even worse they cook these large home cooked dinners and keep feeding you and feeding you!

I am going to do a health overhaul, and get a trainer asap, find an athletic hobby to get into to start getting far more active that I am now.

I rather live to fight another day, that die a tragic death from poor health habits.

Stress :  I am one that performs well under stress, but lately travel has been making me outright miserable.  I HATE "business" travel, I mean literally its an anxiety for me right now.  As we speak I am devising a plan to travel far less than I do now.  The last two years I have been away from 50-75% of the year.  I have an apartment in Manhattan, I have barely seen this year.  Not only that the travel time is consuming my productivity time, which is costing me $$$.  So something has to give.

If someone wants to meet me, they can fly to NYC, or whatever City Capital office I am at.  Also I am going to purge myself of stressful events, commitments, projects or whatever else may be unnecessary. 

Also I can't wait to start practicing saying "NO", or better yet "NO!".  Being overcommitment is the worst!

Family : Well that is a touchy subject.  I have a wife and two kids, and honestly I see other people more than them.  As must as I want to justify it, try to justify it, have their full support.  There is something odd about when you tell your two year old daughter your going to work, and she instantly replies "Your going on the airplane".  Even more tragic is getting committed to a contract that has you away on your child's birthday.  Right now, I am starting a notebook of innovative ways to reclaim my time, and actually pull in more wealth than before.  Stay tuned for that hat trick!

Spiritual:  I need to get back into an active local ministry.  We have been traveling for a while around the country helping other churches, but the ones closest to me have been suffering as I could be of much greater use back home.  Then the constant time constraints are cutting in what should be my number #1 priority being my walk with God.  What does it profit a man to gain the world, and lose his soul?

In all as you can see this is just the tip of the iceberg, hence the title of checking myself into self administered life rehab.  I also am going to tap a few friends over the next few weeks to assist in speeding up the process.  I plan to detox my life, and have a spiritual and physical renewal.

Now in order to do this life overhaul, it means walking away from some lucrative deals.  I know of one $250,000+ deal that is going to have to go, and be shut down as it will require too much of the time I value so much.  Rehabbing my life means tearing out some old systems and putting in new more efficient systems.  It may even removing a few people from my life, canceling a few business deals, selling off a few assets, and a lot less travel.  However, one thing I can see already is a more profitable life in all areas.  Probably will mean an even higher return from the clients when I am performing at 100% peak level, versus the 30%-40% I am at now.

To be continued...

PS: Pray for me.

Comments

[REBECCA]

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING. YOUR FAMILY NEED YOU TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. MOST OF ALL GOD WANT YOU TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH.
REBECCA

[M. Crump]

Stay focused on your dreams, destiny, and new dimension; include your family and God. Before you know it you will be there, not looking back at what was.

True Blessings and Good Health...

M.C. and EIFF

[Joel Bomane]

Bonjour Ephren,

Thank you! ... for sharing
in all honesty your personal
"Inventory"...

Bravo!

It requires a lot of courage
and inner strength to do so.

It will help others to see that
we are all ONE...often facing
the same struggles.

Cordialement

FIAT LUX

TEMPUS FUGIT

Joel Bomane from Sunny Sudden France

P.S: Keeping you in my prayers.

[Anita Harding]

Ephren... I am doing the same thing and I feel great about my life rehab... check Brian Klemmer personal mastery and advance training... His training really gave me a jumpstart... I think every christian/CEO can benefit from this leadership training: http://www.klemmer.com/

His new book is awesome -www.klemmer.com/CompassionateSamurai

Check it out..

[Asake Denise Jones]

Ephren,
Congrats on realizing the need to take care of self!!! You'll find that the weight loss will not only be physical, but mental, emotional and spiritual. Life will open up in new ways as you approach every aspect with the new work "smarter" not "harder" attitude. You're smart to get support to help you with this process. I suggest a life coach or someone who is objective, available and focused on helping you reinvent yourself based on your agenda and not some prescribed formula. You know what's best for you. The coach is there to help you stay the course.
All the best,
Asake Denise Jones, M.S., M.Ed.
Empowerment Coach
Authenticity Works,LLC

[Dan Ho]

I'm praying for you, Ephren.

I know you can do it. Fitness became a big part of my life a long time ago. It wasn't easy...but we are all creatures of habit.

I'm confident that one day you'll develop the habit of fitness and it will be a part of your life as much as breathing and sleeping.

While working out daily is no longer difficult for me (I do it without thinking), I have my own issues that I am working on that I consider to be very difficult to overcome.

I guess it's just another way of saying, nobody's perfect. And it's OK to accept the fact that we're not...while at the same time, not give up on the quest of improving ourselves.

If I lived closer, I'd force you into the gym everyday myself and then your daily routine would say "7:00 am to 8:00 am -- in the Gym with Dan, or face the reprecussions!"

Your friend,
Dan Ho

[Cenell D. Harrell]

To my brother in christ, Praying for you. Stay strong in God's word, that is where our strength and power derives from. His word is the inoculator to our worldly conundrums, and nothing else can compare to it. Stay bless!

CDH

[Eric Farewell]

Praying for you brother... I've been doing much of the same thing the past few months, would love to catch up with you (in Manhattan ;-) sometime the next few months!