“Sarah, how well do you know your heart health?”

Hi my name is Sarah,

I’m 27 years old.

Happy. Life incredibly fulfilled between my son and what I believe to be a healthy active lifestyle working.

I was recently asked- how well I know my heart. Well, I have a huge heart! Hello!

“No- how well do you know your heart… health.”

Oh. Um. Hmm. I’ve never been asked that before.

In the 27 years I have been on this planet- I have never once thought about my heart health. Zero. Not once.

I’d like to say I am health conscious. I think I live a fairly healthy lifestyle. Though, I’ll admit, I thoroughly indulge in ALL foods. No restrictions. Chicken fried steak with EXTRA gravy is a favorite of mine. I am a routine Starbucks drive-thru customer and proudly have maintained my gold card status.

Day-to-day I feel good. No concerns.

Recently my dad shared with me he got his heart checked. For the first time, I realized this is a “thing”. People go and get their hearts checked once they hit a certain age. He also shared he has little bit of plaque in one of his arteries. Plaque? What is that? Concerning?

I did a little bit of googling around and I’m ready to dig deeper and find out for myself:

Questions:

How is my heart?
What exactly is heart disease and how does it happen?
Is heart disease genetic and if so, how far away am I from this disease?
Any stats of how many people have beginning stages and don’t know it?
Is age truly a factor?
What’s the best lifestyle to live for my heart?
How much of a risk is my son to heart disease?
What kind of preventive measures should I be taking?

How well do you know your heart health?

Well, this is something I’m willing to explore and document my mini journey on Instagram Story and uploading to my Facebook page. Part 1.

I learned I have a family history of heart problems and thankful I can find out ways to prevent while I’m young enough to make some changes if I need to.

Follow my journey and let me know what you think and..

..how well do you know YOUR heart?

Sarah

Follow my heart journey. Why is this important? Join me on my trip to check out my heart and how to make sure I’m heartFULL

Why to Use Social Media in 2018? Because it is where the bulk of where today’s attention is.

I recently heard an amazing podcast by GaryVee. Social Media is a Game Changer. My ears perked up immediately.
I use it- Mainly Facebook and Instagram. This podcast was beyond interesting to me and inspired this blog post.

How to Use Social Media for the Most Return in Marketing

Inspired by Gary Vee Podcast
Figure out what you are going to sell and make sure you believe in it.
Give it away for Free. Give more than you take.
Buy Facebook Ads because it’s cheaper than other advertising avenues. But don’t use it for sales immediately. Use it to build brand loyalty.
Facebook is a branding platform, put out valuable content.
Put out content at the lowest possible cost.

Use the following steps:

Build Brand.
Create Awareness- Use a video or something to capture attention and give value.
Opportunity will be created long term and then you can move into the sale.
Influencer marketing works. Gather influencers and create a movement. “everyone is talking about you”
Figure out if you are best at writing, talking, or charismatic enough for video. And triple down on your strengths.

Note:

There’s a fundamental difference between Branding, Marketing, and Sales.

The branding part is creating audience loyalty. Recognition on the content your following receives for FREE builds the loyalty.

Once you have the foundation, continue to give. And keep giving. Think long term. Go all brand. Finally, go in for the “ask” after a year or so. Patience. It takes an incredible amount of patience.

Do this and you will WIN with Social and Content

Pay attention
Deploy patience
Deploy long term thinking
Start selling something you believe in
Sell something at a price that is valuable to the market in a competitive set
Bring more value
Be on top of where people are.
Be current
Be everything and good things will happen
Don’t waiver. If you do you will fail.

50% of the reason smart phone users spend their time on a social network. HALF of time spent on phones is on social.

October 2017

I’m 27. Do I have heart disease?