"One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself." (Schiltz, et. al., 2005). Simply stated, we cannot expect someone to do as we say if we don't do the same thing.  If you tell your child not to smoke yet you smoke you are misleading them.  As a helth and wellness proefssional you cannot expect to tell your clients about the benefits of cardiovascualr exercise if the only exercise you get is walking into work from your car.  You have to practice what you preach and set a good example for clients.  When working in the health industry it is vital that we also develop our helath through mind, body and spirit to be able to understand what our clients experience and relaly be able to explain things thoroughly to clients.  If we don't know first hand how something is than it is hard to set the client's mind at ease that we know what we are doing. "In the book it says . . . " is  a lot less inviting than, "when I did that meditation exercise last I . . ." things go much more smoothly when we know what we are talking about.  Creadability says a lot about soemone's passion for what they do and client's need to know that what you are saying is the truth so they do not beel lost in their way to a healthier mind/body/spirit.  Implementing psychological and spiritual growth can be added to my life through a more thorough udnerstanding of my spiritual self and noticing my wise self more.  I need to believe in myself so I can find the spirituality that is within me!

Schiltz, M., et. al. (2005). Consciousness & Healing: Integral Approaches to Mind-Body Medicine. Elsevier Inc: St. Louis, MO.