Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

I said, yeah, that'll be fantastic. Great. And he goes, right, I'm going to do it. I said, okay, here's an appointment for four weeks time. You go and do that. Come back in four weeks and we'll figure out how you're doing. Okay. So he goes away and I'm feeling pleased. I think, okay, cool. He's going to go and do that. Four weeks later, Mel, he comes back into my office.

And he walks in and his body language is a bit off. He's not making eye contact with me. I said, hey, how was the gym? Has it made a difference? He said, hey, doc, listen, I've not been yet. Okay, work's been really busy. The gym's quite expensive. It's not really on my way to or from work. I've not actually gone yet. Oh, so now he feels terrible. He feels terrible.

And he walks in and his body language is a bit off. He's not making eye contact with me. I said, hey, how was the gym? Has it made a difference? He said, hey, doc, listen, I've not been yet. Okay, work's been really busy. The gym's quite expensive. It's not really on my way to or from work. I've not actually gone yet. Oh, so now he feels terrible. He feels terrible.

And he walks in and his body language is a bit off. He's not making eye contact with me. I said, hey, how was the gym? Has it made a difference? He said, hey, doc, listen, I've not been yet. Okay, work's been really busy. The gym's quite expensive. It's not really on my way to or from work. I've not actually gone yet. Oh, so now he feels terrible. He feels terrible.

And I remember that case so well now because it was one of the most instrumental moments in my career. I never thought in that moment, he's not done what I've asked him to do. I thought, Rangan, you've clearly not given him advice that he feels is relevant in the context of his life. So in that moment, I took my jacket off, okay?

And I remember that case so well now because it was one of the most instrumental moments in my career. I never thought in that moment, he's not done what I've asked him to do. I thought, Rangan, you've clearly not given him advice that he feels is relevant in the context of his life. So in that moment, I took my jacket off, okay?

And I remember that case so well now because it was one of the most instrumental moments in my career. I never thought in that moment, he's not done what I've asked him to do. I thought, Rangan, you've clearly not given him advice that he feels is relevant in the context of his life. So in that moment, I took my jacket off, okay?

And I said, right, can I teach you some body weight exercises right here, right now? He said, sure. So I literally got down on the floor in my office and I was teaching him press-ups, squats, calf raises. I was modifying them for his ability level. And I said, what do you think? Can you do that? He goes, yeah, that's okay.

And I said, right, can I teach you some body weight exercises right here, right now? He said, sure. So I literally got down on the floor in my office and I was teaching him press-ups, squats, calf raises. I was modifying them for his ability level. And I said, what do you think? Can you do that? He goes, yeah, that's okay.

And I said, right, can I teach you some body weight exercises right here, right now? He said, sure. So I literally got down on the floor in my office and I was teaching him press-ups, squats, calf raises. I was modifying them for his ability level. And I said, what do you think? Can you do that? He goes, yeah, that's okay.

I said, okay, what I want you to do is I want you to do this for five minutes, twice a week in your kitchen. And he looked at me, he said, what, 10 minutes a week? Is that it? Yeah. I said, yeah, can you do that? He goes, that's easy. I said, okay, great. You go and do that. I'll see you in four weeks. Okay, so he goes off. Four weeks later, he comes back. He's almost dancing into the room, okay?

I said, okay, what I want you to do is I want you to do this for five minutes, twice a week in your kitchen. And he looked at me, he said, what, 10 minutes a week? Is that it? Yeah. I said, yeah, can you do that? He goes, that's easy. I said, okay, great. You go and do that. I'll see you in four weeks. Okay, so he goes off. Four weeks later, he comes back. He's almost dancing into the room, okay?

I said, okay, what I want you to do is I want you to do this for five minutes, twice a week in your kitchen. And he looked at me, he said, what, 10 minutes a week? Is that it? Yeah. I said, yeah, can you do that? He goes, that's easy. I said, okay, great. You go and do that. I'll see you in four weeks. Okay, so he goes off. Four weeks later, he comes back. He's almost dancing into the room, okay?

He comes to see me with a big smile on his face. I said, hey, how are you doing? He said, dog. You asked me to do five minutes twice a week. It was so easy. I enjoyed it so much that I now do 10 minutes every evening whilst my dinner's getting ready in the kitchen. So I do 10 minutes, right? That changed his life, Mel.

He comes to see me with a big smile on his face. I said, hey, how are you doing? He said, dog. You asked me to do five minutes twice a week. It was so easy. I enjoyed it so much that I now do 10 minutes every evening whilst my dinner's getting ready in the kitchen. So I do 10 minutes, right? That changed his life, Mel.

He comes to see me with a big smile on his face. I said, hey, how are you doing? He said, dog. You asked me to do five minutes twice a week. It was so easy. I enjoyed it so much that I now do 10 minutes every evening whilst my dinner's getting ready in the kitchen. So I do 10 minutes, right? That changed his life, Mel.

Because when I asked him or when he felt he had to do 45 minutes three times a week in the gym... He did zero. Right. When he felt he only had to do 10 minutes a week, he's now doing 10 minutes a day. That's 70 minutes of strength training. That then led to what I call the ripple effect. Over the next few weeks, he starts to go for a walk at lunchtime.

Because when I asked him or when he felt he had to do 45 minutes three times a week in the gym... He did zero. Right. When he felt he only had to do 10 minutes a week, he's now doing 10 minutes a day. That's 70 minutes of strength training. That then led to what I call the ripple effect. Over the next few weeks, he starts to go for a walk at lunchtime.

Because when I asked him or when he felt he had to do 45 minutes three times a week in the gym... He did zero. Right. When he felt he only had to do 10 minutes a week, he's now doing 10 minutes a day. That's 70 minutes of strength training. That then led to what I call the ripple effect. Over the next few weeks, he starts to go for a walk at lunchtime.

He starts to cook a little bit better for himself. He starts to prioritize his bedtime. I saw him a few years ago, Mel. This is maybe five years after we started. He's now meditating each day. If I had brought up meditation to him 10 years ago, he would have left me out of the room, right? Small changes done consistently lead to big outcomes. I've seen it time and time again.