NOTES FROM THE FIELD

How to Read the Health401k® Blog

This blog is not organized around tips or trends.
It is organized around how people actually change.

Some posts explore the core ideas that shape Health401k®, how we define health, effort, environment, and long term investment. Others document real world observations from the field, or reflect on moments that clarified what works, what fails, and why.

If you are new here, start with Health401k® Philosophy to understand the framework.

Field Notes capture patterns we see in practice.
Reflections explore meaning, tradeoffs, and the human side of change.
HealthBroker by Health401k™designs and coordinates environments at the individual and organizational level so the right effort is reinforced at the right time and for the
right reasons.
Piggy Bank Advisor® introduces Health401k® ideas early, helping children and families understand health as something you invest in over time.

These are not separate ideas. They are different lenses on the same system.

The Power of Human Connection: The Health401k® Guiding Principle

Health401k® Reflections

The Power of Human Connection: A Guiding Principle My entire professional life has centered on one unwavering belief: human connection is the most powerful force in creating and sustaining meaningful change. Whether in fitness, wellness, or health education, I have...

The Power of Personal Attention and Human Connection

Health401k® Reflections

Editor’s Note This reflection was written early in the life of Health401k®. While the platform has evolved, the principle below remains foundational. What has changed is not the belief, but the way we hold it, apply it, and protect it from becoming performative. WE...

Welcome to Health401k®: Your Health Portfolio Starts Here

Health401k® Philosophy

Most of us were handed a script about health that sounded something like this: eat better, exercise more, try to be less stressed, sleep if you remember. If you do all of that perfectly, you win. Real life is messier. It took me years to admit that many of my...

The Programmer, The Therapist, and a Styling Guide

Health401k® Reflections

I am always stunned at how principles, true principles, scale and span every dimension. Principles are the Rosetta Stone to life’s many conundrums. Curiously, experts in each professional lane recognize them in their own field, yet we often miss their application in...