The secret of wealthy people is a strong routine.

Your mental and physical health deeply depend on routine.

Routine means having structure, especially when it comes to eating habits. Your body is not conscious, it doesn’t know why you skip meals. It doesn’t know if you skipped eating because you felt unwell, because you were busy, or because you thought it was “better” for you.

The body only registers the absence of nourishment. When this happens repeatedly, it cannot function at its best, because it doesn’t have the resources it needs. This is how deficiencies begin.

The moment you stop giving your body what it needs, the body stops working with you.

Stress plays a major role here. When you don’t have a routine, you live in chaos. You sleep poorly or not enough, you skip meals, you eat badly or in a rush, you never slow down. Your body is then forced to assimilate everything in a state of stress. And when you are stressed, your body circulates hormones and substances that, if present chronically, damage your system.

This is why routine is beautiful. Routine gives safety. Routine gives well being.

Going to bed more or less at the same time every day matters. If you usually have a stable routine and occasionally go out late or break it, your body can recover. But if your life is chaotic most of the time and you only rest or slow down once in a while, that doesn’t rebalance things. What truly matters is what you do most of the time, consistently.

Calm is a key word here. Calm does not mean weakness. Calm means strength.

Routine means stability. Stability means strength. It means that your basic needs are met. When something is missing, financial stability, emotional security, balanced relationships, a calm rhythm, the body and the mind suffer.

People who are generally well tend to have a strong routine. They wake up more or less at the same time, they have rituals, they hydrate, they eat breakfast, they take care of their body, they move, they work, not from stress, but with intention.

Another important aspect of routine is value.

Routine is an act of self-respect. It creates balance, and balance is essential in this life. The secret of well being is always in the middle, not too much, not too little.

You don’t need to be extremely rich to live well. You can find balance even in a simple life. True well being starts inside: how you feel, how you treat yourself, how you move through your days.

If we had to create a hierarchy, inner balance would come first: mental well being, low stress, calm, clarity. That quiet desire to do things, but to do the right amount, without burning yourself out.

Then come the foundations:

sleep, proper nutrition, regular schedules, movement, walking, running, stretching, bodyweight training, gym, without excess. Hydration. Minerals. Vitamins. Gentle detox habits like warm water with lemon. A social life. Moments of joy. Even going out and enjoying yourself.

A dynamic but harmonious life.

Most of your life should be built on this balance. Within that balance, there can also be moments of excess, a late night, a celebration, a break in routine. The body can handle that, as long as the foundation is solid.

If you want to glow, if you want radiant skin, energy, presence, both feminine and masculine, sacrifices are required. You need consistency, coherence, and commitment.

That commitment must also be functional to your life. It doesn’t mean perfection. It means that if one day you can’t do something, you return to it the next day. You protect the balance.

Discipline doesn’t mean rigidity. It means flexibility guided by structure.

True discipline starts inside: in your thoughts, in how you see the world, in how you learn and grow.

When I was much younger, I didn’t know how to do many things simply because no one had taught me. There wasn’t even curiosity at first. I started learning because I needed to. A problem forced me to search for answers.

That necessity taught me how powerful curiosity and self education are. Learning how the body and mind work helped me take care of myself better. My psychophysical well being exists today because I never stopped wanting to understand more, to know more, to work on myself.

I wouldn’t have made it if I had settled. If I had accepted a “normal” life without questioning, without wanting more.

This doesn’t mean that a simple life is wrong, not at all. But having no inner limits, being open to improvement, allowed me to overcome things that many people never overcome, even after years of therapy.

The hardest work is always the inner one.

Having the courage to dig, to see things for what they truly are.

And through this awareness, I understood how essential routine is in everyday life.

Routine is like a clock. Your body is a clock.

Your body is not conscious, you are. The body is a machine. If you give it nourishment, it distributes it where it’s needed. If you don’t, it takes resources from less vital areas: skin, hair, eyes. Survival always comes first.

Today there is a lot of talk about fasting, intermittent fasting, extreme diets, ketogenic diets. Many of these approaches are not suitable for everyone and, if misused, can put the immune system and nervous system under severe stress.

When the body doesn’t receive nourishment, it enters survival mode. Regular nourishment is essential. This is why doctors insist so strongly that pregnant women must not skip meals, because it harms both the mother and the child. Children cannot skip meals either, because it affects growth.

If skipping meals were truly beneficial, widespread malnutrition wouldn’t exist, and we know that hunger and nutritional deficiencies cause immense suffering around the world.

The body needs regularity. The body needs care.

And routine is one of the most powerful forms of selflove.