You cannot even pay people to do them because the first remark back among my coworkers is, they //the company// aren't giving us enough to participate. There were even prizes for some categories for wellness categories, like the steps counting programs for which they gave up counters to weight loss.

of course there are other self defeating attitudes available too, from those who won't contribute more than the match for 401k, again the company's fault, to those who take more smoke breaks because of the extra cost on their premiums.

I am not sure if its a product of the education system or television. I think schools should focus a bit more on instructing students to better themselves for no other purpose than to improve themselves. that waiting for someone to make you improve yourself is the first step in failing