Mindset is Everything 🌟
Your thoughts shape your reality. By shifting your mindset, you can transform your energy and actions, leading to profound changes in your life. Embrace positivity and watch how it opens doors to new possibilities.!!
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One Small Habit, One Big Change 😊
2024 is the year I finally get my shit together. It’s the year I stop talking, and start doing. As they say, “Actions speak louder than words”, it’s time to gear up for an epic year.
How, you may ask, do I plan to get my shit together? By creating habits based on the goals I wish to achieve.
However, I have no plans rushing in, trying to create and achieve 50 new habits and hoping I’ll succeed. No. Instead, I’m choosing small, simple habits, and attempting no more than three at any one time. I’m aiming to track these habits monthly, then assessing how they work for me at the end of the month. If I’m finding that one particular habit hasn’t worked by the end of the month, I’ll reevaluate the habit, try to simplify it, or if it’s simply not the right time, come back to it when I feel I’m more prepared.
In January, I chose to focus on my mental health first, to set myself up for the year. So I chose one small habit, to ease myself in, one that takes no more than 10 minutes out of my day. I was surprised to find that once I had committed to this one tiny habit, how easy it was to do each and every day. Now, 28 days into the year, I have not missed a single day.
The habit: Journaling. Twice a day. Once in the morning after I wake up, and then at night, just before bed.
The reason why I chose to journal twice daily is simple.
In the morning, to set myself up for the day. I include gratitude – anywhere between 3 – 10 things that I am grateful for. They don’t have to be complicated and can be as simple as being grateful for breathing. I then create a to do list for myself – once again, nothing too complicated and only include a few main tasks that are achievable that day. I then fill the remainder of the page with affirmations.
At night, I reflect. If something special happened, I write about it. Most of the time I reflect on what went well, what I feel I can do better at, or just how I’m feeling at the time. For February, I want to try different journaling prompts at night so that I feel like I’m not just repeating the same thing every day. Once I’m finished reflecting, I fill the remainder of the page with affirmations/gratitude's.
I use Pinterest a lot for my affirmations. I usually write out multiple affirmations for either the morning or night, or just general affirmations, but you could always pick on affirmation a day and repeat over and over again until the page is full.
For now, I haven’t fully decided on my habit/s that I want for February, but I know for sure that I want to continue to journal as I feel like it has really improved my mental health. It’s just proof that when I actually put in a little effort, one small habit can really make a huge difference in my life. And if I can do it, so can you.
Here's to an epic 2024
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How do I make changes to myself that stick?
A lot of people are making resolutions for the new year, but this time you’re going to stick to it. You’ve seen people make resolutions and break them in a few weeks or days. But this time you’re going to make sure that your changes stick.
We all know that if we want our changes to last, we need to be committed and determined in what we do. We need the plan to help us stay on track with our goals and achieve them quickly. This article will guide you through the process of making your changes stick so they can last for years.
1: Identify The Reasons For Making These Changes in Your Life
You know what you need to do, but you're having a hard time sticking to it. You don't know how to push through the mental blocks and frustrations.
Concrete goals and results are key to long-term success — they give you a clear direction and make it easier to stick with your decisions.
Determine why you want to stick to these life changes! When we lose motivation, it's usually because we don't understand what it is that we're hoping to accomplish. If you identify WHY you want something, then not only will it be easier to keep going, but decisions will come easier as well.
2: Plan a Series of Mini-plans to Help You Accomplish Your Goals
It's hard to stay motivated to make the changes you know you need to make.
Planning is incredibly important, but who has time to plan? Meanwhile, no one ever wants to make mistakes because they didn't plan well enough, so they end up giving up on their goals too soon.
It's time to make plans work for you! Make a Plan of Mini-Plans is a tool designed for anyone who already knows what they want, but needs help outlining the steps for getting there. It's much simpler than you think!
3: Make Sure Your Goals Are Attainable And Measurable
Feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of starting a new habit or lifestyle change.
Not being able to follow through with your goals because you have no idea what you should do or how to even start.
Laser-focus on the first step of your goal and break it into small, manageable, and attainable tasks. You will be unstoppable when you know what you’re doing and can see it.
4: Keep Track of Your Deadlines And Make Sure They Are Met
It's easy to say you want something changed in your life, but taking the time and effort to work for it is where most people falter.
Set deadlines and stick to them. Set mini-deadlines in your plan and stick to them. Start from the final date that you want to have accomplished your life changes, and work backward from there. Ask yourself what you need to do each week, month, or year that will get you closer and closer.
5: Consider The Action Rather Than The Goal When Deciding What To Do
The faster we achieve our goals, the faster we can change our lives for the better. To make anything happen we need action, and that means pushing ourselves to just do something even when we don’t know if it’ll work out. We gain the knowledge that it did; if it didn’t, we can push ourselves, even more, the next time.
Focus on action instead of goals. It's easier to stay determined and focused on your goal when you're making progress as opposed to feeling like what you're doing isn't enough.
6: Maintain a Record of Your Progress
It's important to stay on top of your goals and make sure you're taking the steps necessary to achieve them. Otherwise, you'll end up feeling like nothing is changing and nothing is going your way.
Use a tracking chart or checklist to stay on top of your goals and keep yourself accountable for the changes you want to make in your life.
7: Take The Time to Reward And Praise Yourself For Your Efforts
Every step you take towards sticking to your life changes is a mini victory and deserves to be treated as such. A great, and free, way to reward yourself is through self-praise.
Give yourself rewards and praise! Celebrate your achievements with self-praise and watch your motivation soar!
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Changing Your Story Can Change Your Life - Events of the past can affect our current life. If we have a history of financial loss, job loss, loss of love, or damage of any type, we surrender and think that this is the way it will always be. The past does not have to define who you are today, tomorrow, or next year. This video provides three different ways to change your story.
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