Want a better life?
Big changes are difficult, and take time, but there are many easy steps you can take right now, start with small steps and pretty soon you’re getting somewhere.
A Better Life Today
It’s easy just to look, right?
Start looking for specific ways to make your life better, and to improve yourself. Even if you don’t accomplish anything immediately, you are preparing yourself.
Thinking about change sets your mind and your motivation in motion.
You’re not looking for an excuse to avoid difficult tasks, but you wouldn’t expect to quit cigarettes, alcohol, caffeine and complaining all at once, right? Just make things better today, in any small way. Seeing results will motivate you for the more difficult steps.
Consider some of the following simple actions.
1. Write down some things you’d like to change. This makes the possibility more real, and gets your mind working. Eventually you can make this “wish list” into real goals, with a specific plan.
2. Whenever you feel stressed, close your eyes and breath deeply 3 – 5 times in through your nose out through your mouth. Stress is one of the biggest impediments to a better life. Simple stress-management techniques like this can help a lot, if you make them a habit.
3. List the good things you’ve already got. This may seem trite, but a good mood makes life better. Ever think about buying a new car and start seeing that same model everywhere? The same thing happens when you buy an idea. Imagine how it will affect your frame of mind to start seeing good things everywhere.
I could go on, but I don’t know what your goals and needs are. The point here is to get you thinking, and then taking whatever actions you can. If you thought about the whole process, you might never build a house, but it’s easy to lay one brick in place, right? (And then one more, and one more…)