New Beginnings: 10 Ridiculously Simple Ways to Change Your Life Today
Do you ever feel stuck in a rut? Or just like your life could use an upgrade?
We’ve all been there: wondering what we can do to make our life happier or more fulfilling.
Lucky for you, one small change can be enough to drastically impact your life.
Read on to discover ten simple ways to change your life today.
1. Be Nice to Yourself
85% of Americans suffer from low self-esteem. Self-esteem is a big one. It’s one of those things that can drag down the rest of your life even if you’re doing everything else right.
One of the best ways to build self-esteem and self-love is to try positive affirmations and positive self-talk. This is probably the most important change you can make.
Why?
Because when you’re nice to yourself and when you say kind things to yourself, it makes it easier to do things that are good for you. No one wants to be nice to someone that they’re criticizing all the time. So if you’re constantly talking down to yourself, why would you want to be nice to you?
Starting out with a positive affirmation every day can make a huge change in your life in both how you view yourself and how you treat yourself.
2. Develop Positive Thinking
This is similar to the above tip, but it’s not about how you talk to yourself – it’s about how you talk about what’s going on around you.
When you think negative thoughts, it makes it much less likely that what you’re trying to accomplish will come true. Instead, think positively about the outcome, about what you’re trying to achieve, and about what’s going on around you.
Plus, negative thinking is draining. It makes it hard to get excited about anything or even to get out of bed. When you think positively, the whole world opens up in front of you. It makes it seem like anything is possible.
3. Get Exercising
An oldie but a goodie. You’re probably tired of hearing it, but exercise just makes you feel good.
Exercise will do several things to help change your life.
First, it gets you feeling better about yourself. It releases endorphins and it makes you feel less stressed. It energizes you and reduces anxiety. Basically, it’s one of the easiest and most natural mood lifters.
But it’s not just a mood lifter – it’s a body lifter as well. It speeds up your metabolism, boosts brain health, increases heart health, and is all around good for your body.
If you’re looking for something that will boost both your body and soul, exercise is one of the quickest and easiest ways to change your life.
4. Write Out Your Goals
One of the easiest ways of finding meaning in life is to set goals you want to try and achieve. But it’s not just enough to set them – you have to commit to them.
One of the easiest ways to commit to your goals is to write them down. This makes them seem more real and can make them seem more manageable.
Why?
Because when you write them down, you can break them up into mini-goals that are easier to accomplish than one big goal. This makes it seem less daunting. Also, having a to-do list makes it easier to accomplish things because you know what you’re working toward.
5. Practice Daily Kindness
Above, we talked about being kind to yourself. Now it’s time to talk about being kind to others.
When you practice daily kindness and treat others well, it changes your life. Do it even for just a month and you’ll see your life change.
You’ll feel better about yourself, you’ll feel happier, you’ll feel lighter – and others will react to you differently as well. The nicer you are to others, the nicer they’ll be to you.
And when people are nicer to you, your life changes for the better.
6. Be Creative
Yeah, yeah – this can be a tough one. A lot of us think we’re just not creative at all. But the truth is that we’ve all got creativity inside of us.
And creativity can be just about anything! It’s anything that gets your brain going and thinking in a different way.
You don’t have to paint or draw to be creative. You can journal, you can dance, you can read a book and use your imagination to visit the worlds and characters you’re reading about.
When you tap into your creativity, it opens up a whole new world for you.
7. Learn to Take a Compliment
As mentioned above, self-esteem is a problem for a lot of Americans. And this means that we suck at taking compliments. We’re always prone to dismiss them or bumble awkwardly around them.
But you should change that.
Learn to take a compliment and accept it as the gift it is. Just say “thank you”: it can change the way you look at yourself.
So next time someone compliments you, instead of brushing it off, accept it. The way you view yourself and the way you interact with others will change accordingly.
8. Declutter Your Home
This is a big one. And a simple one.
If your home is a messy space full of clutter and things you don’t ever use or need it can cause undue stress. It makes your home feel less like a safe space and more like a place where you’re stuck.
Decluttering your home can do wonders for your happiness and sanity, making your house somewhere you’re happy to go home to every night.
9. Find a New Hobby
Finding a new hobby is a great way to breathe meaning back into your life.
When we try a new hobby, it is a great way to get us excited again. It gives us something to look forward to and engages our brains while we learn something new.
Find something you’ve always wanted to try and never had the courage to explore and then go out and give it a go!
10. Make a Gratitude List
A great way to improve your life is to remember what you’re thankful for. It helps to makes things seem brighter and more worthwhile.
Making a list every day of the things you’re thankful for – of the good things that happened to you – can improve both your outlook and your mood. And it can make your life into a brighter, happier place.
Get Out There Practice These Ways to Change Your Life!
So there you have it. 10 ridiculously simple ways to change your life for the better right now. So what are you waiting for? Get out there now and start putting them into practice.
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