When I first began blogging I was really struggling with how my life was going. My finances were a shambles, my self-esteem had taken an HUGE hit, and it just felt like I wasn’t living my best life. In my heart, I knew something had to change. With that in mind, I began taking small manageable steps to make my life better. Initially, I wasn’t sure if what I was doing was making a difference. But, I can say that the actions built a surprising momentum that truly bettered my life. Let’s be clear, life is not perfect. I still have issues, there is still debt in my life, and working on bettering my life continues to be an ongoing process. But, my life is better than it was and that’s the most important thing. Want to manifest your best life? Start with the following 15 actions listed below.
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Manifest Your Best Life
- Vision Board-Create a vision board. I’m obsessed with these and fun to do. Basically, a vision board is a visual representation of what you would like in your life. Make sure you look at them weekly or daily if possible. Check out the following post on how to create your own vision board.
- Miracle Morning-At the time that I’m writing this we just had Daylight Savings Time. Which means that I’m having to restart my Miracle Morning practice. And, it is a “practice” like yoga. People who follow the Miracle Morning tend to wake up early, journal, meditate, and a couple of other self-focused actions. I love Miracle Mornings because I get SOOOO much done. And, I’m get to start the day focusing on myself.
- Micro Actions-Sometimes we get way too focused on taking big actions vs. little micro actions that build up over time. Micro-actions are wonderful because it’s easy to “win” when you’re focused on rocking out tiny actions that better your life. Some of those actions are shared in this list.
- Remove toxic people from your life. Enough said. Toxic people will drain the life out of you. Just do the slow fade and move on. Or, take the direct route and just let them know that your friendship has run its course.
- Pay off debt-I’m still paying off my debt. But, I can’t even begin to explain how much better life has gotten dealing with less debt and fewer creditors. In fact, I’m amp up my work load so that I kick a large chunk of it to the curb.
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- Help Others-Doesn’t it feel good to help people? I feel great whenever I help other people. It’s a wonderful feeling and I try to make a point to be helpful or of service to others as often as I can. As long as it’s done in a healthy way.
- Smile-I need to admit that I typically have resting smiling face (R.S.F.) But, what I’m talking about is smiling from your heart.
- Take a break-However a break looks to you. It could be a break from loved ones, a vacation, a nap, or a hike away from other people (as long as we know where you’re going). People don’t take enough breaks to recharge themselves.
- Say “NO!” It took me awhile to get to the point where I was unapologetic about saying “no.” Learning to say “no” to things that don’t serve me well has been an incredibly empowering experience.
- Give without expectation-It often feels like people expect something for being nice. What happened to just being nice…because it feels nice?
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- Get physical-Exercise. You don’t have to get crazy. Just move. And, have fun doing it.
- Commit to learning more-There is nothing better than learning something new. Or, refining what you know. Spanish is my big focus for this year. After studying it for years, it’s time to get as fluent as possible.
- Focus on achieving ONE goal-Some people are able to focus on several goals at the same time. If that’s not you-it’s ok. Achieve one goal, then, work on the next one.
- Take action-I’ve met so many people who never start anything. They focus on doing things perfectly so they never get started. Don’t be “that guy/girl” Just take imperfect action and then improve upon your initial action.
- Be kind to yourself-I learned this the hard way. Sometimes we are just way to hard on ourselves. Stop. Give yourself credit for doing your best and if you haven’t done your best-ask yourself why and start again.
Live Your Best Beautiful Life
We deserve to have a beautiful experience of life. But, often we forget that there are actions that we’re in control of. What you’re not in control of just let it go.
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Another solid post, Michelle. Paying off debt and saying no are two things that I’m doing on this list. When you tell people no, you free up a lot of time for yourself. I’ve been able to side hustle and work on blog-related stuff just by saying no at times.
I am really trying to focus and get sh@t done. I am not interested in owing people money anymore.