10 Small Changes That Will Improve Your Life

isn't it powerful to know that we can change ourselves and our lives with the right habits and intentions going into the new year we can see this as a chance to revisit our goals and commit to taking small steps every day towards the life that we want as the author of atomic habits james clear once said every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become

whatever the transformation you're aiming for whether it's financial physical professional or mental don't forget that sometimes it's the small adjustments that will make the biggest difference so today i wanted to share with you 10 small changes i made that significantly improved my life

one of the most effective ways i found to form a new habit is to stack my habits by adding a new habit on top of an existing one we're more likely to do them consistently over long term for example i used to be very inconsistent with my journaling so i paired it with drinking my morning coffee and since i'm out on the balcony every morning that's when i tend to my plans

and think of one thing that i'm grateful for so take advantage of your old habits and rely on them to build new ones until they also become second nature to you i've learned that happiness and excitement over material things are short-lived whereas experiences and memories could last a lifetime especially in our culture of abundance

many of us already have everything that we need including myself so i have been redirecting my money towards valuable experiences with the people that i love instead

after all life is a sum of all of our experiences not the sum of all of our things in mel robbins the five second rule she explains that much of what holds us back in life are the moments between when you have an idea when your brain gets in the way of acting on that idea

so start by counting backwards five four three two one the counting will help you focus on the goal and distract you from your worries thoughts or fears as soon as you reach one take action i love how simple and powerful this is i use this rule to wake up in the mornings when i

don't feel like it to reset the room every time i leave it or put on shoes and go for a run when i feel the resistance sometimes detaching from our thoughts and emotions from the task can be helpful we don't need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly we need millions of people

doing it imperfectly i think that this applies to eating more plant-based diet as well so i've been trying to only eat meat and fish on the weekends i guess the official term is called flexitarian initially i thought this would be more of a challenge but i'm actually having so much fun finding new recipes making my favorite dishes with a vegetarian twist

and learning about nutrition along the way also this lifestyle choice has saved us so much money on our grocery bills which is always an added bonus the best gift i gave myself last year were these silk pillowcases the word on the street

is that silk pillowcases can improve skin and hair hydration and prevent frizzy hair in the mornings but the best part for me is being able to lay my head down every night on what feels like a bed of clouds i fall asleep like a baby every night whether it's investing in some quality

sheets getting blackout curtains having a night routine or making your bedroom a no tech zone find ways to invest in good night's rest because sleep affects everything we do the most important relationship that we will have is the one that we have with ourselves but

how many of us truly know who we are a fun way to scratch the surface is to take a personality test because it makes you pause and think about how you would respond to certain life circumstances but a better way is to go out and put yourself in those life situations say yes to something out of your comfort zone hang out with people you normally wouldn't be with

try new food do something that scares you life is an endless opportunity to get to know ourselves so take the challenge and deepen your self-awareness it's almost like having superpowers for most of my life i made decisions based on what i thought my life should look like

according to other people but then i grew up and realized that none of those people are going to live my life for me so why should their opinions matter over mine now anytime i come across a decision i choose the one that's going to make me happy would i rather commit myself to work overtime for a little extra money or spend that time playing with my dogs

would i rather spend my friday night networking over pricey cocktails or spend it by myself catching up on a good novel the choice is so much easier now my relationship with social media has changed over the years and now i mainly use pinterest and instagram as my vision board a place where i can daydream be

inspired as a creator and sometimes i come across some good quotes too so first unfollow the accounts that are no longer serving you start filling your home feed with coffee art homesteading nature photography whatever you'd like to see more of

is there a book that you've been wanting to write a commitment you've been wanting to make a career change that you desperately need what's holding you back i hesitated to make my youtube channel for the longest time because of my doubts what if it doesn't work out what if i make a fool out of myself what if this is not who i am what if fill in the blank

i was stopping myself before i even began the longer i waited the bigger the barrier became truth is there are no guarantees in life anyway so might as well risk the uncertainties while doing the things that we want and if it doesn't work out we can always figure it out later as we go along but don't let that be the reason to stop you from just going for it

i think it's important to set both goals and intentions to achieve the life that we want what's the difference goals are specific and can be measured whereas intentions are rooted in values and focus on creating lasting sustained change my intention for this year is to have a growth mindset in everything that i do to be more present to trust my intuitions more

to be mindful of limiting thoughts to mean it when i say yes and when i say no i'm going to start another low by challenge and i can't wait to share more in an upcoming video so stay tuned i hope that you guys enjoyed today's video let me know in the comments what changes you are going to make this year i'm wishing everyone

a beautiful start to the new year and i will talk to you very soon bye you