1/ Enjoying what you have
We emerge ourselves in our problems a lot today. But these problems are a sign of being alive. So embrace them. Practice gratitude, as this will be the surest path to health, wealth and happiness.
We emerge ourselves in our problems a lot today. But these problems are a sign of being alive. So embrace them. Practice gratitude, as this will be the surest path to health, wealth and happiness.
2/ Smiling
Psychology says, people who smile genuinely are usually happier. By simply placing a smile on your face, should be the best habit for spiritual, mental and emotional health.
Psychology says, people who smile genuinely are usually happier. By simply placing a smile on your face, should be the best habit for spiritual, mental and emotional health.
3/ Eating healthy
Food is an important part of your existence. Plan your food, make sure you cook in advance. This way you won’t be tempted by distractions, you’ll keep working towards your goals and ultimately will lead an energised, happy and successful life.
Food is an important part of your existence. Plan your food, make sure you cook in advance. This way you won’t be tempted by distractions, you’ll keep working towards your goals and ultimately will lead an energised, happy and successful life.
4/ Drinking water
The human body exists of >50% water. Water is an amazing tool to flush out any toxins from your system, especially when consumed first thing in the morning. It will also reduce inflammation and give you an overall boost in energy.
The human body exists of >50% water. Water is an amazing tool to flush out any toxins from your system, especially when consumed first thing in the morning. It will also reduce inflammation and give you an overall boost in energy.
5/ Daily exercise
Building a habit of daily exercise will make sure you get used to putting in those miles daily. So that when you get up one day feeling unmotivated, you will still get in that workout because it’s in your DNA.
Building a habit of daily exercise will make sure you get used to putting in those miles daily. So that when you get up one day feeling unmotivated, you will still get in that workout because it’s in your DNA.
6/ 7k+ daily steps
Getting in at least 7k steps every day will ensure your blood flow is stimulated sufficiently every day. Walking will also enhance fat loss, as well as mental clarity and vitamin D absorption.
Getting in at least 7k steps every day will ensure your blood flow is stimulated sufficiently every day. Walking will also enhance fat loss, as well as mental clarity and vitamin D absorption.
7/ Manage your time as well as your money
The way you manage yourself is telling for your possible achievements in life. Build a GREAT system for managing your time and implementing it accordingly. Once implemented, no goal will be too great to achieve.
The way you manage yourself is telling for your possible achievements in life. Build a GREAT system for managing your time and implementing it accordingly. Once implemented, no goal will be too great to achieve.
8/ Write down daily goals
Talking about goals, most people have them. But to achieve them, you should write them down. Every day. Long-term goals can seem overwhelming, but by breaking them down into daily chunks you can oversee them.
Talking about goals, most people have them. But to achieve them, you should write them down. Every day. Long-term goals can seem overwhelming, but by breaking them down into daily chunks you can oversee them.
9/ Read daily
Sitting down every day, picking up a book is a great exercise for the mind and will also benefit your focus and ability to absorb information efficiently. Besides, it will benefit your state of mind.
Sitting down every day, picking up a book is a great exercise for the mind and will also benefit your focus and ability to absorb information efficiently. Besides, it will benefit your state of mind.
10/ Meditate daily
To sit with your thoughts and breath is a rare occurrence in our fast-paced lives today. Get a good seat, sit and breathe. Do so until your thoughts fray. Then start over. Start by doing a couple of minutes and build from that.
To sit with your thoughts and breath is a rare occurrence in our fast-paced lives today. Get a good seat, sit and breathe. Do so until your thoughts fray. Then start over. Start by doing a couple of minutes and build from that.
11/ Track a budget
A great quote by Benjamin Franklin:
“Beware of little expenses, because a small leak will sink a great ship”.
So make these clear by putting them into a budget sheet, so that you never lose track of them and can get VERY wealthy.
A great quote by Benjamin Franklin:
“Beware of little expenses, because a small leak will sink a great ship”.
So make these clear by putting them into a budget sheet, so that you never lose track of them and can get VERY wealthy.
12/ Invest monthly
Speaking of wealth, nobody has ever gotten rich by putting all their monthly savings into a bank account. You need to invest. Start by researching ETFs and index funds, and investing 10% of your monthly income into them. This will get the ball rolling.
Speaking of wealth, nobody has ever gotten rich by putting all their monthly savings into a bank account. You need to invest. Start by researching ETFs and index funds, and investing 10% of your monthly income into them. This will get the ball rolling.
13/ Learn daily
Learn something every day, even if that is one foreign word. It will spice up your life and keep you engaged, which is extremely important in this age of useless information.
Learn something every day, even if that is one foreign word. It will spice up your life and keep you engaged, which is extremely important in this age of useless information.
14/ Keep a tidy space
When our spaces are cluttered and in a state of disorganisation, it’s very hard to stay focused on our goals. Take the time out of your day to declutter your space, so you give yourself a great chance to have a productive day.
When our spaces are cluttered and in a state of disorganisation, it’s very hard to stay focused on our goals. Take the time out of your day to declutter your space, so you give yourself a great chance to have a productive day.
15/ Get up early
Early morning hours will be the quietest ones. And to achieve a state of flow and focus, silence is needed. So set your alarm, preferably before sunrise, and get out of bed. No snooze. Give yourself one week, you’ll get used to it. Reap instant rewards.
Early morning hours will be the quietest ones. And to achieve a state of flow and focus, silence is needed. So set your alarm, preferably before sunrise, and get out of bed. No snooze. Give yourself one week, you’ll get used to it. Reap instant rewards.
16/ Be generous with time and money
On our journey of achieving greatness, we can fall into the trap of forgetting about our loved ones or any of our fellow men and women for that matter. Contributing your time, effort or money to someone else’s life, will fulfil you.
On our journey of achieving greatness, we can fall into the trap of forgetting about our loved ones or any of our fellow men and women for that matter. Contributing your time, effort or money to someone else’s life, will fulfil you.
17/ Seek daily challenge
No possibility of being resilient, without ever having experienced a challenge. Seek challenge so that you can take a beating when needed because sometimes life will deal blows that you will have to take.
No possibility of being resilient, without ever having experienced a challenge. Seek challenge so that you can take a beating when needed because sometimes life will deal blows that you will have to take.
18/ Take immediate action, always
Never procrastinate, because by doing so you run the risk of never starting at all. And you’ve got great goals, remember? So get after them. Nobody wants to live a life without actually having lived.
Never procrastinate, because by doing so you run the risk of never starting at all. And you’ve got great goals, remember? So get after them. Nobody wants to live a life without actually having lived.
19/ Stick to a plan
No great entrepreneur has ever achieved his goals by just fooling around. They always have a plan. So should you. After setting goals, write down the steps necessary to get there. These steps can then be broken down into daily tasks to achieve your dreams.
No great entrepreneur has ever achieved his goals by just fooling around. They always have a plan. So should you. After setting goals, write down the steps necessary to get there. These steps can then be broken down into daily tasks to achieve your dreams.
20/ Keep a positive attitude
Positivity attracts positivity.
However, it’s one of the hardest things to master. Because for some, playing the victim and having a negative attitude towards life is rewarding. Don’t be that person, because it will get you nowhere.
Positivity attracts positivity.
However, it’s one of the hardest things to master. Because for some, playing the victim and having a negative attitude towards life is rewarding. Don’t be that person, because it will get you nowhere.
21/ Prioritise yourself over anybody
Your mental, physical and spiritual well-being is the most important thing in your life. It’s no use giving to others if you don't have yourself in order. It’s wasted energy. So get yourself together and take care of yourself.
Your mental, physical and spiritual well-being is the most important thing in your life. It’s no use giving to others if you don't have yourself in order. It’s wasted energy. So get yourself together and take care of yourself.
22/ Have an evening routine
To be productive throughout the day, you need to spend time on achieving a great night. Get a pair of blue-light-blocking glasses, a great book and a cup of green tea and set yourself up for nighttime greatness.
To be productive throughout the day, you need to spend time on achieving a great night. Get a pair of blue-light-blocking glasses, a great book and a cup of green tea and set yourself up for nighttime greatness.
23/ Prioritise your sleep
Getting in at least 7-8 hrs every night is essential for long-term well being. So this should be a priority in your life. Ask yourself what that late-night appointment will bring to your life in the long term. If nothing, get to bed already.
Getting in at least 7-8 hrs every night is essential for long-term well being. So this should be a priority in your life. Ask yourself what that late-night appointment will bring to your life in the long term. If nothing, get to bed already.
24/ Write daily
Write down your thoughts, ideas, stories, content and your tasks ahead. It will declutter your mind, improve your mental health and reduce stress. All great for longevity.
Write down your thoughts, ideas, stories, content and your tasks ahead. It will declutter your mind, improve your mental health and reduce stress. All great for longevity.
25/ Fast weekly
Getting in a good ‘failed hunt’ simulation every week gets you connected to your primal being. This will have many benefits, including cleansing of toxins, reduction of inflammation and mental challenge.
Getting in a good ‘failed hunt’ simulation every week gets you connected to your primal being. This will have many benefits, including cleansing of toxins, reduction of inflammation and mental challenge.
26/ Cold shower
Exposing your body to the cold will set off the production of cold-shock proteins. Besides a great mental challenge, a cold shower works as stress reduction, inflammation reducer and proven improvement of muscle recovery.
Exposing your body to the cold will set off the production of cold-shock proteins. Besides a great mental challenge, a cold shower works as stress reduction, inflammation reducer and proven improvement of muscle recovery.
27/ Listen with full attention
To listen with your full, undivided attention is an underappreciated and forgotten skill in this age of information overload. So set yourself apart from the competition, put away that phone and LISTEN.
To listen with your full, undivided attention is an underappreciated and forgotten skill in this age of information overload. So set yourself apart from the competition, put away that phone and LISTEN.
28/ Play daily
Playing daily will keep your life fun because that’s what life is about. This should be your goal. Get outside and have fun with your kid playing sports. Or play boards games with your loved ones. It will improve your human connection and happiness.
Playing daily will keep your life fun because that’s what life is about. This should be your goal. Get outside and have fun with your kid playing sports. Or play boards games with your loved ones. It will improve your human connection and happiness.
29/ Give out hugs
Hugs have been proven to increase oxytocin when executed daily. So what are you waiting for? It will make you HAPPY. Give out at least one hug a day and watch your mood shift.
Hugs have been proven to increase oxytocin when executed daily. So what are you waiting for? It will make you HAPPY. Give out at least one hug a day and watch your mood shift.
30/ Message 1 new contact daily
To achieve great things in life, you should put yourself out there. How will you ever sell any products, if nobody has ever heard of them? Make it a habit to contact new people, as you'll never know what opportunities they bring to your life.
To achieve great things in life, you should put yourself out there. How will you ever sell any products, if nobody has ever heard of them? Make it a habit to contact new people, as you'll never know what opportunities they bring to your life.
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