How many times have you caught yourself thinking there has to be more to life than this? Our lives just seem to be getting busier and busier as we try to cram more into our daily routines. We, as a nation, are working longer hours leaving little time for ourselves and our families. The SaVVy Club® can help by providing you with a pre-organised social calendar to die for but that only takes care of one aspect of your life.
So how can we address the balance? How can we start to try and live a ‘better’ life? I’m not suggesting that there is one magic formula that will work for everyone. We are all individuals and what rocks one person’s boat is probably likely to sink another’s, but there are things that we can all do to try and make our lives better, healthier and more enjoyable.
Here is a list of 21 things we could all do to create a better life. Why not give it a try – what have you got to lose?
1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day
This should be an easy one. Get off the tube one stop earlier, park a bit further away from the office or walk to the sandwich shop at lunchtime rather than get it delivered. While you are walking, smile – it is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
Give yourself a bit of space. Take the phone off the hook and lock your door. The world won’t fall apart without you for 10 minutes. Just relax and give yourself a bit of time to unwind and refocus on what is really important in life.
3. “My purpose is to ____________ today”
Try saying this to yourself when you wake up in the morning. You’ll be amazed at the effect it has on your day.
4. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants
A healthy diet is something that we could all do with. Eat more natural produce rather than food that is manufactured. After all a healthy body leads to a healthy mind.
5. Drink
Now don’t get all excited. I’m not talking about propping up your local bar all day. Drink plenty of water or green tea. A well hydrated body is a happy body.
6. Try to make at least three people smile each day
No need to don a silly costume or hit yourself with a plastic cup, smile at someone, make them feel good and they will smile back.
7. Don’t waste precious energy
Use your energy wisely. Don’t waste it gossiping (although a casual chat with colleagues can do wonders), dwelling on the past, negative thoughts or things you can’t control.
8. Eat well
That doesn’t mean take a three hour lunch break and return to the office legless. Start your day off well with a breakfast fit for a king. Eat lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out credit card.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating someone
I think this is self-explanatory. Hatred will consume you. Live and let live.
10. Don’t take yourself too seriously
You can be sure no one else will! We all make mistakes so when you make your next blooper (and you will) learn from it and move on, don’t beat yourself up over it.
11. You don’t have to win every argument
No one likes to lose but sometimes no one can win. We are all individuals with our own opinions. Don’t try and bully someone into converting to your views it will just create animosity. Agree to disagree.
12. Make peace with your past
Don’t let past events spoil the now. Draw a line under what has gone on before. You can’t change the past so don’t let it change your future.
13. Don’t compare your life to that of others
Be happy with what you have – you have created it. We all know the saying that the grass is always greener on the other side, but looks can be deceptive (how many clichés can I get into this one?). You have no idea what their life journey is about.
14. No one is in charge of your happiness except you
Only you can make the changes you need to create a happier and more fulfilling life. So what are you waiting for?
15. “In five years, will this matter?”
Ask yourself that whenever things go wrong. If the answer is ‘no’, don’t worry about it. If the answer is ‘yes’, do something about it.
16. What other people think of you is none of your business
This is probably one of the hardest to learn. But you can waste so much energy worrying about it and does it really matter in the great scheme of things? No.
17. However good or bad a situation is, it will change
Time marches on whether we like it or not. Take comfort that the bad times will pass and that the good times will stay with us in our hearts forever.
18. Your friends are key
You work all hours being the best you can possibly be at your job. But what happens when you are sick? Your job won’t be there to look after you, but your friends will. Keep in touch, don’t let work pressures push your friends away.
19. Envy is a waste of time
Why hanker after what you don’t have? If it was that vital that you had it, you would have.
20. “I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished__________”
No day is a wasted day. You may not feel as though you have achieved much but you would be surprised at what you have accomplished. You may not have closed an important deal but you may have made someone smile. Before you go to sleep at night say it out loud and sleep peacefully knowing you have made a difference.
21. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed
No more words are needed.
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