One of the best things you can do for yourself is finding ways to help you Invest In Your Life. Now that we are in a new year and certainly a new decade, it’s time to take matters into your hands and find ways to fully look out for you. There are certainly many ways you can do to invest in your life.
As you all know, the most challenging thing to do is introducing change in our daily lives especially at the beginning of the year. You may be excited about the new adventure or goal one moment and the next you’re anxious, scared and you see heaps of obstacles and contemplate giving up before you even start. At the same time, we know that once you’ve decided to do something, the sooner you take the first step and act on it, the better!
Having said that, it is important to ensure that you have a positive mindset right from the start if you’re going to succeed in investing something new in your life in 2020. This will help you stay on track as you work towards achieving your goals. Your prepared mindset will be the key to getting through those obstacles while keeping your eyes on the prize.
“Life’s not about expecting, hoping, and wishing, it’s about doing, being and becoming.” ~ Mike Dooley
Remember that it’s always a good idea to dream big, however, the most important thing is to take small steps that will lead you to your goal. You don’t want to overwhelm yourself by trying to do big things at the same time to try and achieve your goal quickly. You want to do it right and properly giving yourself enough time for the best results.
Studies have shown that those individuals with a strong motivation to achieve their goals become successful. Not many people have a lot of motivation to lead them to achieve their goals and that’s important to ensure you’re passionate about what you want.
Here are some ideas that have tested and found to be helpful and can lead to you achieving your desired goals:
1. Be Clear Of What You Want
The most vital thing for you is to make sure that you have clarity on what you want to achieve, how you want to do it and set your expected time of achievement. Look at the things that have held you back in the past and find ways to avoid the same mistake happening.
You want to invest in your life only the best, so ensure that you’re making your goals SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Timely-based. When you’ve set this from the start, you’ll be able to break your goal down while working on it and see results as you go.
Finally, ensure that this is truly your goal and there is motivation to achieving it. When you’re motivated and inspired enough, you will be able to stay on course to your goal.
2. Have Time For Yourself
Sometimes it may seem like you’re being selfish when you want to spend time with yourself. However, it is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your body for you to be able to be productive. It’s one of the major aspects of self-care, not forgetting self-love. It can be daunting wanting to invest time in you and at the same time wondering if you’re doing the right thing. I can plainly say it’s the best gift you can give yourself. This comes in the form of looking after your health, sleeping well, having enough rest and having the ability to say “no” and not feel guilty.
When you look after yourself, you’re investing in your entire life to be able to become more productive at what you do, you give yourself a chance to reflect on your journey and how far you’re at to achieving your goals and most importantly, you give yourself the ability to look after others in your circle very well.
3. Be Ready To Embrace Change
If you want to see a change( achieving your goal) in your life, you have to be ready and willing to accept what comes your way. I am sure you have heard of the phrase: “be the change you want to see”. Jim Rohn has also said in the past that; “for things to change, you have to change. For things to be better, you have to become better.”
So in order for you to achieve your goals, you have to change something you’ve always done. By doing so, you’ll be allowing yourself to become a better you every day. It can not only help you to become a better person but also help you to grow and broaden your intellect. Becoming more adaptive to change brings out the positive in you and you start to see life in different eyes.
4. Challenge Yourself Every Day
There is nothing fulfilling than seeing yourself achieve something that you thought was beyond you! Because you know you have earned it through your hard work it feels so different, sweeter and very personal. If you haven’t t done anything taxing and challenging, then let this be your time and challenge yourself to get out of your comfort zone. As you probably know, there is nothing great that comes out of comfort zones.
The growth that comes with a new challenge is quite huge and rewarding. The time is now to go all out and challenge yourself to see what you do and have fun at the same time. It may be challenging at first but once you get your head around it, you won’t want to look back.
5. Have A Positive Attitude About Life
Your mindset is the key to achieving your goals and that why it’s important to ensure it’s in the right place. You cannot be a negative person and expect to have a positive outcome in life. So make sure you have a positive attitude towards what you do and what you’re involved in generally. Positivity is the key to success, while negative will only bring you stress, anxiety and eventually failure at what you want to achieve. Your happiness should be your priority and you should strive towards it.
Some of the things you can do to help stay on track are personal development videos, podcasts, attending seminars or courses online to help you become a better person every day. Your focus should be on your goals and ensuring you live a life of purpose and commitment towards your goals. Change your thoughts about what you want to achieve and you’re almost there!
“People look for retreats for themselves, in the country, by the coast, or in the hills… There is nowhere that a person can find a more peaceful and trouble-free retreat than in his own mind… So constantly give yourself this retreat, and renew yourself.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
6. Learn A New Skill (Personal Development)
Your personal development is one important area of your life that can’t be overlooked. Everything you will achieve stems from it and cannot be taken lightly. If you’re going to invest in your life entirely, you might as well start with this. When you open yourself for possibilities, they actually do come in. So be open to learn a new skill of any kind, it can be a new language like me, a new hobby or enroll in a course of your interest.
This will help you grow your mindset, self-confidence and actually have some new you never had before! How cool is that! I remember when I started learning the Russian language, everyone in my circle thought I was crazy. I knew deep down in my heart that it was the right thing for me and I was right. Today I’m rich in language skills because I have learnt the most difficult language on this planet.
Several studies have indicated that when you learn something new, your brain rewires its pathways. This can found through the formation of new pathways between neurons. This is called Neuroplasticity. When you learn something new, it helps you grow as a person, mentally, intellectually and become more productive at what you do. It also gives you the ability to understand and empathise with others thus improving your relationships. So whatever you do, never estimate the power of personal development in your life journey.
7. Regular Exercise Is Vital
Physical activity of any kind is so important and needs to be incorporated into your daily routine if you’re looking to invest in your life. In recent times, our lives, in general, have become sedentary. This has caused concerns even to the World Health Organisation. For us to become more productive in what we do and give ourselves a chance to achieve our desired goals, it is important that we have a regular physical exercise routine that’s easy to follow.
Recent studies have demonstrated risk consequences associated with our sedentary lifestyles. These include but not all conditions like cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, Obesity and many more.
The idea is to follow a simple manageable exercise pattern that will benefit you in some way as you work towards investing in your life and your health. However, there needs to be a lot of commitment from your side if this is to work.
You don’t necessarily have to go to the gym and lift weights all the time. Yall you need to do is commit to a certain form of exercise daily or weekly to suit your schedule. This may include things like walking around your neighbourhood, walking your dog or doing some yoga at home, etc.! The focus should be on making this routine as consistent as possible.
“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and makea brand new ending.”~ Carl Bard
The greatest investment you can do in life is investing in you and should always be your priority. No matter the challenges or disappointment we encounter every day, we’re supposed to learn from them, improve and become better! Your self-discipline is the key to your happiness and your success. Now is the time to find ways to help you become your best version.
So have you set up your year yet? Are you working on ways to Invest In Your life this year? It’s a new year, a new decade, a time for your upgrade and becoming the best version of yourself. Your commitment, consistency, and perseverance will get you to your destination. This is a journey, your journey, make it enjoyable as you head towards the summit of your goals! Invest In Your Life Every Day.
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