Habits For Success

Learn the 12 habits that help me to life more intentionally. Habits include: move your body, nourish your body, sleep, service, gratitude, goals, personal growth, connections, positivity, mindfulness, saying no, and owning it. 

Work through those feelings, those fears, those insecurities. Once you start believing that you can do it... see it as true, feel it as true, trust it as true - then it becomes true. So... who do you think you are? Own it. Believe it. Say it. Be it. You can be anything and anyone you want to be - don't let anything or anyone stop you. 

Your strengths and weaknesses make you who you are. Every single piece of your body makes you who you are. Your mistakes make you who you are. You are beautiful just the way you are - Imperfectly Perfect. 

Starting your day with a morning routine sets you up for success. Get enough sleep, get up early - when your alarm goes off, make your bed, journal gratitude and goals, mediate, and exercise. 

You should be saying no when your yes feels wrong, when your yes is out of guilt, when your yes doesn't bring balance to your relationships, when your yes doesn't lead you closer to your goals, when your yes is out of duty or expectation, when your yes to someone else is at the expense of a yes to yourself, or when your yes puts you in a toxic situation. 

Whether or not you pay attention to the signs or signals (Godwinks and Greenlights) while you drive through life is up to you. But when you do... when you pay attention, those Godwinks and Greenlights are everywhere and they help to get you where you want to go. 

When you pay attention to something in your garden (a seed), it grows just as when you don't pay attention to that seed, it won't grow. In your brain, when we focus on the negative, it kind of makes weeds grow. You know how weeds are... they take over! Well, if you are constantly paying attention to those weeds (those negative thoughts), they overtake the space in your brain (your garden). Then what happens is that there is no room for the flowers to grow or those positive thoughts. What kind of garden do you want to have?

Owning it! The good and the bad. Holding yourself accountable is a big key to success. Speak those goals. Write those goals. Put those goals out there for the world to see. Find a mentor - they've been in your shoes - learn from them. Reflect on who you are spending your time with - do they push you to be the best that you can be? 

What goals do you have and what action steps will you take to get there? How can mindfulness and using your breath combat short-sightedness? How can we clear those foggy lenses? Use your prefrontal cortex to win the battle against your amygdala. Promote those thoughtful responses rather than the impulsive reactions. 

Making good decisions requires a ton of energy. Don't procrastinate - get that decision made. Make that decision for you and you alone - don't worry about what other people think. It's OK to rewrite your story; that's why we use pencil and have erasers. Changing your path doesn't mean you aren't going to get there, you are just taking a different route. Keep a positive perspective on your decision making and give yourself grace above all. When you are stuck in that decision making process, be still and know.