7 simple steps that can help improve your life

1. Start your day the right way

Maybe with a pre work jog, a balanced breakfast or a great song whilst showering.

Whatever it may be, start the day healthy, with energy and smiling (even if you don’t feel like it).

You will already have accomplished something, this mentality will then be pulsing through your veins from the moment go. Any problems that come your way will be easier to overcome. Start your day as you mean to go on!

2. Think positive

Negativity can eat away at you and is an awful character trait. It is detrimental to both your personal and professional life, and will not help in any situation.

Life is full of challenges and how you react is crucial. The world is NOT against you.

Positivity and performance are inextricably linked. There is always a solution, and studies have shown that we come to solutions far quicker with a “can do” attitude.

Embrace positivity, it gives the biggest rewards.

3. Be proactive not reactive

Now, I am not suggesting you become a psychotic control freak constantly worrying about what may or may not happen.

Foresee potential problems, be ahead of the game, remember, prevention is cure.

Whatever the problem may be, stop it early, or even better, anticipate it.

Problems diminish and those that occur are 100% conquerable. Be proactive, be in charge of your life, this will come with a sense of personal empowerment that you can address to all aspects of your life.

4. Disconnect from social media

Take time for yourself. Social media is all well and good but refreshing your Facebook feed for the 3rd time in an hour is unnecessary.

Instead do something creative and productive. Bake a cake, read those articles you’ve been meaning to read, have coffee with a friend, you will be amazed how much extra time you have.

5. Be generous

Heartwarming selfless acts can lead to improvement and development, generosity makes the world a better place.

A story I loved recently was the businessman who filled his kindle with books and gave it to Paul, a homeless man in Las Vegas who loves reading (full story here.)

Help in any small way you can, volunteer in your local community, connect people in business, someone you know looking for a job, could you help them?

Invest in others and they will invest in you. What goes around comes around.

6. Learn something new

How many times have you said to yourself : “on Monday, I will start ... ” but never quite get round to it as our busy lives interrupt. Make the time.

What ever it may be, doing something outside of your daily routine will have a surprisingly positive effect on you.

Invest time in yourself, knowledge is power. This could lead to any number of positive effects on your life but most importantly with your improvement comes an increase in your self-confidence.

7. Take action

Procrastination is an addiction, it encourages laziness, it causes disappointment and, in the worse case scenario, anxiety. It is destructive to our career and our personal lives.

There are so many tools out there if you need a helping hand, you can use a passion driven website like Noosfeer for example.

Achieve your targets, show your reliability, feel fulfilled in all that you do, be ahead of the game.

It is time to change!

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