The Sad Truth is That Most People Don't Live Well. They constantly wonder; how can one break free of a routine lifestyle of just getting through each day, struggling through each day, going to work everyday, feeling extremely gloomy. Most people go to work, come back home, they eat, rest a little, watch T.v, go to bed and then wake up the next morning to do it all again. Here's the deal though, Your Life doesn't have to be drab and void of fun. Below, I'll Share 4 easy things that help me add spice to my life and work, in the hopes that if you really take the time to plan and deliberately input these 4 things in your life, you'll start enjoying life much more.
1. Workout Regularly
I know you've probably heard this one before. But hearing, Knowing and Doing are 3 very different things. You see, when you exercise your body, it releases Endorphins which have been nick named 'feel good chemicals' in your brain.
2. Have Times To Do Good For Other People.
Have you ever helped a blind person across the street? OR Have you ever held the door for someone on an elevator? Or just done something really nice for someone out of the blues. How'd you feel afterwards? Yeah. That's right. You had an amazing warm feeling inside of you, an 'I've done good' kind of feeling. You see when you constantly do good for others, more often than not you'll be a happy person. (Just ask Oprah Winfrey duh!) Now you don't have to be Rich, Famous and Powerful to do good things for other people. Start where you are. Set aside a small percentage of your income and give it to someone who really truly needs it. Personally, As a rule. I keep aside 10 percent of whatever i earn and give that out. That's my little way of being a blessing to the world. Someone once said 'when you give, you're really not giving to others, but to yourself'. I guess that explains the warm feeling you get on the inside. You give yourself more joy by helping others and the best part is that it doesn't always have to be money that you give. Even if you don't have any money to give, then give your time, volunteer to help serve food at a homeless shelter or volunteer to help out in church or go to an orphanage and just sit with the kids; smile at them, play with them. It makes a difference. So, set a goal today to start doing good things for others at regular intervals (say, once or twice a month not because you'll get anything in return but because giving is a reward in itself)
3. Do nice things for yourself.
Do you have set times when its all about you? You have to. Its not being selfish but if you don't do things that you like to do. You won't be very happy. It's just how life works. If you want to be happy, Do things or be around people that will make you happy. Deliberately plan activities for yourself that you know you like to do. You should have at least one day a week when you go have fun by yourself or with your family. Now, when i say you should have at least one day, please know that it doesn't have to be the whole day. In fact, It Could be as little as an hour of that day, but guess what? Let's say you like golf and you decide to start to play it for 2 hrs every Saturday because you really love it (When you play golf you feel like you're in your personal heaven) I'm telling you, you'll start to think of golf as a reward for doing your best throughout the week, and even if u don't like your job very much You'll get through that hard week smiling because you know that once you do. You'll have an amazing time on the golf course (maybe even the best 2 hrs of your week). But if you go to a job that you hate throughout the week and still don't have any time for yourself on the weekends. Now that's a hell of a life! See the difference? Now someone might say; but I have so many commitments to take care of during the weekends. (By the way, please note that i'm only using weekends as an example. Your me tine could be Wednesdays nights or even Monday afternoons. Its totally up to you) But we all have commitments, some more than others i understand but it doesn't really matter. The answer is to make your 'me time' a commitment too; a commitment that you'll stick to, no matter what. If you do this, not only will it improve the quality of your life, it'll also strengthen your commitment in other areas. That's a promise.
4. Never Ever Stop growing.
Humans were designed to be achievers. Its why we have so many people who did some great things in the past but then began to rest on their laurels, they stopped dead in their tracks, reveling over their past achievements rather than going out to conquer new mountains. As a result they became unproductive, sad, broke or even sick. If you don't produce to your max, you wouldn't feel good about yourself. So the question should be; How does one produce to their max? The answer is simple. By continually growing as a person. Jim Rohn says it best; "To achieve more, you must first become more". You become more when you study. Study books, audios, videos; any materials related to your field. Learn all you can, then, apply what you learn. Review your work then correct the errors. Learn some more, and then repeat the whole process. That how you achieve more. And.... I'm pretty sure I don't need to tell you that when you achieve more you become a happier person.
