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Self Care Inspiration-7 Secrets
to a Great Life
7 Secrets to a Great Life
By Kathy Gates, Professional Life Coach
A great life doesn’t happen by accident.
A great life is the result of allocating your
time, energy, thoughts, and hard work towards what you want
your life to be. Stop setting yourself up for stress and
failure, and start setting up your life to support success
and ease. A great life is the result
of using the 24/7 you get in a creative and thoughtful way,
instead of just what comes next. Customize these “secrets”
to fit your own needs and style, and start creating your
own great life today!
1.
S – Simplify.
A great life is the result of simplifying your life.
People often misinterpret what simplify means.
It’s not a way to remove work from your life.
When you focus on simplifying your life, you free
up energy and time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose
for which you are here. In
order to create a great life, you will have to make room
for it in yours first.
2.
E – Effort.
A great life is the result of your best effort. Creating
a great life requires that you make some adjustments.
It may mean re-evaluating how you spend your time,
or choosing to spend your money in a different way.
It may mean looking for new ways to spend your energy
that coincide with your definition of a great life. Life will reward your best
effort.
3.
C – Create Priorities.
A great life is the result of creating priorities.
It’s easy to spend your days just responding
to the next thing that gets your attention, instead of intentionally
using the time, energy and money you have in a way that’s
important to you. Focus on removing the obstacles that get
in the way of you making sure you are honoring your priorities.
4.
R – Reserves.
A great life
is the result of having reserves – reserves of things,
time, space, energy, money, love. Having reserves means that
you have a lot more than you need – not 6 months living
expenses, but 5 years worth; not 15 minutes of free time,
1 day. Reserves are important because they reduce the fear
of consequences, and allows you to make decisions based
on what you really want instead of what the fear decides
for you.
5.
E – Eliminate distractions. A great life
is the result of eliminating distractions. Up to 75%
of your mental energy can be tied up in things that are
draining and distracting you. Eliminating distractions can
be a difficult concept to many people, since they haven’t
really considered that there is another way to live.
Look around at someone’s life that you admire.
What do they do that you would like to incorporate into
your own life? Ask them how they did it. Find
ways to free up your mental energy for things that are more
important to you.
6.
T – Thoughts. A great life is the result
of controlling your thoughts so that you accept and allow
for the possibility that it actually can happen to you!
Your belief in the outcome will directly dictate how successful
you are. Motivated people have specific goals and
look for ways to achieve them. Believing there is
a solution to the same old problems you encounter year after
year is vitally important to creating a life that you love.
Whatever you think and believe, you create. Listen
to what you’re telling yourself, and adjust that voice
if you need to.
7.
S – Start! A great life is the result of starting.
There’s the old saying everyone’s familiar with:
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single
step.” In order to even move from the couch
to the refrigerator, you have to start. There’s
no better time to start than today. Don’t wait
for a raise, or until the kids get older, or the weather
is better. Today, right now, is the right day
to start to take a step in the direction of your heart’s
desires. It’s what you do TODAY that will make
a difference in your life tomorrow.
Kathy
Gates is a Professional Life Coach in Scottsdale AZ
who believes that "Life Rewards Action".
She can help you set priorities and goals, take action,
make changes, and reshape your life. If you
would like more information, please email kathy@reallifecoach.com,
or call 480.998.5843 today!
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