In
this whole world of chaos, by running after money, achieving high standards in the job,
living the luxury life around high tech gadgets, we often forget to increase the
standard of our life.
To
increase the standard of our life, we need to do very small things in our day
to day life, there is nothing we need to exaggerate about it to others or on
social media, and ultimately it will be beneficial to you and the people around you.
“Satisfying yourself peacefully is the best way
to inner happiness”
We
can categorize our standard of living in terms of habits:-
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Happiness habits
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Healthy Habits
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Vitality Habits
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Income Habits
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Leisure Habits
Happiness habits:-
1) Smile even when
you are stressed:
Smiling reduces stress & helps the heart in a different way, In other words, it will trick your brain into believing you’re happy which can then encourage the actual feeling of happiness.
If you can’t force yourself to smile, put a pencil in your mouth and the natural curve of your mouth will help you to engage a smile. Try this for 15 to 20 minutes per day. You’ll be surprised to see, even if you feel depressed, this will brightens your mood.
2) Daily gratitude:
The health benefits
of expressing gratitude are many, and some might surprise you, Spend 15 to
30 minutes every single day listing off what you have to be grateful for. Even
if you feel like you have nothing to be grateful for, search for something.
Maybe you’re in a financial problem, but at least you have the knowledge in
your mind and the ability to walk, talk, and reason. If you search, you can
always find something to be grateful for.
3) Daily Learning:
Learning daily is one
of the vital tasks in our life, It allows us to grow, mature & gain
knowledge, If not book you can find Newspaper, Comic, Magazine, Video tutorial,
blog or anything else that you learn to enjoy like a learning resource. Learn
every single day & spend at least 15-30 minutes on learning.
Health
Habits:-
1. Eat a healthy
breakfast every day:
You’ve heard it before, Breakfast is the most
important meal of the day. And it’s no lie. Studies have shown
women who missed at least breakfast once a week were at higher risk of
developing Type2 diabetes and men who are doing the same can face heart
issues later in life, So never skip your breakfast at any cost.
2. 10,000 steps daily:
Maybe you can’t exercise
daily but you can walk daily, make sure you walk at least 10k steps each day or
close to that number, It will not
only help you in weight loss, but it also helps to decrease your risk of heart disease
and diabetes.
3. Drink an adequate amount
of water:
Well this will depend
on your daily activities, size, age, the climate in your living, etc., but you
should drink an adequate amount of it. You can take advice from nutritionists and
doctor on the daily intake of your water.
Vitality
Habits:-
1. Time Management:
People who effectively manage their time have
an increased amount of energy and
vitality. Managing your time demands daily
attention and action of the important tasks over the urgent, Time
management can be achieved by creating to-do lists and building tasks for the
day based on their order of importance and urgency.
2. Get at least 7 hours
of sleep:
Sleep is an important
function for many reasons. When you sleep, your brain signals your body to
release hormones and compounds that help you to manage hunger levels, maintain your
immune system and retain memory. Lack of sleep can cause increase your risk for
serious health problems such as obesity, disease, and even early death in a few
cases.
3. Inspirational Input:
One of the best ways
to add vitality to your life is through daily inspiration. What’s your
inspiration? What inspires and motivates you to push towards your dreams? Give
yourself that boost needed by seeking out some form of information, whatever it
may be.
One of the best ways
to achieve this is through imagery, by hanging those photos somewhere you’ll
see daily, you can help to inspire and motivate you towards your dreams We all
get a little bit frustrated time to time, but if you spend 15 to 20 minutes
each on inspirational input, you’ll see enormous results.
Income
Habits:-
1. Set & Review Goals:
Setting and
reviewing goals on a daily basis is important to achieving your
income goals. This is one of the best habits that you can have towards the
pursuit of your monetary goals. When establishing daily goals, make sure that you
prioritize. This means doing the most important thing first. For example, if
you want to make more money, then you should pursue activities that can make
you thousands, instead of chasing actions that earn you hundreds.
2. Save 20% of your
income:
People often think
that right now is too early to start saving or investing. Wrong! It is never
too early to save a portion of your income, no matter how low or high your
income is! At least 20% of your income
should be saved, in order to build up your funds for investment opportunities.
Start saving today! In
fact, experts say that you should save before you spend. Keep aside a portion
of whatever money or income you get, and then spend the rest!
3. Daily Budgeting:
Create and stick to a
budget, and follow it regularly. This should allow you to save and invest your
money over time. If you don’t stick to a budget, it’s much harder to get ahead
and accomplish your income goals. Knowing just how much money you can or can’t
spend every day will help you to get ahead.
Budgeting is the foundation
of all your financial planning and success.
Leisure
Habits:-
1. Get Organized:
“Clean house, clean
mind.” Spend a few minutes of your leisure time organizing your surroundings.
Take 5 minutes to clean up your desk, bed, or simply to throw things away.
You’ll be surprised at how much your quality of life will increase when you get
organized.
2. Socialize &
Network:
Boost the quality of
your life by socializing and networking.
It’s been said that 80% of rich people spend 5 hours or more networking,
whereas the poor spend 16% of their time doing so. But, networking doesn’t have
to be justified solely for business. Take an interest in other peoples’ lives (not
personal life) and you’ll be surprised just how much it will come back to you.
3. Do one thing you are
afraid of:
Do one thing that
you’re afraid of every single day. Take your leisure time for developing this
habit. What are you afraid to do? Why are you afraid to do it? Too often, we
can’t get ahead because of how scared we are of something. Fear and anxiety
seem to be halting us. Overcome your fears and force yourself to do just one
thing you’re afraid of doing.
