Hi guys! Welcome to Episode 167 of the Wildly Successful Lifestyle podcast! I hope this finds you feeling happy and healthy and excited for wherever your path is heading! I hope you are enjoying the episodes lately, I have you in mind whenever I choose topics. Listening to podcasts is such a good way to get your head in the right place for the day, don’t you think? I always start my day with a couple different ones….Monday and Friday of course are a wildly successful lifestyle. On top of that I listen to the Abraham hicks podcast every day…It’s like mine, short and sweet and full of good information designed to make you better.
It’s just so good. And I don’t know about you but I really look at the titles and sometimes I think oh I’m doing well in that part of my life so I probably don’t need to listen to that, do you ever do that? Think you’re good in a certain area so no need to listen to that topic? No need to learn anything in that area, I’m good. Anyway, That happened this week. The topic was attracting love. And I already have my guy. I’m not trying to attract a love interest but I listened anyway because they’re always good and let me tell you, I’m so glad I did. It filled me so full of appreciation and gratefulness for my husband. It made me consider some things that have happened in the past and recognize why they happened. I still got soooo much value, even though I thought I wouldn’t really need it.
It made a question pop up for me though. Even though I feel good about that part of my life, does that mean I can just go on autopilot?
I mean the old saying if you’re not growing you’re dying. Do I need to constantly grow in every area?
I read an article by Micheal Nichols. MichealNichols.org said growth doesn’t have to mean bigger. Growth is not always quantitative. so maybe you are growing and it’s just not measurable.
A good way to figure out if you’re experiencing growth in a certain area is by asking yourself a question. Are my daily habits and routines I’m currently practicing adding value to my life and maybe by extension adding value to others?
This applies to everything. Any area of your life that’s important to you. Your daily habits are what matter. That’s what eventually turns the boat. I use a boat because it can take a very long time to turn a big boat in a different direction. Who hasn’t seen Titanic and you’re watching the iceberg and you’re like why aren’t they turning? They are! They are turning; it just takes time and lots of small actions to get that boat completely turned, granted hindsight they should have started those actions earlier. Ha. But sometimes it can feel like the things you’re doing just don’t seem to be working or making a difference. It’s a compound interest. It’s the consistency of action that matters. My husband always says that because sometimes we may have 30 minutes to work out at the gym but it’s a compound interest. In my opinion, it’s just as good as if we did a full workout because we are keeping the momentum headed in the right direction. So Go anyway even if you don’t have a lot of time or don’t feel like it. Especially when you just don’t feel like going to the gym, Just to keep the momentum headed where you want it to go.
Living intentionally can be hard. But it actually makes your life easier. Doesn’t even sound right saying it but it’s true. You are intentional about your life and it WILL become easier. You live on autopilot and things are gonna start failing. It just takes a minute to turn the boat. It works both ways. You can miss a few workouts and it won’t matter if you get right back into the habit but that’s not usually how it works right? Maybe if you’re in a long term relationship, you ask yourself a very hard question. Would my partner date me right now if we were both single? That’s a tough question and you may be mad at me for asking it. But I love you and I want you to be the best you you can possibly be.
It’s so easy to get comfortable and fall into a pattern, a routine. It’s also easy to fall out of a routine too. Hello, the last two years. COVID made it near impossible for some people to even work out. If you lived in certain states or certain countries you had to get real creative to figure out a way to exercise. So many fell out of their good habits, but you did it once you can do it again. What daily habits do you need to pick up or stop in order for your life to be headed in the direction you want it? Get those habits lined up and don’t get discouraged if the changes aren’t happening right away, it takes time to show up, time and consistency.
Sometimes the reason things go a little south in life is because we accomplish something and maybe we are like this is it. This is my partner for life. I’ve done it. This is my goal weight. This is my dream job. Yay me! And then little by little we stop doing the things that got us that partner, that got us to the goal weight, that got us the dream job. The momentum has shifted and it isn’t heading in the direction. Are the actions you’re taking every day moving you closer to the person you want to be or farther away?
My challenge to you this week is to do a quick pulse on the main areas of your life. The big ones. Your relationships, your physical and mental health, and your finances. And ask yourself “Are my daily habits adding value to my life in this area”? Are they moving me closer to the best version of me or further away? If they are high five. If they aren’t…high five…you’re now aware of it and that’s the first step to turning the boat in the right direction. I love you guys. I’ll talk to you in a few days.
