Every now and then we all need some good. Simply, we want positive and new things to happen to us at home and at work. This week we are heading to social to share suggestions and advice for creating small shifts and making tiny changes in hopes of creating a positivity “ripple” that will continue in all aspects of your life. Here are (5) five secret tips.
1. View Things That Don’t Go as Planned as “Life” and Not as a “Failure”
One thing that is essential to making changes in what you Live. Love. Do. ® is to embrace the fact that everything that we try will not work. Tip: Erase the word failure from your vocabulary.
2. Dream the Impossible Dream
You need to believe that anything is possible. Yes, there are many things in your personal and professional life that will simply not happen because you dream. However, thinking about specific goals that you want to one day achieve is the necessary ingredient for positive shifts and changes. Tip: Think of one thing you would like to have, do, or be 10 years from now. Then think, plan, work, and dream about it for at least 5 minutes every day for the next decade.
3. Explore and Find Your Purpose
The goal is to get paid for doing some things that you are great at, the world needs, and that you enjoy. Finding your purpose involves passion, mission, profession, and vocation. Tip: Volunteer for (1) one cause, charity, or organization that you believe in.
4. Do What You Love
As the saying goes, do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. Your goal is to find at least an hour a day doing what you love and enjoy. Tip: Do what brings you joy, peace, and a sense of accomplishment one hour every day.
5. Don’t Worry . . . Be Happy
Happiness is a choice – sometimes a difficult one – but it is always a choice. Find ways to choose peace and happiness above pettiness and hurtful sarcasm. Tip: The next time you deal with conflict, a difference of opinion, or an interpersonal problem, choose to be happy as you navigate the difficult situation. Try something every day to create positive change one step, and one day at a time.
This week try one or all five tips and find ways to incorporate them into your daily life and routine. Celebrate small changes and tiny shifts as they happen to help motivate you to continue.