Top 5 Ways to Improve your Self-Growth
Top 5 Ways to Improve Self-Growth
Make 2023 your Year
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The concept of self-growth can be pretty daunting. That’s why I decided to make a simple guide with my top 5 ways to improve yourself and expand your horizons. Now is the time to work on yourself and finally start living your desired life. There will never be a perfect time, so the key is to start taking action as soon as possible. This post will cover how you can make easy changes in your life that you can stick to. Let’s make 2023 all about self-improvement!
Importance of Self-Growth
You might be asking, what exactly is self-growth? Self-growth is a journey of discovering your best self. It’s all about challenging yourself to do and be better. There’s never a right or wrong way to improve; it will look different for everyone. This is because everyone is at a different stage in life. It’s about accepting wherever you are and continuing to grow and expand. One of the best ways is to start by learning about yourself. This means figuring out your strengths and weaknesses. Then work on making your strengths even more robust and improve upon weaknesses.
The biggest key to self-growth is never to give up and to keep going no matter how hard it gets. No challenge or setback is too big, and it doesn’t take away the progress you have already made. It’s time to make yourself a priority and finally focus on your wants, needs, and desires. Know that you’re worthy, smart enough, and capable of living a beautiful life. You’re always supported and aren’t alone, even when times get tough. Always remember you are strong enough to keep going.
1. Gratitude + Journaling
Practicing gratitude can come hand in hand with journaling because it’s a great place to start your journaling. It’s so important to practice gratitude every single day. Practicing gratitude is showing appreciation for all the things you have. We can focus on the positives rather than the negatives by focusing daily on the things we are grateful for. Once you begin recognizing more of the good, your brain will start seeking more positive things. Seeing more positives will, in turn, create a life filled with happiness. You can start by journaling three things you are grateful for and why you are thankful for them.
Ideas of things to be grateful for right now:
Family
Friends
Pets
Nature
Sunsets/Sunrises
Food
Music
A great way to get in tune with yourself and figure out where you are on your journey is to start journaling. Discover the countless journal prompts for self-growth that can help you right now. In addition, they will allow you to see where you could use improvement. Journaling is an excellent exercise for self-improvement and writing down your ideas and thoughts on paper. Sign up below for a FREE list of 50 Self-Growth Journal Prompts!
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2. The 5-Second Rule
A fantastic tip for transforming your life in a matter of seconds is using the habit I learned from the book “The 5 Second Rule”. This technique is crucial to stopping the habit of procrastination and holding yourself back from achieving your true potential. Essentially this technique helps you stop doubting yourself and encourages you to take action for a happier, healthier, and more successful life. The Rule is that at any point when an idea or thought for a goal appears, you need to count backward 5-4-3-2-1 and immediately take action. Counting backward will trigger your brain to assume it’s urgent and distract you from other thoughts. It forces your brain to simplify what you need to do and tricks your mind into not overthinking what needs to get done. You have to do it. Whatever action step you thought of, you need to do. It provides the courage to act on our thoughts. However, this technique is a practice, so you need to keep up with it to strengthen your skill and eventually turn it into a habit.
How to Use it (Example):
You have wanted to get in shape and become healthier overall. But whenever you start thinking about getting in shape, you start thinking about all the new habits you’ll need to start. It becomes overwhelming, so you do nothing to improve your health.
Incorporate the 5-Second Rule:
Whenever you get a thought in your head of something that can help you achieve your goals, like making a smoothie, going for a walk, doing some yoga poses
Count down from 5 (5-4-3-2-1)
Go!! And do that task. No waiting. No procrastination. No overthinking. Just make a smoothie. Go for a walk. Do a few yoga poses.
You are now one step closer to reaching your goals!
3. Morning Routine
The morning is critical because the first few hours of your day are the most productive. Therefore, creating a morning routine that works for you and your schedule is crucial to self-growth. Check out my blog post, “10 Easy Ideas to Create a Successful Morning Routine”, for extra tips and products.
However, my main tip for creating a morning routine for self-growth is setting a time to wake up and sticking to it as if your life depends on it. And in this case, your progress depends on it because it’s essential for your growth. Setting a time to get up in the morning allows you to show up for yourself. And if you can change this habit, you can change every other area in your life. It will enable you to take charge of your life and shows your brain that you are willing to take action. The energy needed to get yourself out of bed is greater than the energy required to move throughout the day. So this is one way to challenge yourself to improve right away.
4. Small Habits
Small Habits are a terrific way to start seeing improvement in your self-growth. This trick comes from the book “Mini Habits”. Essentially you must pick a few habits that you want to start and make them so small that you can’t fail. This technique will fool your brain into being productive without having to find motivation constantly. Small or Mini Habits are miniature versions of the habits you want to start, so there’s no way you won’t do it. Every small habit brings you closer to forming a habit. So whatever habit you want to start, simplify it as much as possible. This ties into the idea that doing something is infinitely more significant than doing nothing. By making these small daily habits, your brain will start to do them automatically. And they will become habits that you practice without thinking.
Ideas for mini habits to start every day:
Read for 30 minutes
Read one single page
Get into Shape
Do one push-up, crunch, etc
Eat Healthier
Eat one vegetable
Become a Runner
Run for 5 minutes
Start a Blog
Come up with one post idea
5. Productivity
Productivity can be very subjective, but if you want to be more productive, there are a few ways to improve. Whatever you’re working on, it can be easy to get distracted or bored and make no progress. Here are a few tips on ways to become more productive every day. Remember that this will take time and practice. It’s important to note that if some days aren’t as good as others, do not beat yourself up. The key is to accept where that and commit to reaching your goals tomorrow. It will become easier over time not to give in to distractions.
How to be more productive?
Cut out Distractions
Turn off notifications
Do not check Social Media
If possible, turn the phone off completely
Focus on one task at a time
Choose one thing to focus all your attention on. Do not switch until it’s complete. Switching attention from task to task makes you less productive and doesn’t allow for your full attention.
Set Timers
Set a timer to work for a specific amount of time and allow yourself to take a mental break and get back to work after. Setting timers will enable you to focus on a task for a designated amount of time you’ve allotted, whether it be 45 minutes or 2 hours.
Growth Mindset
Do not be discouraged if you don’t finish something you’d hoped for. The fact that you worked on it means you made progress toward your goals, no matter how big or small. Incorporate growth mindset statements to keep your mind focused on the positive.
Examples:
“I choose to learn from this experience.”
“ I will grow from this.”
“ I can achieve anything if I continue to practice.”
“I remain focused on myself and not others.”
“There is always another way.”
“It may take time, but I will get there.”
“No challenge or problem will hold me back.”
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Now is the perfect time to stop procrastinating and live a more meaningful life. Your self-growth journey starts here and will guide you to a happier life. I hope some of my tips above will help you get closer to reaching your goals and expanding your horizons. There’s no limit to what you can achieve with a positive mindset. Self-growth is the key to living the life you desire, and these tips can help you along your journey.
I want you to achieve your goals this year and beyond, and I am committed to helping you get there. No worries if you’re not ready to dive deep into your self-care journey. But if you are still interested in starting small, sign up below to download FREE mindfulness journal prompts to begin your journey. It’s time to make yourself a priority! Let’s make 2023 your year.
