25 best habits to have in life.docx

25 best habits to have in life.docx

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25besthabitstohaveinlife

Wearecreaturesofhabit.Everythingwethink,sayanddoisaresultofdeep-seatedhabitsetchedintoourmindsthroughyearsandyearsofrepitiousbehavior.Thoseverysamehabitseitherhelptopropelusforwardortohinderourprogressinlife.Infact,thestateandqualityofourlivesrightnowisadirectreflectionofourdailyhabits.

Habitsareanundeniablypowerfulpartoflife.They'reanintegralpartoftheunderlyingbehavioralpsychologythatshapesthedirectionofourlives.They'resointegralthatastudydeterminedthatapproximately45percentofeverythingwedoonadailybasisisdrivenbyourhabits.

Partingwayswithourbadhabitsandreplacingthemwithgoodhabitsisbynomeansasimpletask.Ittakescommitment,willpowerandanunwaveringdesiretoovercomeourseeminglynaturaltendenciestothink,feel,speakandactinacertainway.

Clearly,forthoseabsolutelycommittedtothingslikehappinessandsuccess,habitsofferthepathwaytoenrichmentinlife.They'realsothetoolsweusetohelpautomateourprogresstowardsoneendoranother,assistinguswiththeachievementofourgoalsandthefulfilmentofourdreams.

Still,forthemostpart,we'reoftenleftinthedark.We'reunsureofourselvesorwheretostartontheroadtodevelopinggoodhabits.Whatarethebesthabitstohaveinyourlifewhenyouwanttosucceedorbehappy?

Aretheresomethatusurpothers,providingsomesecretmagicalrecipeforachievinglife'sloftiestgoals?

Whatarethebesthabitstohaveinlife?

Whileanylistofhabitsconcotedmightseemsubjective,thereare,infact,25particularhabitsthatwillnotonlyhelpyoutosucceed,financiallyspeaking,butwillalsokeepyouhealthy,happyandfulfilledinlife.Focusonthese25habits,consistentlymakingeffortstoinstillthemintoyourdailyroutine,andintime,yourprogressandmomentumtowardsyourgoalswillskyrocket.

1.Wakeupearly.

Theearlymorninghoursareatimeforpeacefulreflectionandampleproductivity,wheretheworldisstillandasleep,allowingyoutofocuswholeheartedlyonyourlong-termgoals.Anyonewhoisseriousaboutsuccessinanymeasureknowsthatit'simportanttowakeupearly.

Evenifyou'renotamorningperson,useincrementalchangesinyourdailyroutinetostartwakingupearlierandearlier.Beginbysettingyouralarmclockbackby15minutesthefirstweek,15minutesthenextweekandsoon.Dothisuntilyoucanwakeupatleasttwohoursearlierthanyou'rewakingupnow.

2.Gratitude.

Wespendagreatdealoftimeimmersedinourproblems.Butproblemsarealsoasignoflife.Theonlytimewe'lllackproblemsiswhenwe'resixfeetunder.Andifyouwanttoshiftyourfocusawayfromyourproblems,youhavetobegratefulforwhatyouhave.Yes,evenforyourproblems.

Gratitudeisthesurestpathwaytohealth,happinessandsuccess.Itshiftsourattentiontowardswhatwehaveratherthanwhatwedon'thave.It'sthenaturalabundanceofsimplepleasuresandopportunitiesthatwe'vebeenaffordedwithandblessedwiththatweoftentakeforgranted.

3.Smile.

Studieshaveconfirmedthatpeoplewhosmileagenuinesmile（alsoreferredtoasaDuchennesmile）arehappierinlife.Thisisoneofthebesthabitsforallowingyoutofindemotional,mentalandspiritualpeace-of-mindovertime--simplybyplacingasmileonyourface.

Thephysiologyofourbodiesdictatesthepsychologyofourminds.Whenwefrownorslouchordoanynumberofotherthingsthatconveyasenseofdepressionandunhappiness,ourmindtakesthosecuesandrunswiththem.However,onceweshiftouroutwardappearancebyconsciouslyadjustingourselves,ourinwardfeelingsfollow

4.Eatahealthybreakfast.

Breakfastisanimportantpartoflife.Yet,31millionAmericansskipbreakfasteverysingleday.Andthatsayingyou'veheardyourentirelifeaboutbreakfastbeingthemostimportantmealoftheday?

It's100percenttrue.Ifyou'reseriousaboutsuccess,eatahealthybreakfasteverysinglemorning.

Thissinglehabitdoesn'ttakemucheffort.Someplanningiscertainlyrequired,andifyou'rerushingoutthedooreverymorningwithbarelyanytimetospare,youmightwanttoconsiderwakingupearliertoensurethatyouwieldthishabitinyourownlife.

5.Exercise.

Oneoftheabsolutebesthabitstohaveinlifeistoexerciseeverysingledaywithoutfail.Thisisn'taboutheavyweightliftingorrunningamarathon.Thisisaboutdoinglightlystrenuousactivitytooxygenateyourbloodandboosttheendorphinsinyourbody.

Notonlywillyoufeelphysicallybetterwhenyoustartthishabit,butyou'llalsofeelmoremotivated,havemorementalclairtyandbemoreemotionallysound.Exercisereleasesdopaminine,oxytocinandserotoninintothesystem,givinganalmosteuphoriceffectwithouttheusageofanydrugswhatsoever.

6.Drinkwaterwithlemon.

Onehabitthathasmonumentalhealthbenefitsistodrinkalargeglassofwaterwithlemoneverysingleday.LemonsareanaturalsourceofVitaminC,butalsopossessotherhealthbenefits--suchashelpingwithyourdigestion,boostingyourimmunesystem,alongwithcleansingandrehydratingyourbody.

Thewateritselfisalsoanimportantwaytoflushanytoxinsfromyoursystemearlyoninthemorningwhenyoufirstarise.Ultimately,overtime,thiswillalsoaidwiththingslikeweightloss,areductioninanyinflammationsandanoverallboostinenergy.

7.Walk10,000steps.

Mostpeoplehaveheardaboutthebenefitsofwalkingatleast10,000stepsinaday.Yet,asasociety,wetendtofallfarshortofthatgoal.Onestudy,whichprovidedshockingresultsofjusthowmanystepswedotake,comparedthatnumbertocountriesfromaroundtheworldbystudyingparticipantsfromtheU.S.,Switzerland,AustraliaandJapan.

Americans,onaverage,take5,117stepsaday.ComparedtoAustralians,whotake9,695stepsperday,andresidentsofSwitzerland,whotake9,650stepsperday,andthoseofJapan,whotake7,168stepsperday--wefallwayshort.Eventstill,thissinglehabitisagreatwaytoresolveoursedentaryways.Parkfurtherfromtheofficeortakethestairswhenyoucantohelpboostyourdailysteps.

8.Vitaminsandminerals.

Asaculture,welackthenecessaryvitaminsandmineralsthroughourfoodintake.Processedandrefinedsugars,carbohydratesandotherfoodsthatareastapleoftheAmericandiethelptoexacerbatethisproblem.Wesimplydon'tgetthepropernutrientsourbodiesneedonadailybasis.

Findagoodsetofvitaminsandmineralsthatyoucantakeeveryday.It'seasytoignorethishealthyhabit,butthefeelingafterweeksandmonthsofdoingthisonaregularbasis,istremendous.Thatimpactcanhelpustoimproveotherareasofourlivesbyprovidingmental,emotionalandphysicalclarity.

9.Effectivetimemanagement.

Anessentialhabitforsucceedingatanythinginlifeiseffectivetimemanagement.Howwellyoumanagethepreciouslittletimeyouhavesaysalotaboutwhatyoucanachieve.Andconsideringthatweallhavethesameamountoftimeinthisworld,howyouleveragethisresourcewilldictateyourpotentialforsuccess.

Findagoodsystemformanagingyourtimeandimplementit.Thisisn'tcomplextodo,butdoesrequireconsciousandconsistenteffort.However,oncethishabithasbeensolidifiedintoyourdailyroutine,virtuallyanythingispossible,andnogoalwillbetoobigtoattain.

10.Dailygoalsetting.

Mostpeoplehavegoals.Whetherit'ssomethingtoachieveinbusinessorinlife,we'reallmovinginoneintendeddirectionoranother.However,whilelong-termgoalsdogiveusdirection,it'sthedailygoalsthatwesetthatallowustocreateshort-termmilestonesthatareintegraltooursuccess.

Long-termgoalscanseemoverwhelmingeveninthebestoftimes.Butbyimplementingadailygoal-settingstrategy,youcanovercomesomeoftheenormityassociatedwithachievingbigthingsinlifebyfocusingontheone-day-at-time,short-termscenarios.

11.Inspireyourself.

It'softendifficulttostaymotivatedforanyconsiderableamountoftime.Wegetdiscouragedanddissuadedfromourgoalswhenthingsariseinlifethatsendusontangentsandveerusofftrack.Butoneoftheabsolutebestwaysyoucanstaymotivatedinlifeistoinspireyourselfonadailybasis.

Read,watchinspirationalvideosandgetinspiredbystoriesofotherswhohaveachievedtheirdreams.AnthonyRobbinscallsthisyour"hourofpower,"butyoucanspendasmuchoraslittletimeonthisasyouneed.Inspirationisthepathwaytoachievementbecausewhatthemindcanconceive,itcanachieve.

12.Saveandinvest.

Nogoodhabitlistiscompletewithoutonethatcallsforsavingandinvesting.Weoftenoverlookthenecessitytosaveforthefuturebecausewe'resobusylivinginthepresentmoment.ThetruthisthatmostAmericanshavelessthan$1,000savedupatanygivenmoment.

Butit'snotjustaboutsaving.Youhavetoinvestthemoneythatyousave,anddosowisely.Themoreattentionyoupaytothisnow,themoreyourlifewillberepletewithfinancialsuccessinthefuture.Youshouldalsobesuretohaveatleastsixmonthsworthofsavingsinyouraccounttostaveoffanypotentialfinancialcalamityinthefuture.

13.Budgetandtrackexpenses.

BenjaminFranklinoncesaid,"Bewareoflittleexpenses,asmallleakwillsinkagreatship."It'seasytolosesightoflittleexpenses,buttheyaddup,especiallywhenwefailtobudget.Besuretomanageallofyourexpenses,andsweatthesmallstuff,sotospeak.

Whenitcomestosoundfinancialhabits,thisisanimportantonetohave,andonethatwilllenditselftoyourfuturefinancialsuccess.Themoneysavedonf