7 Principles to Happiness
I wrote an article about six months ago titled 7 “Secrets” to Living an Extraordinary Life and it got a huge response from people.
Because of the wonderful response I have decided to feature it and talk about it more in depth in the re-launch for my radio show, Authentic Life, today. They are simpler than you think!
- Be a class act and act with integrity.
- Choose to be around people you admire.
- Always act with intention.
- Act as if THIS is “IT.”
- Put yourself back on your list.
- Strive for success and all that success brings, but don’t get too caught up in it.
- Listen to your intuition and don’t second-guess your decisions.
That’s it. As I said, they’re simple, but I understand that this doesn’t necessarily mean easy. Join me today on Authentic Life at 4:30 MT (5:30 CT, 6:30 ET, 3:30 PT) to hear more, or listen to the replay later. Just go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/authentic-life for the live show and the replay afterwards. For a PDF copy of my article, you can go to my website http://www.kimberlyenglot.com and sign-up to my newsletter. You receive a free Authentic Life Toolkit, and the article is one of the tools!
Get Your Priorities Straight–No More Settling for Good Enough!
By Kimberly Englot
Enough of settling for “good enough” when it comes to your priorities…or do you even know what your priorities are anymore? Is it time for you to reassess your life, dreams, passions and goals? I know that life gets busy. Spouses, kids, jobs, pets, and homes all require attention, but what about you? You’re not a lot of help to anyone if you’re resentful, tired and only living via obligations to other people!
Get out some paper and take some me time to figure out what your priorities are. This might take some time upfront, but it will save you energy and aggravation later because you won’t be worrying about things that don’t matter! And you’ll know what you need to focus on to live your extraordinary life!
Think about all life areas when you’re deciding your priorities. Contemplate recreation, career, money, relationships, home life, and personal growth. What area’s are lacking? Is having fun a huge priority for you, but you find that you never bother to make the time to scrapbook, or meet the ladies in your book club, or show up for the volleyball games? You need to stop settling for “good enough” when it comes to your priorities in life. This takes courage and probably some hard decisions, but it will be worth it when you notice you’re happier and enjoying your life for a change.
The “good enough” aspect of life is a double edged sword. You also need to have your priorities straight so that you can know what to let go. If being on the ABC Board doesn’t really matter to you, why are you wasting your time doing it (and don’t use the whole “obligations” argument). If you don’t care about have a perfectly tidy house, don’t use up precious energy nagging the kids to clean their rooms or picking up your husband’s socks.
You free up all kinds of energy for other things when you get your priorites straight! It’s time to reassess and start looking at what really matters to you. Clear away anything that doesn’t make you shriek “Hell Yes! I need that in my life!” I’m not talking about the small things like laundry, or dishes, or walking the dog. Those are matters that have to be done, if only to avoid chaos. However, if those things are not a top priority, then you can set yourself free from being so sticky about them! Yes, laundry must be done. However, don’t forgo your workout for laundry.
Living a great life is all about priorities! Go to http://www.kimberlyenglot.com and subscribe to my weekly Authentic Self Newsletter to grab a copy of my Authentic Life Checklist, which is a great tool to help you assess your life.
