(ThyBlackMan.com) Many people make the mistake of planning to lose weight next week or changing their career next year. However, before they know it, they haven’t achieved their goals and are feeling dissatisfied with their circumstances.
If you want to constantly move forward and ensure you don’t look back on your life with many regrets, you must take action today. To transform your situation for the better, here are three ways you can positively change your life.
- Set Short- and Long-Term Goals
To achieve every dream you have, you should set both short- and long-term goals, which will ensure you are continually moving forward in your career and personal life.
For example, if you want to lose weight, you should identify the small steps you will need to take to shed the pounds, such as:
- Joining a slimming class
- Removing junk food from your home
- Stocking up on healthy groceries
- Incorporating a minimum of 20 minutes of exercise into your daily routine
- Drinking at least two liters of water each day
You also could pledge to lose a minimum of 2lbs per week, which could make a long-term goal of losing 20lbs seem much more feasible. So, you will know exactly what you need to do each week and how you are going to do it to change your lifestyle.
- Face Your Fears
While you might spend your days imaging your dream career, you might be too afraid to pursue it due to a fear of failure. However, if you’re serious about changing your circumstances, you must push yourself outside of your comfort zone to secure your ideal profession.
Again, small steps could help you to get there, and you might realize you had nothing to fear. For example, if your goal is to secure a job as a mental health counselor at a hospital, health center, correctional facility, or a non-profit, you could enroll on mental health counseling programs online to complete in your spare time, and you’ll receive continual support from start to finish of the degree.
- Exercise Daily
People commonly tell themselves they don’t have time for exercise, as they could have a demanding job, a hectic social life, or are busy raising their family. However, if you want to develop an optimistic mindset, ward away medical issues, sleep better at night, maintain a healthy weight and feel more confident in your own skin, you must make time for exercise.
Everyone can slot physical activity into their day, and you don’t need to pump weights at the gym or train for a marathon to do so. For example, you could:
- Go for a 20-minute brisk walk on your lunch break
- Take the stairs over the elevator
- Follow a home workout video
- Go for a bike ride with your loved ones
- Play tennis, soccer or golf with your friends
You might be surprised by the big difference it can make to your mental health, energy levels, and self-confidence.
Staff Writer; Doug Wall
