For quite some time I have been trying my hardest to create some healthy and successful habits in my daily routine. Since my son is out of school for the summer, sleeping in has its appeal. Today though I got up at 6:30 am, my goal is 6 am. Even though today hasn't yet gone exactly the way I wanted it to I still consider it a win.
I am determined to be as productive as I possibly can today. I've made myself a goal to stay off of social media. This is honestly one of the hardest things I've ever tried to accomplish. My work doesn't permit me to be off 100% of the time as I do run Social media for SheNative Goods Inc. I also have a social media to run for my own photography page. So far though I've been on point and been very efficient with what I need to do, getting it done and getting out of there.
Honestly I have set myself up schedules and have my days planned out to a "T" I'm not even sure how I fit so much social media browsing into my schedule. According to my schedule I don't have time for it. There is so much wasted time staring at my phone that I'm actually quite disappointed in myself on a regular basis. I know better though then to beat myself up for my faults.
Today though is a win I have already gotten in all my personal growth habits. I've listened to my audio, I've cleared my voice mails, and I've read for 15 minutes. There is a cleaning schedule I have hanging up that I will most definitely be able to accomplish, because I am determined not to spend my idle time today scrolling my phone. I have already gotten done the editing I set out to do for the day.
This is how I've been able to create a more efficient and positive life.
1) My walls are covered in positive quotes that remind me of my mission and mean something to me.
2) I keep my calendars on point and in my face.
3) I created a list of my top 5 habits and what will happen to me if do them and if I don't do them. Each of my five habits represent a variety of smaller more defined habits. Each of those habits also fall into a category of Emotional, Mental, Physical or Spiritual. This is a picture of the visual reminder I have created for myself. Everyone's will be different, but please feel free to use mine as a guide if you'd like to create your own.
4) I take care of issues or tasks in my life based upon their importance. There are things in our life that aren't exactly urgent, but they are important. Those are things that will fall into your daily habits and will determine where you will be in the next 2-5 years. If you are always taking care of non important issues you are not spending your time efficiently.
5) I have created a smaller list of my priorities. All things in your life will fall into 3 categories: rock, sand, or water. When you are filling a jar with rocks, sand, and water you are going to want to place your rocks first, sand second, and water last. That is how you will spend your time most efficiently and get the most use out of the "jar" (your day). For example if you filled your day or the jar with water first you will not have room for anything else. My rocks are the personal daily habits I hold myself to, my quality time with my kids and spouse, and time spent working on my faith. The habits that fall into the sand category are chores, exercise, and work. Whats left in the water category is hobbies, social activities, and errands. If you value your time and spend it more efficiently you will move closer to your goals.
6) I have also created myself a hustle chart in excel and printed it out to hang on my walls. I have broken down within the week how much time you need for allotted activities. As you can see my hygiene allows for 15 minutes a day, this might seem ridiculous to some. If you feel you need to spend more time on your hygiene that's great! That is why there is a self category that allows an hour a day. So technically you have an hour and 15 minutes everyday to do all those things you do that get you ready for the day. On this chart I have a category for hustling... hustling is whatever you want to define it as. This is different for everyone. For me this is going out and adding value to people and letting them know what's available. That might not make sense to you but it doesn't have to. This chart is personalized to myself and everyone's chart SHOULD be different. Some people work 70-80 hour works weeks. To each their own.
7) My daily personal growth habits include things that all successful millionaire's do daily. I read, I keep in contact with my mentors, I listen to audios from people who have the results I want. I've also created spare time in my week to "hustle" and move forward in my business venture. Everyone's daily personal growth habits can be different. I just know that where you'll be in the next 5 years will be dependent upon the top 5 people you associate with and the books you read.
8) I am also an avid goal setter. I set daily goals, I set weekly goals, I set monthly goals, and I set yearly goals. I have goals for ten years down the road. People who sets goals reach them. So not only have I set goals I follow my daily personal habits, which are going to help me reach those goals. On top of creating goals I also keep track of my performance in reaching those goals.
Thank you for reading :)
I know that 8 is an odd number and there are a lot more things I actually do to move towards success but these are honestly right now the ones that are pushing me forward.
