It’s better to be an original version of yourself rather than be an exact duplicate of someone else. ![]() Stop trying to please other people or to be someone else. Life is short, so live in the present moment. Don’t be held back by what happened yesterday, the day before, the week before, the year before, or even decades ago. Live every day with a fresh new start.I present to you, 101 ways to live your life to the fullest: You’ll notice that the bad things start to faze you less and you start to proactively take charge of your life and create positive experiences.īe sure to bookmark this page and refer to it daily! ![]() As you do so, you’ll notice that you become more conscious as you live each day. Don’t be overwhelmed by the tips here - use them as a guide and apply just one or two tips a day. In this post, you’ll find 101 tips to live your best life. While you can’t control all the bad things that happen, you can change your attitude toward them - and in the process, create your best life yet. Ultimately, you only have one life to live. We all have good and bad days, and the most important thing is to make the best out of each day, whether good or bad. ![]() This shouldn’t be the case as your life experience is yours to create. If your answer is a no, not sure, or maybe, that means you’re not living your life to the fullest. How do you feel about your life today? Do you live every day in excitement? Do you look forward to tomorrow? Are you living your best life? Everything else is secondary.” - Steve Jobs “Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinion drown your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Just remember that you are living your best life, and all those moments wrapped up together are what make living so incredible.Īnd one day you might find yourself saying, “I’m living my best life,” and realize it’s absolutely true.This article is available for download as an ebook. It’s ok to feel all those negative feelings and bear the weight of the world on your shoulders. Have you made a positive impact on someone else during your life? Have you reached a milestone, an accomplishment, a challenge where passion and perseverance revealed your strength and sustainability? (And most certainly not this year, heavens no! I am ready to kick 2020 to the curb!)Īre you living a good one? Have you made some happy memories along the way? Are there moments that bring you such incredible joy that you smile when you replay them in your mind? What does it really mean to “live my best life?” Am I really doing that? If I left this world tomorrow, would those around me look at my time here on earth and agree that I lived my life to the fullest? This morning, that last sentence made me stop and reflect. While some might argue that those responses are generic and not a true representation of how I’m feeling, I would argue that those statements are true, not simply a Pollyanna platitude. “It’s all good… just living my best life!” “Whew! It’s crazy busy, but we’re doing the best we can!” “Thanks for asking! I’m hanging in there!” ![]() There have been other times where it took every ounce of energy not to crumble in a corner and cry.īut if you were to ask me on any given day how I’m doing, you might here one of these refrains: There have been moments where I have been so overwhelmed, being pulled in so many directions, that I have wanted to fall to the ground, stretch out my arms and legs and pound them as hard as I could – an adult version of a toddler tantrum. There is frustration, anger, and even at times despair. And for me personally, I have battled a kidney stone and shingles all within the past few weeks. There are residual effects from our students being out of school for so long and we are now asked to lead, love, and learn in ways we never knew possible. We are called to be stronger allies to our Black friends and other people of color. This year has brought even greater challenges on top of those that already exist. As much as I want to be there for my own children, I know that all my time, energy, and effort has to given to my work at school. Being an educator and a mom is a balancing act that always get toppled at the start of the school year. The warp speed from 0-60 mph happens so quickly you can almost feel the whiplash before it happens. Transitioning from summer-mom mode to working-school mode in August is always a challenge.
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