30 Life Lessons - Living with Intention
Today is part 2 of my series on 30 Life Lessons to Learn by Age 30. And we're going to chat about living with intention. This section is focused on those personal lessons we learn that help us enjoy the moment and better ourselves.There will be 5 sections; Confidence and Beauty (see here), Living with Intention, Self-Care, Finances, and Adulting.
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Living With Intention
- Always strive to better yourself. This may seem weird after all the "accept yourself" biz, but part of acceptance is acknowledging that we're not perfect and there are things we can do to improve. Go back to school, or just take a class. Join a gym, run a 5K, learn a new skill or language, try to be more social, or try to be more serious. Just be doing something for you!
- Know who you strive to be. I think by 30 most of us expect to have our lives together with a career, family, house, etc... But that may not be the case. So instead focus on who you want to be instead of what you want to have. I want to be someone who helps others, enjoys her career, is confident in herself, is a mentor, has a balanced life (work/family/fun), and who doesn't let the little things get her down.
- Find out what you want and go for it! Don't be afraid to try or to fail. It happens and you just have to pick yourself up and learn from it. I know it's hard to fail but that's when we learn our best lessons.
- Be flexible, but don't settle. This goes for the singles and non-singles out there! Know what you want in a mate, house, car, dog, career, whatever. But don't focus so much on perfection, know the things that are most important to you but remain open to different possibilities. I don't know about you but 1/2 the time I didn't know what I really wanted until it was in front of my face.
- Accept that things won't always go the way you planned. You can try your hardest but you can't control everything around you. So it's best to remain flexible and over all know that usually things will work out if you are open to new ways of doing them.
- Be your own advocate. No one will ever be able to do this better than you. You know your value and your worth. Be strong and confident when defending, supporting, or fighting for yourself.
- Remember to be grateful. Whether it's in a journal, your head, a discussion, or a planner (here), take time every day to remember the things you're grateful for. They can be little things (waking up with a cat sleeping on me) or larger things (my family). Just remember to count them often. You'll develop a more positive outlook if you do.
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