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In today’s article, 5 amazing tips on how to live a happier life today I will discuss the importance of why happiness is crucial to living a great life. No one in their right mind wants to be unhappy but I do understand the different challenges we all go through that can make happiness seem far away.

So I have come up with my own 5 favourite tips that have helped me become happier when times are difficult in my life. I hope my tips help you to live a happier life today.

Why Your Happiness Is Important?

5 Amazing Tips On How To Live A Happier Life Today — Photo by bruce mars on Unsplash

Happiness is something we all want. Some people are definitely happier than others. The question is why you should ask.

There you will find the habits they act upon every day that allows them to live that happy life. I used to believe when I was younger that happiness comes from great wealth, a supercar or being famous.

As I’ve grown older I know this is not to be the case. Of course, these things are great and can give you short term happiness but not the deep happiness we are discussing today. The very fact we see celebrities that have everything but lead unhappy lives has been a testament to that.

Internal vs External Happiness

We need to understand that happiness is not an external materialistic feeling. It’s something internal that we all crave for. The reason why it’s important? It’s because it fosters great mental health where it reduces stress, negative thoughts and negative outcomes.

We should aspire to live a life of happiness but it has to be on our terms of what we want not what society tells us we should want. There you find the happiness you deserve.

Some of the happiest people in the world can be seen living in nature away from the modern-day world which shows that going back to nature can be a major benefit in creating an environment that also makes us happy.

So I hope the tips below can help you take that step towards your internal happiness because no one can take that away from you. That’s yours to control and once you know that then all the external stuff you come in contact with can be enjoyed even more.

5 Amazing Tips On How To Live A Happier Life Today

1. Love Yourself

What leads to a happier life is loving yourself unconditionally. Because before we even think of loving someone else we need to love ourselves and be happy with the person we are today.

Growing up I was always hard on myself nitpicking every fault as being not good enough and comparing my achievements to others who were on different paths to myself.

This leads to unhappiness and took a lot out of my mental health along the way. When I realised this is not productive I changed to loving myself for who I am and what I have achieved. It was like a dark cloud that was lifted and the sunniest day you can imagine was welcomed.

Too many of us are hard on ourselves when we don’t have to be. Try loving yourself today.

2. Always Look For The Positives

I was once told an example of how the mind works. That has always stuck with me.

I was in a room where I was told to look at everything I could see. Then I was told to close my eyes. Upon opening my eyes, I had to focus on all the red objects in the room. Then close my eyes and remember as many objects as I could. I was then told the same thing again but this time it was finding everything blue. It was amazing that both times all I could see in a room full of all different colours were the colours I was told to look for.

This was a great example of how the brain works and what it focuses on is what it delivers.

This is the same for positivity and negativity. If we are always looking out for negatives in general newspapers, faults in people or our failures then we are going to lead a very unhappy life. Whereas if we do the opposite and find good news, the best in people and what we did well at and how we can improve. We are going to live a more fulfilled and happy life.

So I challenge you today to focus on positives in yourself and others and make sure you’re self-aware of what’s coming into your mind via external sources.

3. Be Grateful For Everything You Have

Wanting more out of life. Is something every human wants. We can though, get lost in always wanting the next thing in our life. Which can be a detriment to our happiness.

The constant of wanting the next big thing is a drain and it makes us feel like failures if we can’t attain it. But when you change that mindset to gratefulness the game completely changes.

Being grateful is a well-known strategy that has been spoken about in great length but it’s still an underrated tool that many people don’t apply each day. When we are grateful for what we have today it can actually help us move forward for a better tomorrow.

The major difference is our happiness and mental health is exactly where they should be. So today sit down and forget about the future and focus on the present of today of what you do have. For me I took for granted, running tap water, a home that keeps us safe and the oxygen that keeps me alive.

We have so much to be grateful for in our life we just have to make that the launchpad that propels us to progress and overall happiness.

4. Forgive Your Past

Forgiving yourself and others are crucial for happiness. When we don’t forgive we resent and this lives within us weighing us down. The longer we leave it the weight gets heavier and heavier. That’s why we need to find it within ourselves to forgive others for what they have done to us, not for them but for ourselves.

More importantly, we should forgive ourselves for any past failure mistakes we have made. It’s not worth it holding on to the past as it only destroys our present and future.

Today to unlock your happiness. Sit down and write everything you can think of about yourself and others that you haven’t forgiven and one by one start forgiving.

Release that negative emotion, cry, shout, speak to that person. whatever you need to do. Once done happiness will flow throughout you. I did this myself and it was literally like a weight off my back.

5. Surround Yourself With Happiness

What stops anyone from being happy is the environment we surround ourselves in. We have people who bring us down or we live somewhere where we don’t feel safe. This can affect your happiness greatly.

That’s why it’s your duty to have people in your life that make you happy and lift you up. Live in a home you love and live in an area you feel safe in.

Make it your duty today to write down a list of what makes you unhappy about the external forces in your life. Then right next to it a solution to change it. Now go all in to have a life where you are surrounded by happiness.

Over To You

I hope you enjoyed today’s article, 5 amazing tips on how to live a happier life today.

I enjoyed writing this article and has given me great happiness passing this on to you.

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I’ve spent over 10 years coaching and mentoring people within sport and business. I have many life skills that I have developed and I want to pass these skills on so people can find their best self. I believe it all starts in the mind and I write about valuable tools and strategies to help people grow in this area.

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In today’s article, 5 surprising habits that drain your mental well-being over time. I will discuss what habits you need to get rid of in your life. If draining habits are left to grow it will slowly drain your mental well-being. Over time you will notice a lack of focus, alienation and poor execution of tasks. This mentality will hold you back. So if you are doing any of the habits below I have left a quick solution to your problems. I hope it helps!

5 Surprising Habits That drain Your Mental Well-Being Over Time

1. Habit Of Being Messy

If not ourselves we all know someone who’s messy. There are even successful people who are messy as well.

But for ultimate productivity, and overall mental well-being. Research has shown that a cluttered workspace drags the mind away from focussing on what it needs to do.

A MIR scan showed that within the prefrontal cortex. It showed that too many distractions can affect the mind’s focus. It showed that the brain is not good at blocking out clutter, leading to the mind overworking and becoming drained because of too much clutter.

Solution – Take a tip from all the minimalist out there and apply their strategy to your life. It will allow for clean workspaces, home and you will see your focus and mental wellbeing skyrocket.

2. Habit Of Making Excuses

No one wants to admit when their wrong or didn’t achieve their intended goal. But getting into the habit of making excuses can lead to bad implications for your future wellbeing. The lack of vulnerability to give growth to the inflated ego will eventually lead you down a path where you will become stuck in life and won’t able to move forward.

Solution – Open your mind to a growth mindset where you can openly admit to your mistakes and failures. It might be immediately painful but in the long term important for future growth. Making excuses doesn’t help you in any way. Just remember it’s just your ego your protecting.

3. Habit Of Perfectionism

We all want to be the best but at what cost when attaining perfection. Perfection can lead us down a path where we have to get everything perfect before we start anything. Which becomes a form of procrastination without any action. Perfectionism can also be damaging for your mental wellbeing by setting your goal too high to attain because you want it to be perfect. This can lead to worthlessness, stress and a sense of failure.

Solution – Understand that nothing is perfect and being unperfect is ok. Changing your habit of perfectionism to giving your best effort and focussing on moving forward with intention will lead to happiness and mental wellbeing. Of course, there is a positive to striving for perfectionism but at what cost if you go too far with it. Definitely, a balancing act and self-awareness are key for it not ruling your life.

4. Habit Of Multi-Tasking

Some people take pride in their ability to multi-task. In some cases, it can have its benefits. For productive work, it doesn’t. Your brain is limited just like any power unit. If your multitasking on 5 things at once then you’re outputting at 20% efficiency for each task. You are therefore not giving your main priority it’s full attention.

You can see this in relationships when someone is talking and the other person on the phone whilst listening or a baby wants your attention but you’re focussed on watching TV. The attachment with that person gets slightly damaged as they don’t feel your full attention. This matters and is a reason for marriage breakups and attachment problems from children which lead them to find it with someone else.

Solution – There’s only so much we can focus on. Making it our priority to focus solely on one task or person at a time. Can help us overcome multitasking fatigue and relationship difficulties.

5. Habit Of Doing It Alone

Humans are built to work together for future growth. We are social animals and live to make connections with others. When we try and do everything ourselves. We just make our life 10 times harder. It can be hard to reach out for help. But it’s all ego and negative thinking going on in your mind. Outsourcing and automating our life helps to move forward quicker. The most successful people understand that having a team around you helps elevate your success.

Solution – Ask for help and build a team or support network around you that can make your life easier and enjoyable. This will help your mental well-being not feel overwhelmed and alone.

Over To You

I hope you enjoyed today article, 5 surprising habits that drain your mental well-being over time.

It’s not always easy to notice the habits that affect us in negative ways. But being self-aware and learning about our own habits. Can go a long way to ensuring your success and future mental wellbeing.

Build that mental strength with the right habits!!!

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