7 reasons to find balance and improve your wellbeing
You may have heard wellbeing is the absence of disease or illness.
But that is not true.
It is what is ultimately good for a person. It is strongly linked to happiness and life satisfaction, and what is in the interest of that person.
How to know if you have to improve your wellbeing?
1: Check your needs around wellbeing:
Wellbeing lies on all aspects of our life. Hence it is helpful to review what areas need more attention from you right now.
To start, you can create a ‘Wheel of your wellness’:
a) Think what areas of your life compose or add to your wellbeing. Some could be: Emotional wellbeing, health, rest, stress management… but it’s down to you.
b) Then think what would imply being on a 10/10 situation on each of them
c) Rank each of them depending on how you are feeling right now. This will give you an idea of which areas you may want to improve. Reviewing those in a few weeks time after you take some action will be great to see progress and changing needs.
2. Give time and attention to your emotional wellbeing:
Gain awareness and make space for your feelings. The more connected you are with yourself, the higher level of wellness you will experience.
Once you feel more aligned, you will be more able to notice and communicate your needs.
A lot of our stress comes from not being able to say no or set boundaries. Prioritising our wellbeing starts from understanding its importance in our life.
- How do you feel when you take extra time off or a day for yourself or to rest?
Your answer will give you a hint of where you currently stand.
3. Build a positive mental attitude:
Our emotions are a result of our interpretation of the world. So in order to nourish a positive mental attitude, you need to choose our thoughts wisely.
To promote the right/a positive mindset you should focus on what you want instead of what doesn’t make you happy.
Your mind is powerful and your subconscious leads most of our decisions. The mental attitude you adopt will open specific neuro-paths your subconscious will follow.
Training your brain following a resourceful attitude will help you see solutions easily.
* You can train your brain into positive thinking by trying the following:
Gratitude journaling,
Practicing thanking yourself or other people every day,
Or swapping wining for acknowledging a positive win every day.
4. Prioritise the right habits:
“It’s hard to change your habits if you never change the underlying beliefs that led to your past behaviour.”
Atomic habits, James Clear
You may want more money, but if your identity is of someone who consumes rather than creates, you’ll continue to be pulled toward spending rather than earning.
The ultimate form of intrinsic motivation is when a habit becomes part of your identity. One thing is saying: ‘I’m the type of person who wants this’. And another very different: ‘I’m the type of person who is this’.
Why? Because if you believe it you live it.
The more pride you have in a particular aspect of your identity, the more motivated you will be to maintain the lifestyle associated with it.
Research has shown that when a person believes in a particular aspect of their identity, they are more likely to act in alignment with that belief. When your behaviour and your identity are aligned, you are no longer pursuing change. Which is the hardest to change.
You are then aligned to who you think you are. And that gives ou strength and happiness.
5. Be in the present moment:
We often are so focused on the results that we forget that life is what happens in the meantime.
Here some things that can help you feel good:
- Celebrate small wins, don’t take things too hard whenever you can
- Spend time with people that makes you smile
- Give to others
- Learn new things
- Be physically active
- But also rest!
6. Preserve your physical wellbeing:
Remember that things that may not seem as productive can be necessary for your balance.
If you want to be at your best, you will need rest.
Recharging, sleeping, relaxing are natural part of the cycle of life. Try to be aware of your needs and plan or be flexible, with your body and your mind.
* When you struggle with this, you can ask yourself: What could I do to feel more energetic? Or relaxed?
Some activities don’t take as much time as you think.
Planning them in your schedule can help you improve your wellbeing and happiness.
7. Be your best cheerleader:
There will be easier and harder times.
To go through the latter you will need any support possible. And your biggest supporter has to be yourself.
It doesn’t mean that you can’t ask for help at all, that is not the case. But as an adult the best is to learn to sustain yourself by learning to support your needs.
Showing up for yourself every day. Even if some you have to stay scrunched on the couch.
Your values and motivation are your best power, so be aware of them and find ways to remind yourself.
* You can use a Visionboard, post it notes or mantras as a reminder.
As mentioned before, being aware of what you know will help you follow your way. Yet it can be a long or arduous journey.
You can start by the ‘wheel’ exercise. If you need help or support along the way I will be happy to reply if you email me on: info@balancecoach.net
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Let me know how it goes!
