Personal growth is one of those buzzwords that typically gains momentum around the New Year, but life typically gets in the way making any sort of self growth plan harder to stick to. The good news is I have a solution.
Self Growth Plan: Getting Started
Here’s how to add 7 simple habits into your self growth plan to help stimulate your personal growth. Each of these habits are small changes that don’t require an immense amount of effort, making them the easiest to stick with long-term.
I’m by no means an expert, I live a normal life and am a very regular person which is why I find my perspective valuable. These tips are how I do things, I start off simple. By going about a personal growth plan this way I know the changes will be sustainable. Have you ever made a goal knowing you won’t ever keep it? Well, so have I.
Personal growth doesn’t have to be a hype word, and a personal growth plan doesn’t have to be scary. These habits can be small practical changes that spark a bit of interest in doing something good for your mind body or soul.
7 Habits I’ve Started Implementing Towards My Self Growth Plan
- Drinking herbal tea every afternoon and evening- This has been a game changer, less coffee and more of the good gut stuff. I love ending my day with a cup of lemon ginger tea before bed, I find it stimulates a better sleep which ultimately sets you up for a good day ahead.
- Designated no screen time– Logging off of the computer in the evenings and going for a walk to help clear the mind and get the body moving. This is a huge struggle for me since I get my best work done in the evening, but with winter on the way it’s now or never.
- Reading for an hour before bed– A simple yet effective hour to do something that might seem out of the blue for you. I love going to bed with good vibes after reading an incredible passage in a good book.
- Sunday social media detox- To be honest I don’t find this difficult, I’m on social media 40 hours a week so on Sunday I’ll gladly give it up. Doing so clears the mind, allows you to be in the moment, and gives you an extra push to start fresh on Monday morning.
- Podcasts– Related to mindfulness, positivity, and general self development. I used to be all about listening to business podcasts on how to grow your brand but that’s ultimately like work, I decided to add this genre into my work day and listen to self help episodes in my spare time.
- Getting up earlier– I began setting my alarm earlier by 15 minute increments and I absolutely love the quiet mornings now, they bring such clarity and set you put for a productive day.
- Spending some time before work on myself– (This could be walking around the backyard, engaging with your Instagram community, sitting in silence, reading the newspaper).
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Future Habits and Goals
- Journaling– Putting pen to paper is hard, so my next purchase will be a journaling book to write quick entires in the mornings.
- Exercising– I walk throughout the week, but really getting a good work out into the day is something I always put on the back burner.
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- Creating a vision board– Such a powerful practice to visualize what you want your life to look like, plus you get to be creative.
- Therapy- This is something that will take time to discover, but it’s been on my list for awhile now. Therapy is a privilege, it costs money and it’s not cheap if you aren’t covered. On the contrary, I have found registered therapists on Instagram give free advice which is also an option.
Helpful Links While Creating a Self Growth Plan
Canva has a free story board creator if you want a digital version, or you can head to your favourite used book store, magazine rack or where ever else you can find pieces to add to your board.
Pinterest has a really great Self Discovery journal prompts board to get ideas from for your own journaling.
Detox tea with anti inflammatory properties has been very soothing lately, chicory root aims to do the same and is quite popular right now.
Indigo has a #booksbeforebed campaign that can help you with your nightly reading goal. Join the community!
Use Screen Time on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch With Screen Time, you can access real-time reports showing how much time you spend on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. You can also set limits for what you want to manage.
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