10 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Life This New Year

A lot of people have begun to set goals and resolutions for the new year, with the whole purpose of improving their life this New year,  however, Some of these people will fail to meet the goals just like the year before because they believe they always have to make drastic decisions to improve their life which is totally false.

Improving one’s life does not necessarily require a rash and spontaneous decision, most times it is the little tiny things we do every day that improves and damage our lives in the long run.  These are 10 simple things you can do every day that will improve your life this new year.

1. Sleep and wake up early
2. Exercise every day
3. Practice meditation and gratitude for 5 mins daily
4. Eat healthy foods and eat on time
5. Stay away from junk food and alcohol
6. Read books
7. Make a budget before spending
8. Spend time to connect with family and friends
9. Listen to people attentively before communicating your thoughts or intention.
10. Show an act of kindness to someone daily

1. Sleep and wake up early

The importance of sleeping and waking up early can not be overstated, besides allowing you more hours for your work, Sleeping and waking up early improves your productivity, mental fitness, and sleep quality. So ensure to practice a routine of sleeping on time and waking up at the same hour every day.

2. Exercise every day

Exercise relieves stress and tension, strengthens muscles, and boosts endurance, which helps your body to work more efficiently during other physical tasks or activities. So ensure to spend at least 20 minutes of the day exercising every single day for your dose of happy hormones.

3. Practice meditation and gratitude for 5 mins daily

Meditation can give you a sense of calm, peace and balance that can benefit both your emotional well-being and your overall health. And these benefits don’t end when your meditation session ends. Meditation can help carry you more calmly through your day and may help you manage symptoms of certain medical conditions.

Gratitude may be one of the most overlooked tools for increasing happiness. Research shows it is the single most powerful method of increasing happiness.

4. Eat healthy foods and eat on time

At one point in our lives, we have all been taught the benefits of eating healthy foods and eating on time, but we find it hard to implement these lessons due to the rush of the modern world and other factors that seem beyond our control. Well eating a nourishing meal packed with your favourite foods every morning will help you look forward to something, and at the same time, give you a boost of energy.

4. Stay away from junk food and alcohol

Several kinds of research have shown that people with poor-quality diets — one that was high in processed meat, chocolates, sweet desserts, fried food, refined cereals and high-fat dairy products — were more likely to report symptoms of depression.

Alcohol is a depressant. That means any amount you drink can make you more likely to get the blues. Drinking a lot can harm your brain and lead to depression. When you drink too much, you’re more likely to make bad decisions or act on impulse. As a result, you could drain your bank account, lose a job, or ruin a relationship.

5. Read books

The Importance of reading books cannot be overemphasized. Apart from improving your Thinking skills, memory and vocabulary, reading books offer you a change in paradigm that will propel your life if the right actions are taken.

7. Make a budget before spending

This is probably the hardest task on the list but heeding to it has numerous benefits like improving your spending habits, savings and finance in general.

budgeting clearly shows you how you allocate your money and present you the choices on what stuff to enjoy – based on your financial limitations. It will save you the grief of overspending and being too much in debt. Budgeting does not stop you from enjoying stuff, it ensures that you enjoy stuff when you want it.

8 Spend time to connect with family and friends

Spending time to connect with Family and friends will not improve your relationship with the people in question but will also ease stress improve your psychological health and reduce aggression.

9 Listen to people attentively before communicating your thoughts or intention

Listening is a skill that not only helps and serves others but also conditions us to become more compassionate, patient and nurturing people. It takes us out of our tendency toward self-absorption and self-interest, connecting us intrinsically with the world around us. When we listen, we develop new points of view, perspectives and insight and at the same time foster connections that confers trust and respect.

10. Show an act of kindness to someone daily

Showing an act of Kindness affect the lives of others positively, but we also feel more compassionate, confident, useful, and in control. At the same time, we may also feel less guilty or distressed at the problems in our neighbourhood and our world because we’re doing our part to make a difference. In our normal lives, we may find ourselves feeling more grateful for what we have and optimistic about the future.