Feeling a little down or out of sorts with the world? There are a lot of little changes you can make in your life that can give your mood a boost.
Boosting your mood brightens up your day, brings a smile and makes life that little bit easier to deal with. Just by making the smallest changes and taking as little as 5 minutes in your day, you could be surprised with the difference it can make. It doesn’t have to be anything outlandish, just something you wouldn’t normally consider doing.
Here are some tips to help give you a quick (drug-free) mood boost.
If you have 5 minutes to spare you can:
1. Take out your daily goal planner and write something down that you already completed today and cross it straight off the list.
2. Take the weight off your feet and eat one of your 5 daily portions of fruit or veggies.
3. Look at yourself in the mirror and pull as many different funny faces as you can in 5 minutes.
4. Read the comics in the daily paper.
5. Take a quick shower or at least splash your face with water.
6. Use some of that expensive perfume or deodorant you had bought and enjoy the fragrance.
7. Pull out a favorite drawing or card from one of the kids in your life (your own child, a niece, nephew or neighbor).
If you have 15 minutes to spare you can:
8. De-clutter your desk or an area of your home.
9. Treat yourself to a moisturizing mask.
10. Change into a favorite piece of clothing and admire yourself.
11. Do a few quick and easy exercises or stretches.
12. Read a few pages of a book or magazine you enjoy.
13. Make yourself a big fresh fruit smoothie, sit down and enjoy it.
14. Make a list of all the people you haven’t been in touch with in a while and schedule a time to call each of them.
15. Write down what you have enjoyed doing so far during the day in your journal.
16. Find a comfortable spot, close your eyes and enjoy the silence, sound of rain or chirping birds.
If you have 30 minutes to spare you can:
17. Call someone you haven’t talked with in a while and catch up on all the gossip you missed.
18. Use your computer to look for ideas for your summer vacation.
19. Take a soak in a tub full of your favorite bubbles or skin softener.
20. Listen to your favorite CD.
21. Go to your local store and treat yourself.
22. Go for a walk and say hello to everyone you meet.
23. Turn off the TV, phone and anything else that could disturb you and sit down and enjoy peace and quiet for a half-hour.
24. Plan a quiet romantic meal.
25. Write a letter to someone special and mail it.
26. Discover a new recipe on the internet and plan to cook it for dinner.
27. Replace any old photographs you have in frames with more updated pictures.
Any one or two of the above tips can make a world of difference in your day.
It’s normal to have an occasional bad day, and feel like you are going no where. It can almost seem like the best solution is simply giving up. That might make you feel better momentarily, but it can also leave you guilt-ridden and stressed out.
Taking the road less traveled and sticking with your business plan can seem very hard to do, but in the end, you will feel much better. If you find yourself struggling with a business goal, a professional life coach may be able to assist you. Our business life is directly tied with our personal life; when one area is out of order, it can shut the whole system down.
If you are feeling stress in your personal life, your business life will definitely suffer. Stress can make you feel overwhelmed, fatigued, and on edge. A life coach can suggest some stress management techniques.
Many people are affected by anxiety. You will not be as productive as you could be if you are constantly worried about something else in your life. Some anxiety problems can only be helped with a doctor’s care, but if your problems are minor, a life coach may be able to assist you. They can help you find out what is causing the anxiety and help you find ways to manage it.
Some people have a lack of focus. It can be easy to feel overwhelmed and out of control when you have a lot work piling up on you. A life coach can help you take back your focus. They can give you an unbiased opinion of what tasks will help you and which ones are time wasters. They can help you develop strategies, such as creating goals and action plans to help you accomplish the things that need to be done.
The way we take care of our bodies is directly related to how we feel. If you haven’t exercised in a long time or if you find yourself eating a lot of junk food, a life coach can help you create a work-out schedule and healthy eating habits.
Each January, many people resolve to get organized. If you find yourself constantly looking for important phone numbers or pulling through the drive-through because you didn’t have time to buy groceries, a life coach can work with you to develop an organization system that works with your personality.
Once you have achieved more balance within your personal life, you will notice a difference in your work life, too.
