Well, this is life. People nowadays feel that it is near to impossible to move towards their dreams because of many commitments as well as hurdles they face in everyday life. If you have a full time job and kids, then it is even harder.
Then how do you move forward and become successful in life? A famous professor Harold Hill once said: “You pile up enough tomorrows, and you’ll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays.” Yes, this proves to be correct in most of the cases until you start up living your own life.
It was just a generation ago, that it was social and cultural to live our lives on other people’s terms. But now, things are changing and you are the designer of your destiny, you are responsible for your life and you get to decide what is best for you. If you don’t decide for yourselves, someone else will take a decision for you. Indecision is also a bad decision indeed.
To make your life more lively, follow these simple hacks and stay successful.
1) Get a good sound sleep of minimum of 7 hours
Yes, sleep is as important as eating food and drinking water. Despite knowing this, people do not give much importance to getting a good sound sleep. Not having a minimum sound sleep leads to insane problems.
In a survey conducted by The National Sleep Foundation (NSE,) it was revealed that at least 40 million Americans suffer from more than 70 sleep disorders. In addition to this, more than 40 percent of adults experience daytime sleepiness due to severe stress and anxiety.
On the other hand, getting a sound sleep is linked to increased memory, longer life, increased creativity, low-stress levels, fewer chances of depression and also less dependence on stimulants like caffeine.
Well, if you are sleeping for just five hours or so, who cares if you sleep an extra hour. This surely will be an add on to your healthy life.
2) Hard physical activity
Although there are lot many campaigns screaming to exercise and endless evidence of the need for exercise, it was revealed that only 1/3rd of Americans between the age group 25 to 64 years are engaged in regular physical activity to stay healthy.
If you want to see yourselves among the happy, healthy and the fit, get into the habit of regular exercising. Most of them start hitting gyms to bring their bodies into shape. But working out in the yards in the wee hours of morning helps you to gain a sense of clarity and inspiration.
May it be hitting the gym or working out in the yards, get your body moving. Exercises decrease chances of depression, anxiety and also stress. It is indirectly related to higher success in your career.
Treat your body well because it is the place where you are going to live.
3) Take a cold shower
A famous businessman and author Tony Robins kick starts his day by jumping into a 57 degree Fahrenheit swimming pool. He does that only to facilitate physical as well as mental illness.
Having a cold shower increases the body’s immune, lymphatic, circulatory as well as digestive systems. It boosts one’s metabolism and hence increases weight loss.
There is actually a scientific reason behind having cold showers. Taking a bath with cold water triggers a wave of mood boosting neurochemicals which makes you feel happy. The first 20 seconds you feel crazy when you have cold water shower, then, after 20 seconds, you will actually feel happy because of the pumped up neurochemicals.
It actually increases will power and boosts creativity and inspiration. It is also good to start something freaky like this to kick off your fear within. It sets the tone for living outside your comfort zone.
Well, these may sound a little hard to start off with, but when these become one’s habits, trust me your life will surely change for the to better.