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Whether our dream selves finish marathons like a breeze or someone who knows how to establish and follow through with their boundaries, putting that goal on our vision boards is a great start to guaranteeing our growth.
However, it takes more than just envisioning our dream selves to make them into a reality. Every day, we must show up for our present and dream selves through the decisions, habits, and rituals we create. While it's easy to come up with a game plan with big resolutions, we tend to miss out on habits that seem smaller but make the biggest impact in turning our vision boards into a reality.
Because we're big on sharing life-changing secrets, here are three habits you can start doing to steer your direction into your dream self— no matter what your dream self looks like:
Think of habits as investments
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A simple shift in mindset can do the most to grow into our dream selves. Think of what you do today as little investments towards your dream self.
As an example, try to think of this ritual that creates a noticeable domino effect:
You start noticing that you feel tired and sleepy throughout the day, and you attribute it to a lack of quality sleep
Because you notice what could be lacking in your routine, you start to do these little acts:
Purchasing better sleep-helpers— a more comfortable mattress, better pillows, or even aromatherapy oils to help you sleep
Setting and following through with a 'wind-down' alarm to notify you when to slow down
Turning your screens off 30 minutes before your scheduled sleep time
You get better sleep quality— a deeper sleep that your next day and your future self will thank you for.
Beyond sleep, you can also apply this mind shift toward other aspects of life. Try it out from your physical wellness journey to your emotional and mental wellbeing!
Connect with positive influences
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Break the notion that to grow into our dream selves, we must do it alone. Connecting with people on similar, even different, journeys can open our minds to multitudes of perspectives and learnings that we can apply or take note of as we go through ours.
The more we connect to positive influences, the more we develop our sense of self, which is essential in establishing our personal growth. There are thoughts that we can only hear from other people, and it's only through conversing with others that we get the golden opportunity to develop and articulate our thoughts from theirs.
End the day with gratitude
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Gratitude doesn't need to wait until you get to the top of your highest peak.
Although it might be hard to practice, there's power in ending the day by acknowledging what to be grateful for, no matter how big or small they seem. It's a great exercise to recognize the good and make sure that you extend it to your future self.
One Step At a Time
Understanding that your dream self is something that you’d have to work on may feel like a huge undertaking, but it’s great to remind yourself that there really is more to the journey toward progress rather than the biggest goal. Find beauty in your journey just as much as you would when you could proudly say you’ve turned into your dream self. It’s highly encouraged.