If you find yourself unfulfilled in your own life, the reason why is that you’re likely not a priority in your own life. And when you don’t make time for yourself in your schedule, you end up living a life better suited to someone else. Maybe it won’t happen right away, but eventually, weeks/months/years/decades down the line, you’ll wonder how you ended up where you are. You may also end up lamenting all the lost time, which is a trap that will stick you fast and keep you stuck. So rather than living unfulfilled and unhappy, start taking excellent care of yourself instead. Here’s how:
To take excellent care of yourself, do this:
Step 1
So start by reading this, because it’s the reason why you need to take excellent care of yourself.
Step 2
Now make an unbreakable promise to yourself that you’re going to do TODAY what this list is instructing you to do.
Step 3
Take a deep breath in through your nose, hold three seconds, then let it out your mouth with an audible sound.
To take excellent care of yourself, now do this:
Step 4
Write today’s to-do list then put your name at the top.
Step 5
Answer this: What words do I most need to hear right now to encourage myself?
Tell those words to yourself. Better yet: find a mirror, smile, look yourself in the eyes, and say those words to yourself.
To take excellent care of yourself, keep going and do this:
Step 6
Answer this: What do I most need to do to heal myself today?
Go do it.
Step 7
Answer this: What one thing would most nourish and fulfill me today?
Go do it.
Step 8
Answer this: What need(s) is going unmet in my life?
Take action to meet your own need(s) today.
To continue to take excellent care of yourself, be sure to do this:
Step 9
Repeat daily.
So will you take excellent care of yourself today?
