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8 WAYS TO
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introduction
W I T H O U T A H I G H QUA LI TY LI FE, W H AT D O W E R EA LLY H AV E?
W H EN LI FE C O U LD B E FI LLED W I T H J OY, PASS I O N, P U R PO S E, A N D FU LFI LLM EN T DA I LY, W H Y
D O W E S ETT LE FO R A N YT H I N G LESS? I M AG I N E LI V I N G A LI FE W H ER E YO U A R E I N S P I R ED TO D O
M O R E O F W H AT YO U LOV E.

T H I S G U I D E W I LL ASS I ST YO U I N B EC O M I N G M O R E LOV I N G TOWA R D YO U RS ELF A N D OT H ERS.

T H E O N LY WAY TO C R EAT E A B ETT ER WO R LD I S TO FI RST B EC O M E T H E B EST V ERS I O N O F YO U .

W H EN YO U S H I N E B R I G H T ER, OT H ERS CA N FI N D T H I ER WAY O U T O F T H E DA R K.

M Y H O P E I S T H AT YO U W I LL U S E T H I S G U I D E AS PA RT O F YO U R R EG U LA R RO U T I N E. R EA D
T H RO U G H I T W EEK LY FO R A C O N STA N T R EM I N D ER O F H OW YO U CA N I M P ROV E YO U R LI FE
T H RO U G H S I M P LE DA I LY H A B I TS. W E A R E M EA N T TO LI V E I N G R EAT N ESS. S ELF CA R E H AS N OT
B EEN EM P H AS I Z ED N O R TAU G H T TO TO M O ST O F U S, S O W E M U ST S EEK I T O U T A N D LEA R N O N
O U R OW N.

YO U A R E B EAU T I FU L! YO U A R E WO RT H Y!
YO U D ES ERV E A H A P PY, H EA LT H Y, FU LFI LLI N G LI FE!

A LL M Y LOV E,

Kate
 contents
VISUALIZATION 1
PRESENCE 3
SLEEP 6
NATURE 9
NUTRITION 11
MOVEMENT 14
PURPOSE 16
ENVIRONMENT 19
CONNECT WITH ME 22
 believe it
and you will see it.

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 visualization
E V E R Y T H I N G st a r t s i n you r m i nd .

We a re qu ite l itera l ly ma n i fset i n g ou r rea l it ies ba sed on the thou g ht s

we reg u la rly enter t a i n. If you 've st ud ied a ny th i n g on the law of at-
t rac t ion, you a l ready k now th is. Even so, I p ersona l ly cou ld u se the
rem i nder at lea st t w ice a day! It 's so ea sy for ou r m i nd s to r u n on
"auto -pi lot " w ith the sa me negat ive stor y we 've conv i nced ou rselves
of for years. A nd the ON LY way that we ca n re -w r ite that nar rat ive is
to prac t ice da i ly v isu a l i zt ion. If you do noth i ng else th is g u ide
su ggest s , do th is:

s p e n d 1 0 m i n u t e s e v e ry d ay
v i s u a l i z i n g t h e l i f e y o u wa n t .

Don't compl icate or over-th i n k it. Ju st sit qu ietly ever y mon r i n g or

ever y even i n g, close you r eye a nd i ma g i ne you r d rea m l i fe. Where
w i l l you b e? What w i l l you b e doi n g? What does you r ever y day look
l i ke? Tr y to FEEL it a s i f it a l ready ex ist s. When we were k id s we a l l
u sed to dayd rea m, so f i nd that ch i ld w ith i n you a nd a l low them to get
lost i n the ma g ic of i ma g i nat ion.

Th is t r u ly is the g reatest tool of a l l. You r m i nd is so much more

power f u l tha n you rea l i ze. It s t i me to st a r t ut i l i zi n g it to ma n i fest the
l i fe, hea lth, body, pa r t ner a nd ca reer of you r d rea m s.

B O O K R EC C O M EN DAT I O N S FO R V I S UA LI ZAT I O N:

T H E POW ER BY R H O N DA BY R N E

T H E S EC R ET BY R H O N DA BY R N E 2
 you are here,
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the time is now.
 presence
BE H ER E NOW.

When I wa s 19 yea rs old , I read my f i rst book about m i nd f u l ness. I wa s

forever a ltered a nd have appl ied da i ly habit s to b ecome more present for
the pa st decade.

Most feel i n gs of wor r y, a n x iet y a nd d read come f rom the m i nd wa nder-

i n g i nto the pa st or the f ut u re.

When you are present , you r m i nd, body and spi r it

are a l ig ned .
Breath i n g, wa l k i n g, work i n g, t a l k i n g, or doi n g a ny other seem i n gly
mu nda ne ac t iv it y b ecomes f i l led w ith a l iveness when coupled w ith
m i nd f u l ness. Becau se you a re there for it. You r m i nd isn't th i n k i n g
about that m ist a ke you made 2 yea rs a go or the dead l i ne you have com-
i n g up for work or school. You r m i nd is si mply a l ig ned w ith the cu r rent
moment that you a re i n herently pa r t of.

Th is doesn't mea n that you won't get th i n gs done. Presence doen s 't i n-
h ibit produc t iv it y, i f a ny th i n g it encou ra ges creat iv it y a nd i n novat ion.

Tr u ly l iv i n g i n the " here a nd now " t a kes a n i m men se a mou nt of d isci-

pl i ne, yet it is one of the most l i fe - en hanc i ng prac t ices I've fou nd .

The ea siest way to st a r t i ncor porat i n g more m i nd f u l ness a nd presence

i nto you r l i fe is th rou g h ba sic med it at ion.

Th is ca n b e a si mple, da i ly prac t ice where you do a s l it tle a s sit qu ietly

w ith you r eyes closed , b ecome awa re of you r breath i n g a nd slow you r
m i nd ac t iv it y. Or it ca n b e more complex u si n g a g u ided med it at ion or
prac t ice wa l k i n g med it at ion i n nat u re.
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 A few of the Many Benefits of Meditation:
DE- STRESS E S THE MIND A ND BODY

RE D U C E S A NX IE TY

IM P ROVE S C ONC ENT RATION

BRING S YOU IN TO THE PR E S E NT MOMENT

INCREAS ES HEA LT H A ND HA PPINE SS

IM P ROVE S S E LF-AWA R E NESS

IMPROVES MOOD

You have thoughts but you are not defined by them. You
are so much more than the chatter in your mind.

You are consciousness.

Words and thoughts are limited.
Consciousness is present and expansive.
Stepping into a more mindful life al lows you
to connect to your authentic, higher-self.
Presence has the power to reduce emotional suffering,
develop healthier relationships and so much more.

Don't worry your life away, be here now.

B O O K R EC C O M EN DAT I O N S FO R P R ES EN C E:

T H E POW ER O F N OW BY EC K H A RT TO LLE

5 YO U A R E H ER E BY T H I C H N H AT H A N H
Your future depends
on your dreams
so go to sleep.

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 sleep
SLEEP IS ESSENTI A L .

In order to f u nc t ion at you r ma x iu m potent ia l, you mu st get adequ ate

sleep. We 've a l l hea rd that sleepi n g 8 hou rs a n ig ht is opt i ma l so why do
most of u s NOT put a good n ig ht 's rest at the top of ou r pr ior it y l ist?

Probably b ecau se t r ue sel f- ca re ha sn't b een i mplemented .

We 're l iv i n g a world that tel ls u s to do more a nd more, fa ster a nd fa ster.

Th is col lec t ive ment a l it iy ra rely a l lows you to S L O W dow n a nd pr ior-
it i ze what 's t r u ly va lu able i n l i fe.

The t r uth is that con st a nt work, wor r y, or st ress won't ac t u a l ly help you
succeed . Ta k i n g t i me to slow dow n a nd focu s on what rea l ly mat ters i n
you r l i fe, l i ke sleep a nd sel f ca re, W ILL help you succeed .

W H Y SLEEP M ATTERS

During a sleep cycle your body literally goes into a night-shift mode where
is starts repairing damaged cells, building muscle, recharging your heart
and cardiovascular system for the next day and so much more. When you
don't get enough high quality rest, it's no wonder you feel like crap! Your
body didn't get a chance to refresh all of it's vitals.

So, how can you train your body to sleep better?

Here are my top 5 tips:

1. EA R LI E R B E D T I M E
Train your mind for an earlier bedtime. Get in bed at least 30 minutes be-
fore the time you’d like to be asleep. It takes time to unwind from the day.
Be generous and give yourself that time.
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 2 . T U R N O F F T H E E LE C T RO N I C S.
The lights on your phone, tablet and computer trigger the brain into think-
ing it's "daytime" and therefore, time to be awake. Turning off all elec-
tronics at least one hour before bed could drastically improve your sleep.
Better yet, get all of the electronics out of the bedroom if possible! The
electromagnetic waves that cellphones and other devices radiate can
definitely contribute to disturbed sleeping patterns.

3 . M A K E YO U R R O O M QU I E T A N D D I M .
Having as little noise and light polution as possible helps a lot! Your mind
will rest more peacefully. When you're laying in bed, practice quieting
your mind (which will automatically improve with meditation) and breath
deeply thinking of peaceful and positive thoughts. Let go of all worry or
stress from the day and intend to have a restful night's sleep.
Your intentions are powerful.

4. S U N S H I N E F I RST T H I N G.
If posssible, get some sunshine first thing in the morning. This helps to
reset your circadian rhythm which is your body’s natural ability and desire
to be awake during hours of sunlight as well as to sleep while the sun is set.

5. EA R L I E R D I N N E R.
Do your best to have your last meal at least 2 hours before bed as well as
refraining from drinking water 1 hour before bed. This gives your body a
chance to digest the food before sleeping while reducing your chances of
waking up to use the bathroom and disrupting your sleep.

Practice some of these tips and observe the improvements in your energy levels from being well rested.

B O O K R EC C O M EN DAT I O N FO R U N D ERSTA N D T H E I M PO RTA N C E O F S LEEP:

T H E S LEEP R EVO LU T I O N BY A R I A N N A H U FFI N GTO N

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 adopt the pace of nature,
her secret is patience

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 nature
You a re a pa r t of nat u re. You a re a l iv i n g, breath i n g hu ma n b ei n g on a l iv i n g,
breath i n g pla net.

Societ y ma kes it ea sy to b e d iscon nec ted f rom the rea l it y of you r oneness w ith
nat u re. Therefore, you mu st rek i nd le th is p er p et u a l ly ex isit i n g con nec t ion on
you r ow n .

Persona l ly, noth i n g feels b et ter to me tha n breath i n g f resh a i r, feel i n g the su n
on my face, hav i n g my ba re feet touch i n g the ea r th, or hea r i n g the sou nd of a
r iver f low i n g a nd bi rd s ch i r ppi n g. Cl iche a s it may seem, these a re the th i n gs
that ma ke me feel a l ive, con nec ted , pu r posef u l a nd i n love w ith l i fe.

I believe that our relationship with nature is on e of the

most precious gifts of being alive.

In fac t , we need su n sh i ne for opt i ma l hea lth! G et t i n g su sh i ne da i ly, when pos -

sible, ca n en ha nce you r mood a nd st ren g then the i m mu ne system . You r body
a ssi m i lates v it a m i n D f rom the su n! O f cou rse get t i n g 15-2 0 m i nutes of su n-
sh i ne da i ly isn't prac t ica l a l l yea r rou nd , i n wh ich c a se I recom mend a v it a m i n
D supplement. * Th is is the one I u se.*

Rega rd less of where you l ive, or what t i me of yea r it is, I h ig h ly reccom mend
sp end i n g a s much t i me i n nat u re a s you c a n . Prac t ice m i nd f u l ness a nd pres -
ence i n nat u re a nd a l low the ma g ic of a p eacef u l l i fe b ecome someth i n g you
pr ior it i ze.

R EC O M M EN D ED N ET FLI X S ER I ES S H OWCAS I N G N AT U R E:

P LA N ET EA RT H 10
 health is
the greatest
wealth
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 nutrition
You w i l l feel you r b est when you r body ha s what it need s.
I cou ld w r ite sever al book s on th is topic but I am not a doc tor or a nut r i-
t ion ist , so for now I w i l l ju st leave you w ith my top t ips and recom men-
d at ion s and you c an also check out my rec ip e book s.

Th r e e of t h e m a j o r f a c t o r s t h a t c o nt r i b u t e t o ove r a l l nu t r it i o n a r e m a i n -
t a i n i n g a h e a lt hy g u t , s t ay i n g hyd r a t e d , a n d e a t i n g nu t r i e nt- d e n s e fo o d s .

H ea lthy g ut
W it h o u t a h e a lt hy g u t yo u r b o d y c a n n o t p r o p e rl y d i ge s t fo o d . Yo u c o u l d
b e c o n s u m i n g t h e m o s t nu t r it i o u s fo o d s o n t h e p l a n e t , b u t i f yo u r g u t i s n o t
f u n c t i o n i n g p r o p e rl y, yo u w i l l b e u n a b l e t o a b s o r b t h o s e nu t r i e nt s . I r e c c o -
m e n d d o i n g a d i ge s t i ve c l e a n s e , o r i f yo u k n ow i n g l y e x p e i r e n c e GI i s s u e s ,
r e a c h o u t t o a h e a lt h c a r e p r ofe s s i o n a l , a n a t u r o p a t h i c d o c t o r, o r a nu t r i -
t i o n i s t t o b e g i n t h e h e a l i n g p r o c e s s . Th i s i s a s i g n i f i a nt s t e p i n t h e r i g ht
d i r e c t i o n fo r h o l i s it c h e a lt h .

HYD RATI O N
O ur soc iety is chro nical ly d ehyd rate d . An e a sy d a i ly p ra ct i c e t hat yo u c a n im-
p l e m en t is to d rink at l east 32 oz o f wate r fi r st t hi n g i n t he mo rn i n g. Ju st m a ke it
a h ab it. T hen t hrou gho u t the d ay, c o n sum e hyd rat i n g f r ui t s a n d ve g gie s , a n d s ip
o n water period ical ly. Do this for seve ra l d ays i n row a n d b e fo re yo u kn ow it , it
wi l l c ome n atu ral ly. Staying hyd rate d wi l l provi d e yo u wi t h e n o rm o u s a m o u n t s
o f en ergy as wel l as keeping yo u fe e li n g a n d lo o ki n g yo un g a n d vib ra n t!

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 FO O D
I p ersona l ly promote a mostly whole food s, pla nt- ba sed d iet approach, but I
rea l i ze th is may not b e idea l for ever yone. What I b el ieve to b e most essent ia l
when it comes to the p er fec t d iet for you is lea r n i n g to l isten to you r body a nd
a l ig n w ith i nt iut ive eat i n g. If you 've sk ipp ed over g ut hea lth, then i nt u it ive eat-
i n g isn't goi n g to help you a l l that much. However, i f you r body is f u nc t ion i n g
hea lth f u l ly, then lea r n i n g to t u ne i n a n rea l ly l isten to what it 's a sk i n g for is es -
sent ia l!

You r body is a complex, i ntel legent orga n ism . When you 're a l ig ned w ith the
need s of you r body, you w i l l b eg i n to not ice the hea lthy crav i n gs it ha s for
whole food s. These crav i n gs w i l l lead you i n the d i rec t ion of the food s/nut r i-
ent s you need to feel you r b est! *Note: In no u n iverse a re donut s a nd pi zza con-
sidered hea lthy crav i n gs, but n ice t r y! ;)

The hea lth ier you a re, the more accu rate you r i nt u it ion w i l l b e. I su ggest st a r t-
i n g w ith some t y p e of clea n se or mea l pla n to clea r out the yea rs of processed
ju n k food! If you 're con f u sed about wh ich "d iet " or l i fest yle to fol low, pick one
a nd g ive it enou g h of a cha nce to see how you feel (at lea st 30 days). The b est
way to f i nd out i f someth i n g work s for you , is si mply to t r y it .

Supplement s c a n a lso b e helpf u l when necessa r y. If you fol low a vega n or pla nt-
ba sed d iet the ones I recom mend a re B1 2 , D 3+K 2 , a nd a vega n O mega - 3 DH A/
EPA v it a m i n . ( Fi nd the supplement s I u se here). For a l l other potent ia l supple -
ment s , or i f you feel you may b e ex p er ienci n g a nut r ient def icieny, I recom mend
con su lt i n g w ith a hea lth ca re professiona l a nd get t i n g some blood work done to
ma ke su re you 're nut r ient levels a re opt i ma l.

M Y B I AS ED, B U T D ELI C I O U S, N U T R I EN T-D EN S E R EC I P E B O O K R EC O M M EN DAT I O N S:

13 FR EED O M FO O D 1.0 + FR EED O M FO O D 2.0

movement is the song
of the body

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 movement
GET U P, GET OUT, A N D MOV E YOU R BODY!

St a g na nc y is not a pa r t of ou r hu ma n nat u re. You don't have to t ra i n l i ke a

pro - ath lete, but mov i n g you r body on a da i ly ba sis is i ncred ibly rewa rd i n g.
Not on ly is it a g reat way to boost energ y levels a nd ma i nt a i n a hea lthy body
weig ht , but physica l ac t iv it y is ac t u a l ly d i rec tly cor related w ith ment a l hea lth!
When you en ga ge i n movement , you r body produces endor ph i n s. Endor ph i n s
a re hor mones produced i n the bra i n that l itera l ly ma ke you feel happy!

So if you don't have the "body goals" kin d of motivation to

get moving, at least do it to ben efit your mental state!

Yo u d o n ’ t h ave t o f o r c e yo u r s e l f t o g o t o t h e g y m d a i l y i f t h a t i s n o t
s o m e t h i n g yo u e n j oy. I n f a c t , yo u ' l l b e 1 0 x m o r e l i ke l y t o ke e p u p a r e g u l a r
p hys i c a l a c t i vi t y r e g i m e i f yo u D O e n j oy i t ! Ta ke t h e t i m e t o t r y s e ve r a l d i f-
f e r e n t f o r m s o f m ove m e n t a n d f i n d t h e o n e t h a t fe e l s b e s t f o r yo u .
He r e a r e s o m e e a s y e x a m p l e s yo u c o u l d s t a r t w i t h :
- 3 0 m i n u t e wa l k o u t d o o r s .
- 1 5 m i n u t e m o r n i n g yo ga ( u s e a f r e e Yo u Tu b e t u t o r i a l ) .
-Sign up for a martial arts class.
-Tr y i n d o o r r o c k c l i m b i n g.
-Ta ke a d a n c e c l a s s , a s p i n c l a s s , o r a ny o t h e r wo r ko u t b a s e d c l a s s .

FR EE YO GA C LASS O N YO U T U B E R EC O M M EN DAT I O N:

YO GA W I T H A D R I EN N E
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The purpose of life is
a life of purpose.
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 purpose
I F YO U C A N ' T F I G U R E O U T YO U R P U R P O S E , F I G U R E O U T YO U R
PA S S I O N . YO U R PA S S I O N W I L L L E A D YO U R I G H T
I N T O YO U R P U R P O S E .

Eve r yo n e e x p e r i e n c e s t h e fe e l i n g of p u r p o s e d i f fe r e nt l y. S o m e f i n d it i n
m a r r i a ge o r m o t h e r h o o d , w h i l e o t h e r s f i n d it i n e nt r e p r e n e u r s h i p a n d
starting a business.

Pe r s o n a l l y, I f i n d p u r p o s e i n m a ny a s p e c t s of l i fe b u t t h e r e a r e a fe w t h a t
s t a n d o u t m o r e t o m e t h a n t h e o t h e r s a n d t h a t i s w h a t I 'd l i ke t o s h a r e w it h
yo u .

PA S S I O N

W h a t yo u a r e p a s s i o n a t e a b o u t i s w h a t yo u a r e m e a n t t o b e d o i n g .
A s we a ge it 's e a s y t o g i ve u p o n d r e a m s o r p a s s i o n s . I e x p e r i e n c e d t h i s
w it h my l ove of b a l l e t a n d p e r fo r m i n g . A f t e r 10 + ye a r s of n o t p u r s u i n g it , I
r e a l i z e d i f I d o n 't a t l e a s t t r y I w i l l r e g r e t it fo r t h e r e s t of my l i fe .

Th i n k a b o u t w h a t yo u L OV E t h e m o s t . I s it s i n g i n g , w r it i n g , p e r fo r m i n g ,
p h o t o g r a p hy, h e l p i n g o t h e r s , wo r k i n g w it h a n i m a l s , o r s o m e t h i n g e l s e e n -
t i r e l y? W h a t e ve r it i s , j u s t k n ow t h a t it 's a s i g n f r o m t h e Un i ve r s e t r y i n g t o
p o i nt yo u i n t h e d i r e c t i o n of yo u r l i fe 's p u r p o s e .

A n d i f yo u c a n 't f i n d it , yo u fe e l n o p a s s i o n fo r a ny t h i n g , o r yo u 'r e a l r e a d y
d o i n g w h a t it i s yo u l ove m o s t b u t s t i l l l a c k i n g t h e fe e l i n g of p u r p o s e , I
b r i n g yo u t o my n e x t p o i nt . . .
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 s o m e t h i n g b i g g e r t h a n yo u

O u t s i d e of yo u r d r e a m s a n d p a s s i o n s , a g r e a t w ay t o i n c o r p o r a t e
m o r e m e a n i n g i nt o yo u r l i fe i s by d e d i c a t i n g yo u r s e l f t o a c a s u e
t h a t i s b i g ge r t h a n yo u . Th i s c o u l d b e h e l p i n g o t h e r hu m a n s , a n i -
m a l s , t h e p l a n e t o r a ny t h i n g e l s e t h a t i s i n s e r v i c e t o a g r o u p o r
m ove m e nt t h a t i s b e yo n d p e r s o n a l d e s i r e s .

Pe r s o n a l l y, I f i n d t h i s i n d o i n g my b e s t t o l i ve a r e s p o n s i b l e , l ow
w a s t e , p l a nt- b a s e d , s u s t a i n a b l e , e c o - f r i e n d l y l i fe s t y l e . I c a r e A L O T
a b o u t t h e p l a n e t a n d I h ave a l w ay s b e e n a n a t u r e l ove r. S e e i n g t h e
d e v h a s t a t i o n h a p p e n i n g t o e a r t h a n d t h e o c e a n s l it a f i r e u n d e r m e
t o d o s o m e t h i n g t h a t wo u l d h e l p. K n ow i n g t h a t my c o n s c i o u s c h o i c -
e s a r e a l i g n e d w it h my l ove fo r t h e e nv i r o n m e nt , a n d t h a t my e x a m -
p l e c a n l i g ht t h e w ay fo r o t h e r s t o j o i n t h e m ove m e nt , b r i n g s m e a
t r e m e n d o u s s e n s e of p u r p o s e .

Th e p r a c t i c e of b e i n g a lt r u i s t i c n o t o n l y h e l p s u s fe e l p u r p o s e f u l , it
a l s o q u it e l it e r a l l y m a ke s t h e wo rl d a b e t t e r p l a c e . Eve r y s i n g l e o n e
of o u r i n d i v i d u a l a c t i o n s m a t t e r.

A lt r u i s m (n o u n) : u n s e l f i s h r e g a r d fo r o r
d e vo t i o n t o t h e we l f a r e o f o t h e r s .

N ET FLI X D O C U M EN TA RY R EC O M M EN DAT I O N S:

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with things you love,
discard the rest.

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I t ' s e v e ry t h i n g

Eve r y t h i n g t h a t yo u a l l ow i nt o yo u r l i fe m a t t e r s . Eve r y s i n g l e it e m yo u h ave

i n yo u r h o m e , e ve r y f r i e n d o r a q u a i nt e n c e , e ve r y p i e c e of c l o t h i n g , t h e l e ve l
of c l e a n l i n e s s yo u m a i nt a i n , it a l l c o u nt s . Th e s e a r e t h e t h i n g s t h a t c o l l e c -
t i ve l y c r e a t e yo u r p e r s o n a l e nv i r o n m e nt .

It 's n o t p o s s i b l e (n o r i s it h e a lt hy) t o c u t o u t a l l t h e "e x t r a b a g g a ge " a t o n c e .

B u t I w a nt yo u t o k n ow t h a t t a k i n g t h e t i m e t o b e c o n s c i o u s of yo u r e nv i r o n -
m e nt h a s t h e a b i l it y t o m a ke a hu ge d i f fe r e n c e i n t h e w ay yo u fe e l o n a d a i l y
basis.

home

Yo u r h o m e i s w h e r e yo u l i ve . It s h o u l d b e yo u r ow n p e r s o n a l , s a c r e d s p a c e .
I m g a i n e i f e ve r y s i n g l e d e t a i l of yo u r h o m e m a d e yo u fe e l s a fe , c o z y, a n d
b r o u g ht fe e l i n g s of l ove a n d c o m fo r t . S a m e go e s fo r yo u r c l o s e t , yo u r c l o t h e s
a n d t h e w ay yo u c l e a n a n d o r g a n i z e . It m ay s o u n d b o r i n g o r u n i m p o r t a nt b u t
t h e s e l it t l e d e t a i l s h ave t r e m e n d o u s p owe r. No n e e d t o b e c o m e a n ove r n i g ht
m i n i m a l i s t , b u t a t l e a s t t h i n k a b o u t it a n d s e e h ow it fe e l s t o c l e a n , o r g a n i z e
a n d m i n i m a l i z e o n e r o o m i n yo u r h o u s e . I f yo u a b s o l u t e l y l ove t h e fe e l i n g ,
a p p l y it t o t h e w h o l e h o u s e . O ve r t i m e , yo u m ay n o t i c e h ow a c l e a n e r, m o r e
c o n s c i o u s h o m e e nv i r o n m e nt h a s t h e a b i l it y t o e l e v a t e yo u r m o o d . I m a g i n e
t h e w ay it m i g ht fe e l a t a r e t r e a t , o r a n i c e h o t e l . I n s t a nt l y m o r e p e a c e f u l ,
c a l m , a n d h a p py, r i g ht? Th e i d e a i s t o c r e a t e a l i fe a n d a s p a c e t h a t fe e l s t h a t
w ay a l l t h e t i m e! A l i fe yo u d o n 't w a nt t o e s c a p e f r o m . Th i s i s t h e m a g i c of
c r e a t i n g a c l e a n , o r g a n i z e d h o m e f i l l e d w it h o n l y t h i n g s yo u l ove a n d l e t t i n g
go of t h e t h i n g s t h a t d o n 't s e r ve a p u r p o s e . 20
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C o m m u n it y, o r t h e p e o p l e yo u c h o s e t o s u r r o u n d yo u r s e l f w it h a l s o p l ay a
hu ge r o l e i n yo u r p e r s o n a l e nv i r o n m e nt . Yo u m ay n o t a l w ay s h ave a s ay i n
t h i s i f yo u a r e i n a s it u a t i o n w h e r e yo u m u s t b e i nvo l ve d w it h c o -wo r ke r s o r
c l a s s m a t e s . Howe ve r, e ve n i n t h o s e c a s e s , yo u c a n u s u a l l y c h o o s e yo u r l e ve l of
e m o t i o n a l e n g a ge m e nt . Th e r e i s a l w ay s a w ay t o b e r e s p e c t f u l a n d p r ofe s s i o n -
a l w it h o u t b e i n g t o o e m o t i o n a l l y e n g a ge d .

O u t s i d e of wo r k o r s c h o o l , t h e c h o i c e i s 10 0% yo u r s! Th e p e o p l e yo u d e c i d e t o
s p e n d t h e m o s t t i m e w it h a r e t h e o n e s w h o w i l l h ave a n i n f l u e n c e a n d i m p a c t
o n yo u r l i fe . I f yo u s u r r o u n d yo u r s e l f w it h p e o p l e w h o c o n s t a nt l y h ave a n e g -
a t i ve m e nt a l it y, o r a r e d r a m a - f i l l e d , d o n 't b e s u r p r i s e d i f t h a t 's a l s o t h e d i r e c -
t i o n yo u r l i fe s e e m s t o b e go i n g . A g r e a t w ay t o d e t e c t w h i c h p e o p l e t o ke e p
c l o s e a n d w h i c h o n e s t o d i s t a n c e f r o m i s t o s t a r t p ay i n g a t t e nt i o n t o h ow yo u
fe e l a f t e r yo u h a n g o u t w it h t h e m . D o yo u fe e l i n s p i r e d , m o r e a l i ve , p r o d u c -
t i ve , a n d e n e r g i z e d ? O r d o yo u fe e l t i r e d , d r a i n e d , s t r e s s e d a n d u n m o t i v a t e d ?
A n s we r i n g t h a t q u e s t i o n w i l l t e l l yo u a l l t h a t yo u n e e d t o k n ow. It 's n o t e a s y
t o l e t go of f r i e n d s h i p s o r d i s t a n c e yo u r s e l f f r o m f a m i l y m e m b e r s w h o a r e n o t
c o nt r i b u t i n g t o yo u r g r e a t e s t p o t e nt i o n a l . B u t , t h i n k of it t h i s w ay:

YOU A R E T H E AV E R AGE OF T H E 5 PE OPL E

YOU S PE N D T H E MO ST T I M E W I T H .

C h o o s e w i s e l y.
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