7 TIPS TO BOOST YOUR EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
Work, family, financial challenges, Covid-19, and all the other stressors in the world can really take a toll on one’s emotional wellness. It’s not easy to be happy and enjoy life if your emotional health isn’t at a high level. While many of life’s ups and downs are beyond our control, there are a lot of things that are within our control.
There are several things you can do to increase your emotional wellness that won’t cost a penny or require a lot of time.
Practice these strategies and positively affect your emotional wellness:
Move more. Your brain and your body are connected. You feel your emotions in your body. If you move around more, your body will be healthier and better calibrated to your environment. Sitting around too much increases the likelihood of feeling stressed or depressed.
Use your time more effectively. The more important things you get done, the more successful you are. Having your important work done on a regularly scheduled basis results in less stress and a greater opportunity to feel calm and relaxed.
Putting your attention on determining the best way to use your time (and then doing it) is a great habit to develop and will benefit your life for the rest of your life.
Address any financial challenges you’re facing. There are only three basic strategies for addressing financial challenges: Worry about them, ignore them, or address them.
Find a solution to your financial woes and begin working on it. The other options only result in stress and misery either today or in the future.
Get enough sleep. Your brain and body are a mess if you’re not getting enough sleep. Find a sleep schedule that works for you and stick to it. Everyone has different sleep requirements.
Be friendly. As solitary as you might think you are, you still need to be around friends and helpful colleagues on a regular basis. Having people around that you enjoy and can count on makes a huge difference.
Let go of expectations and focus on gratitude. Misery largely results from unmet expectations. Spend some time each day focusing on gratitude rather than being annoyed that life, you, or others, have failed to meet your expectations.
Limit your obligations. A simple and meaningful life is the best option for most people. Keep your life simple by avoiding optional obligations that don’t add anything to your life.
Avoid those things that can have a negative impact on your sense of emotional well-being. This might include holding unreasonably high expectations, and accepting unnecessary obligations. Get your rest, move around, and address the challenges in your life that are within your control. Spend time with people that you love.
When your emotional health is high, you have a solid foundation for enjoying many other aspects of life. Review the tips above and pick one to implement today.
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Joe Mitchell, Esquire is a High-Performance Coach and EFT (Tapping) Practitioner, who has logged over 35 years of in-depth study of personal and spiritual development. In his studies, he has done hundreds of self-development courses, spiritual retreats, and health-related workshops. Coach Joe is a certified yoga teacher, meditation teacher, NLP Practitioner, and a graduate of four coaching academies. Two years after he graduated from Harvard Law School, he became a monk for five years. In 2016, after over 20 years as a solo criminal and personal injury attorney, he decided to turn his heart's passion into a career as a Success Coach, Motivational Speaker, and Trainer. For information on Coach Joe’s programs, high-performance videos and to apply for a Free Clear and Unstoppable Strategy Session click the following link http://www.activateyourgreatness.com/free-session