Readers are requested to read the post https://www.sthitapragyadiaries.com/post/start-the-new-year-with-right-habits-1 before reading this post as this post is a continuation of the post 'Start the New Year with Right Habits-1'
Hopefully, the readers would have been convinced regarding the importance of setting right habits v/s simply resolutions or goals after reading the post 'Start the New Year with Rights Habits-1' and as stated in that post, below is the detailed explanation (recommended strategies and ideas) for the life transforming habits recommended by Sthitapragya Diaries to be implemented by everyone specially on the occasion of the New Year:
1. Start valuing and treating time as you value and treat money.
Avoid spending time on people and activities that drain you mentally. Be careful and cautious of how you spend your time every day. Value your time more than you value money. Do not spend time on such tasks and activities that are not part of your duties or that do not have any impact on you productively. For example, browsing through social media to be aware of what is going around the world is fine but browsing through social media continuously to watch anything and everything is a misuse of your time.
2. Read atleast one (1) life transformation book every year and implement the learnings in your life.
Life transformation books are simply manuals to help people to make the best utilization of their human life. If you are driving to some place, you need the location in order to reach there. But most of us decide to pass the journey of life just like that. Sthitapragya Diaries encourages its readers to read the book 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari' written by Robin Sharma and start their transformation journey by implementing the techniques shared by Robin in this book. If you have already read this book, read it again and implement more and more techniques suggested in the book and enjoy your transformation process.
3. Spend atleast a few minutes daily to connect with God.
Watch the famous movie 'Eat Pray Love' and see how Julia Roberts connects with God for the first time and then see how her
life changes. Connect to God for seeking His wisdom, for telling Him that you have not forgotten Him and that you are thankful for everything He has given. Start reciting the Holy scriptures atleast 5-10 minutes every day (it is very little time compared to the time most of us spend on social media) and see yourself becoming stronger and stronger day by day.
4. Set few hours in your routine for inspiring yourself atleast once every week.
We all provide food and vitamins to our body but do not take care of our mind and soul. Every weekend spend a few hours to watch or read stories, movies, books, videos or articles that ignite the fire in you and inspire you to give your best in each and every thing no matter what challenges you face. This food for mind and soul is very much necessary but most of us ignore this need instead of making this a top most priority.
5. Enhance daily routine activities for yourself such as exercise, meditation, solo walk, sitting in peace, practicing a sport or activity that you like and so on (if you have not fixed any daily activities for yourself, it is time to start now).
Do you have a daily routine for yourself? Does it include activities that help you to make yourself better and enhance your life? Or, do you simply spend your day and ultimately the entire life performing home, family and work related responsibilities. Create a morning routine or routine for any other time of the day during which you can spend time with yourself to calm you. Spend this time in performing the activity that you enjoy doing (apart from routine chores). This will add a spark in your day and you will also enjoy your routine.
Best suggestions received from readers of Sthitapragya Diaries on right/good habits:
1. Gratitude and Empathy are two important habits which validate the existence of humanity and therefore should be adopted by everyone - Kunjal Ruparel Shah
2. The habit to slow down and just be alive doing nothing should be adopted rather than living life always rushing through - Geeta Ved
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