DID YOU KNOW?

It takes just about 30 days to form healthy habits. Why not start the new year with a challenge – 30 day challenge to be exact.

Have you rang in the new year, year after year starting out with gusto and driven to make changes in your life (whether they be a new diet or exercise regime) and valentine’s rolls around and the idea of change seems lack luster?!

Well I’m here to tell you – YOU CAN DO IT. This CAN and WILL be your year! The key to accomplishing a goal is to set some expectations. If you set those expectations low, you have no where to go but up!

30 days, simple enough right? I have a list of 30-day challenges that you could easily pick and choose from each month. We all know how fast the year blows by, why not fill it with something you could end up being passionate, instead of sitting on the couch eating chips and watching Netflix every night [ Hey, don’t get me wrong I love a good veg night, but when you become complacent – that’s certainly no way to live! ]

You might just be impressed with yourself on what you can accomplish – taking one day at a time and 30 days seems less daunting than a full year goal.

ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?

Below I will list lots of ideas for you to begin your challenge journey! Just do one or do 12 to complete the year. The challenge is yours to choose and your choice alone!

If you start and halfway through you don’t like it, then stop! Starting is winning in my book and there’s no race to the finish line. How else will you know if you like something unless you give it a try!

Can we all agree on something?

We’re all in search of something in this life. That something just so happens to be happiness. Many find happiness in hobbies. Others in food. Others in exercise. Whatever your passions are in life, they drive you and sustain you spiritually. It’s what makes us feel.

Well what if you’re stuck in a rut. You don’t really know what makes you happy anymore. You’re grown up, you set your alarm each night and get up and work each day. You long for the weekends and that much needed break. You don’t make time for yourself.

All that needs to stop. No I don’t mean quit your job! I mean stop putting yourself on the back burner and step up to the plate. We’re only given one life. Make it count and have fun doing it!

LETS TALK ABOUT FLOW

I’m pretty sure we’ve all heard the expression. Just go with the flow. But have you ever stopped to think about what that means exactly. What exactly is flow?

Imagine for a moment that you are running a race. Your attention is focused on the activity you’re immersed in, you feel the street beneath your sneakers as they rhythmically pound the surface, the movements of your body and lungs as it feels with air. You are living in the moment and absorbed in the present activity.

According to positive psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, what you are experiencing in that moment is known as flow, a state of complete immersion in an activity. When you start to feel discouraged, just go with the flow.

LETS GET STARTED

1. Drawing or painting everyday (popular in October aka Inktober)
2. Reading (I found an app called Blinkist where you can learn something new in 15 min)
3. Do one selfless act everyday (random acts of kindness)
4. Sing a song
5. Write a poem
6. No fast food
7. Go for a walk every day
8. Only drink water
9. No sugar for a month
10. Give up alcohol for a month
11. No television for a month
12. Exercise a few minutes everyday
13. Send a message to an old friend or acquaintance
14. Learn something new
15. Sewing
16. Knitting
17. Yoga
18. Learn a language
19. Leave social media for 30 days
20. Pray
21. Read a new blog
22. Do a puzzle
23. Make a budget and keep it
24. Hand lettering/ calligraphy
25. Take a picture
26. Create a new hairstyle/makeup look
27. Write down something you’re grateful for
28. Write in a diary
29. Scrapbook
30. Do something that scares you
31. Try a new recipe
32. Come up with a meal plan
33. Take an online course
34. Do brain training activities
35. Garden
36. Listen to TED talks
37. Color
38. Home brew
39. Learn about investing and start doing it
40. Eat something new
41. Read inspirational quotes
42. Read your horoscope
43. Recycle
44. Try out a new app
45. Listen to music
46. Take at least an hour of “me time” every day
47. Write down one goal for yourself every day
48. Begin your day by making a prioritized to-do list every day
49. Read one chapter of your (old) study books every day
50. Send a letter or a card every day
51. Create a vision board, pin something to it every day (use Pinterest or a regular pin board)
52. Give a compliment a day
53. Spend five minutes focusing on your breath every day
54. Be honest (no lying)
55. Keep a laughter journal. Write down one thing a day that made you really laugh hard
56. Do 50 sit ups
57. Drink green tea (high in antioxidants) every morning
58. Experiment wearing a new outfit every day
59. Bring your own lunch to work.
60. Read about a different period of history every day
61. Do one thing that makes you feel inspired
62. Learn a new word every day
63. Cut out caffeine for a month
64. Go internet free for a month
65. Visit a new website
66. Read the Bible
67. Feel beautiful in your own skin every day
68. Create a bucket list of 30 items in 30 days
69. Write down something you love about your partner every day and give them the list after your month is up
70. Make the bed each morning first thing
71. Get up 20 minutes earlier than your regular time
72. Spend 15 minutes each day organizing a space in your home
73. Give yourself a daily facial
74. Eat an apple/banana/orange/piece of fruit each day
75. Take a bubble bath
76. Watch funny YouTube videos
77. Skype or Facetime a friend or family member (even for a few minutes)
78. Write yourself a note for the next day
79. Donate one thing from your home every day for a month
80. Paint and hide positivity rocks
81. Go a month without makeup
82. Drive somewhere new
83. Visit a new coffee shop/store/area of your town
84. Go to a park
85. Visit the library
86. Make time each day to do absolutely nothing
87. Turn off all electronics after 7 pm
88. Switch to all-natural organic products
89. Eat something green with each meal
90. Log what you eat each day
91. Pack your lunch the night before
92. Make a wish
93. Clean the house for 15 minutes a day
94. Spend 30 min in nature
95. Write a letter to your future self using FutureMe.org (imagine how fun it will be to read 30 days of letters to yourself later on)

 WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

So, here’s a lot of ideas for you! I hope you can find a few things that interest you and you’re able to complete at least one 30-day challenge.

I would love to hear your stories and how your challenge is going so please leave a comment or send me a message! I would love to share your stories 🙂