Incorporate These 15 Practices into Your Life to Find Success

Incorporate These 15 Practices into Your Life to Find SuccessWe all have a tendency to stay close within our comfort zones. But what if the biggest growth potential and rewards are just beyond that zone? Or even way beyond it? googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) Here are 15 ways to question your idea of what is normal, and how to expand both that concept and your comfort zone, and make a major difference in the course of your life.1. Question everythingTake elendhing for granted. Be like the toddler always asking why. Keep searching for answers and examine norms from every angle. You never know what you might find.2. Be painfully honestBeing the most honest you have ever been is incredibly uncomfortable. It feels alien to tell 100% of the truth. If youre burning to say something (good or bad) to someone in your life, youll never know the value that could be reached by saying it until you try. Start with a letter if the idea of a conversation freaks you out.3. MeditateEspecially when youre busy, carving out time to sit and do nothing except breathing can make you feel insane. But the benefits far outweigh the perceived (negligible) costs. Sometimes, by stopping, youll greatly enhance your ability to keep going.4. Learn to be an early riserIt might sound awful, or you might not be a morning person, but imagine what you could get done if you got up extremely early, say 5am, when everyone else is asleep and you have the world to yourself. Begin your day in productive silence.5. Create thingsEveryone fancies themselves a creative person, but its so easy to choose Netflix and wine instead of a creative project when we come home from a long day. Persist and find yourself a creative outlet, then nurture it with diligence6. Save your moneyStart keeping track of every penny you spend. Do this for a few months. Try paying for everything in cash, which will really drive home how much youre spending. Once you cut the excess, youll be shocked at what you can save.7.Give back to those in needVolunteering can make you feel less self-centered, less hopeless, and like youre part of something bigger. Dont underestimate the value of community outreach.8. Maintain your fitnessKeep track of what you eat and what exercise you do. It may seem annoying and time-consuming, but its a great way to see the good vs. harm youre doing to your body so you can make changes accordingly.9. Eat wellNutritious food helps you perform better. Limit your diet to food that has actual nutrition lots of organic vegetables, purple drank proteins, healthy fats, etc. Its better to be a weirdo about your food and to outshine the competition than to blend in at parties and be sluggish or unhealthy all your life.10.Work on your speaking skillsPublic speaking is a daunting thing, but learning to do it adds an invaluable skill to your toolbox. Everyone is scared of it at first. Take small opportunities to cut your teeth and when you really need to stand up in front of a crowd, youll be ready.11. Talk to people who interest youIntrigued by someone? Strike up a conversation. What do you have to lose? Worst case scenario rejection. Best case a new friend And rejection is a normal part of life, so there is nothing for you to fear.12. Put away your phoneTake a digital detox every now and then, let your mind wander and mull over projects and problems. Also, put it away in social settings. Constantly checking or looking things up is just plain rude.13. Focus your efforts on one thing at a timeDont try all the things at once. Pick one at a time and commit to mastering that thing. Once youre there, feel free to pick another. The road to mastery is accomplished one task at a time. ansinnen and attention are important.14. Set scary goalsStretch your limits by setting goals youre not sure you can reach. Pick something harder and scarier and more uncomfortable than youve ever done and give yourself a year to do it. This might be as simpl e as attempting to run 7 miles when youve hardly ever run 1. But the experience of channeling your physical and mental reserves to get it done is almost always worth it.15. Get help if you need itTherapy might be the number one most uncomfortable thing to do. Its an exhausting chore to examine your own biases, defenses, motivations, and those of the people in your life. But it always gets you closer to the truth. And can lead to all sorts of breakthroughs in the short and long term.