These daily habits will transform your life.

Big events can transform our lives, but it is often the tiny daily habits that we do that have just as much of an impact.

I have seen how my life has transformed by creating daily habits to practice. I did not change all these habits at once, instead, I started small and began to build momentum over time.

In this post, I will share the daily habits to practice for health, productivity, finances, and relationships. 

Daily Habits That Have Transformed My Life:

1. Morning Routine

This habit has been the most impactful in my life. By waking up early and creating a morning routine, I can habit-stack many of the things that keep me healthy. For instance, my morning routine can be to wake up early, journal, pray, make green juice, walk, and work on a project that’s important to me. Morning routines set the tone for a great day.

2. 10 Minute Workouts

If you have not built the daily habit of exercising, start with 10 minutes a day. This is a great start that is doable and sounds easy enough that there is no excuse as to why we can’t do this. Once I began to workout for 10 minutes a day I felt so great that I naturally began to workout longer without having to push myself. There are no rules about where to work out or what type of workout- the habit is just to get your daily movement in.

3. Juice Daily

We all know that one of the ways to be healthy is to consume more vegetables. That is why this daily habit has been life-changing for me. As a part of my morning routine and after I do my 10-minute workout, I then make green juice. I usually add fruit, leafy greens, water, and quality greens powder to a blender. This one habit has made it so much easier for me to ensure that I am getting my daily nutrients.

4. Read Daily

This daily habit is a game changer. Once again, this is a habit that I added to my morning routine as I began to see progress from the other habits. I enjoy reading my bible or a book about a specific topic I am learning. This habit has been great for me because it has helped me grow spiritually as well as gain new skills. I have learned all about habits from reading the book Atomic Habits which has positively impacted every area of my life.

5. Drink Water

This may be one of those habits that you hear about all the time and that is because it is so important. One of the easiest ways I built this habit is by filling up a 72 oz reusable bottle with water and taking it with me everywhere I go throughout the day. This simple habit has helped me stay hydrated and drastically reduce the amount of sugar I used to consume when drinking juices with my meals.

6. Journal

By now, you may be seeing a pattern of how my morning routine is packed with great habits that I practice daily. That is the power of stacking habits. Journaling is another habit that I truly enjoy and benefit from. This is where I get all my thoughts, ideas, and gratitude list on pen and paper. This is also the time I write out my to-do list to be more focused each day. Journaling has helped my mental health and productivity in more ways than I can count. I love that I can look over my old notebooks to see how much I have grown, learned, and accomplished by doing this daily practice.

7. Prep Meals

When you are not prepared it can be hard to eat healthy if it is not natural to you. Once I began to prep my meals I found it so much easier to eat healthy meals consistently. This daily habit has helped me stick to a healthy way of living. I do this by cooking larger quantities for dinner so that I have leftovers for lunch. I will usually cook a healthy meal that I find on Pinterest or a simple cookbook. Not only do I look forward to the delicious dinners, but I love that I always have lunch prepped too.

8. Healthy Supplements

I am not huge on having a large stack of supplements but there are two supplements that I do take daily(aside from my daily greens and occasional protein powder). I usually automatically do this habit at the end of my morning routine when I have breakfast. The two supplements are my women’s daily multivitamin and probiotic. These two supplements have helped with my digestion, clearing my acne, energy levels, and, immunity.

9. Cold Showers

This daily habit is one of the more recent ones I have been doing. Habit stacking is a powerful thing. Once you experience the benefits of one thing it’s so easy to add more. I learned about the benefits of Cold Showers/Plunges from Wim Hof. This habit has helped me with my mental health because when the cold hits it causes you to breathe deeper and therefore increases oxygen to your brain. Many people have eliminated their depression and anxiety with this practice. It is also a great way to decrease inflammation and muscle soreness, increase your metabolism, improve your immune system, and more.

10. Write out Your Daily Habits

If you are new to focusing your attention on building new habits, writing them out daily can help you. None of these habits were natural to me. I used to write down: read the bible, work out, make green juice, etc, and cross them off one by one. Now, I don’t have to write those down because I have done them so many times that it is automatic that I keep these habits most days. I now work towards new habits that I need to remind myself to practice. It is a fun and rewarding practice to see how your life transforms.

11. Make Your Bed

This is a habit that has helped me feel less stressed and more focused.  This daily habit started with making my bed every morning. Then it led me to tidy up my space daily, put away the dishes from the night before, and now do my laundry multiple times a week. When I have a clean space I truly feel more peaceful. This keeps my home clean, clutter-free and my mind at peace. Who knew that making my bed each day would later lead to all of these other great homecare habits!? It’s great!

12. Look Over Finance Daily

This daily habit has dramatically impacted my financial health. I have gotten myself out of debt two times and it was not fun or easy. By looking at my finances daily I can be fully aware of what is going on. I now have a budget, pay off debt, set an income goal, and added a way to increase my income. What you don’t pay attention to you can’t fix. That is why this one habit helped me to take control of my finances and create a plan.

13. Budget

One thing I have learned about finances is to create a budget that works for you. The first step is to pay yourself first. That means setting aside a percentage to put into your savings no matter how small it is. Next, put a percentage towards your debt. Next, pay your bills. By doing this you can see where your money is going. You may need to cancel subscriptions to save money or find a side hustle to increase your income. Trust me, I know that this can be tough but you can work your way out of financial turmoil when you follow a plan. I have done Instacart as a side hustle for years to help me get right with my finances.

14. Daily Check-Ins

This habit is great for both intimate relationships and friendships. Often we can get so busy that we don’t spend quality time with the most important people to us. You can create a daily habit of calling your friend/significant other on the way to work, taking a walk in the evening, or even eating dinner together. These simple daily habits can lead to great rewards and stronger relationships in your life.

15. Do Something That Brings You Joy

This daily habit can be as simple as slowly drinking your coffee outside while watching the sunrise or walking your dogs. The important thing is to find joy each day in the mundane. Take the time to savor the moment of simple things. Life can feel so fast-paced at times and we can get caught up in doing. Take the time to slow down and truly enjoy these moments.

This post was all about the daily habits that have truly transformed my life. It’s not about doing them perfectly or all at once. It’s about doing one habit that leads to another and eventually, you build a life of great habits that positively impact all the areas of your life.

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This is the health plan that I finally followed through with to see real results. It’s so simple.

I used to make my health goals too general or too complicated and I wouldn’t stick to them.

Now, I have figured out how to keep my health plan so simple that I enjoy the progress.

The goal should be to have a health plan that leads to a complete healthy lifestyle change. I believe it should be fun and doable.

In this post, I will share with you how I finally followed my health plan and continue to live a healthy lifestyle beyond the plan.

How To Follow Through With Your Health Plan:

1. Dump The All Or Nothing Mindset

The first thing to do is dump the mindset that you have to be perfect at following your plan.

I used to write this elaborate plan and felt the need to do it perfectly.

When I would fall off track by eating something that wasn’t on my plan I would use that as an excuse to continue eating unhealthy foods.

I would then feel guilty that I was eating those foods and yet I’d continue to think that my health plan was ruined.

Now, if I eat something that is not on my plan it’s no big deal. I just eat healthy the next meal.

Remember, if you want to make this a lifelong change then it’s about what you do most of the time over the long haul that makes the greatest changes.

2. Set Habits Over Goals

Instead of having goals such as: “I will lose 10 pounds. I will have ripped abs. I will eat a specific diet.”

I set daily habits that were simple and doable.

This made knowing what to do on a day-to-day basis so simple.

I instead set habits such as: “I will work out 10 minutes a day. I will do abs on Mondays and Wednesdays. I will eat veggies in three meals each day.”

Setting and doing these habits was so simple that I would end up working out longer once I was already in motion. I would easily add veggies to my meals.

I made my health plan all about habits over results. This helped me to stick to living a healthy lifestyle over a temporary health plan. It also helped me build the habit and I would end up stacking more healthy habits once those original ones were natural.

3. Don’t Be Restrictive

Having a health plan is great for knowing what to do to be healthier. The problem is when you become so restrictive that you don’t enjoy life.

I remember when I first started on my health journey I would not join my friends at a restaurant. I would only eat the meals I prepared.

While I did see results this was not a healthy way to be. I now enjoy “unhealthy” meals with friends, enjoy life, AND still eat my home-cooked healthy meals most of the time.

Being too restrictive can cause eating disorders or cause you to give up on your goals because there is no fun to it.

Once again it is about a lifestyle change for your overall health.

4. Do Workouts You Enjoy

I believe that a health plan should be enjoyable. It shouldn’t be something you force on yourself. That is why I think you should do workouts you enjoy.

If you love to run, do pilates, walk your dogs, lift weights, or prefer working out at home, you should do that.

Maybe you are not sure of what you like to do for your workouts yet. Thats okay. Try new workouts and see what you like the best.

One month you may enjoy going to workout classes while another you may prefer short home workouts. There are no rules. Just do workouts you enjoy and you will see that it’s easier to live a healthier lifestyle.

5. Keep Your Meals Simple

If you are not a wizard in the kitchen then that’s okay. I am not either. That is why you will want to have staples in your kitchen.

For me, that’s healthy proteins such as chicken, beef, turkey, and eggs. I also buy healthy fats such as avocado, nuts, seeds, olive oil, avocado oil, and grass-fed butter. Lastly, Complex carbs such as potatoes, rice, beans, and quinoa.

With these staple items, I can mix and match them to make healthy meals. Once you have built the habit of eating these simple meals you can get fancy later( if you desire).

Also, I don’t keep too many sugary items in my pantry so when I’m hungry I eat what is there: healthy food.

You can also meal prep if that is easier for you than making daily meals.

6.  Immerse Yourself  In Learning

When I was just getting started with building my health plan I began to listen to podcasts, and YouTube videos and read books all about health

By immersing myself in information from people who are health experts it made eating healthy, working out, and paying more attention to my health easier.

I was constantly hearing about why I should take care of my health, I also heard from others who reversed health issues and it made me want to live a healthy lifestyle. It was very inspiring and made it easier for me to take purpose-driven action.

Each year I create a simple and effective health plan that I actually stick to and you can too. I eat foods I enjoy, do workouts I like, and enjoy a healthy lifestyle over short-term results.

With this being said, there is nothing wrong with doing 30-day food challenges or 30-day workout challenges to build up habits. I have done some in the past that have been fun and beneficial. The point is to enjoy a healthy lifestyle over remaining in a restrictive health plan.

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Do you have a morning routine that helps you stay aligned with your health goals?

As someone who has not always had healthy morning habits, I can now see looking back how having an intentional morning routine has truly benefited my life in so many ways. Having a solid morning routine has been the foundation for staying on track with health goals. It can help you with your mindset, eating habits, preparing for a winning day, and overall well-being. When I began to be intentional about creating a healthy morning routine, that’s when my health habits became a way of life for me because I stacked really great habits that have become second nature to me now.

In this blog post, we’ll discuss how to build a simple morning routine that will help elevate your health to the next level no matter what your starting point is.

Winning Morning Routine:

1. Drink Water

By now, we all know that a daily morning routine includes drinking water to rehydrate your body after a night of rest. Although coffee might be on the top of your mind, drinking water first is a great habit to have. You can even squeeze in half a lemon for some vitamin C.

Buying a reusable water bottle has been a game changer for me because I take it with me everywhere I go. This has helped me to drink water all day and avoid drinking any sugary drinks.

2. Movement

The best morning routines include exercise. I love to take my two dogs on a walk and do a simple at-home workout using weights or a quick gym workout. Not only do I enjoy watching my dogs sniff around and wiggle their tails, but I get to enjoy some morning movement. The Vitamin D from the sun is a plus too.

If you do not already work out for your morning routine, you can start with something as simple or complex as doing jumping jacks, going on a walk or run, at-home workouts, gym workouts, pilates, etc. The point is to move your body daily in a way that you find enjoyable.

I usually have a pair of dumbbells beside my bed because then I have no excuse not to do a simple workout, even if I don’t go to the gym.

3. Green Juice

The next part of my winning morning routine includes making my daily green juice to detoxify and revitalize my body. I usually blend one ripe banana, spinach or green mix, green powder supplement, and chia seeds or flax seeds altogether.

I find that having a greens powder and healthy fats in the morning helps me with my daily healthy nutrient intake. This particular greens powder that I use has wheat grass, kale, moringa, and spirulina.

4. Fuel Up With Food

This is the part of my routine where I add lean proteins to my breakfast. My go-to breakfast includes two eggs, sausage or bacon, and avocado. I keep it simple and healthy.

I have been using a stainless steel pan ever since I found out that Teflon and other nonstick materials leak toxins into your food when cooking, which can disrupt your hormones.

I find that having green juice with this breakfast fills me up without the crash of heavy carbs in the morning.

5. Healthy Supplements

I take a probiotic+ prebiotic supplement every morning with food to keep good gut health, immune health, and vaginal health. I have also taken multivitamins, protein powder, and other supplements when needed. I find that taking a probiotic supplement keeps my digestion good and my skin more clear.

6. Pack a Lunch

The last part of my healthy morning routine includes a healthy meal to go. This helps me to eat a healthy meal for lunch.

I usually pack my leftover dinner in a glass storage container. This makes it easy to reheat in the same dish and always makes doing the dishes easier with its nonstick quality. Also, glass does not leach unwanted toxins into the food.

This post was all about having a morning routine that is easy and doable for a healthy lifestyle.

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