Level up your life with this journaling exercise

Are you tired of slogging through self-help books that don’t truly level up your life? Are you sick of watching YouTubers telling you that believing in your dreams is the secret to making them a reality?

We’ve all been there.

Quick disclaimer: I don’t have anything against self growth books and videos. I love both of them!

However, what I’ve come to believe is that, while they can enlighten you on the importance of personal development, they often fall short on providing actionable guidance. That’s why, in this blog post, I want to introduce you to a practical and tangible journaling exercise that can genuinely transform your life.

I personally do this exercise regularly, and let me tell you: IT WORKS LIKE MAGIC! ✨

It’s, without a doubt, the most potent personal development journaling exercise I’ve ever encountered.

So, how does it work? You just need to follow three straightforward steps:

1. Acknowledge your current state of life.

2. Determine whether you can or cannot change what’s dissatisfying.

3. Pinpoint the actions required to enhance your life.

Let’s delve into each of these steps more deeply.

1. Acknowledge where you are in life

The initial step in your journey to level up your life is raising awareness about your current situation.

To do this, take a wheel of like and write down things that bother you, things that you’re neutral about, and things that you love for each life sphere.

Here’s an example illustrating how you might approach this initial step when considering your physical health:

Things that bother me:

• My dry skin

• How weak my arms are

• The length of my legs

  
  

Things I’m neutral about:

• My fashion style

• My nails

  
  

Things I love:

• The way I do my makeup

• My hair

2. Figure out what you can and cannot change

As Eckhart Tolle states in his book The Power of Now, if you don’t like a situation, you only have 3 ways to handle it:

1. Fully accept it

2. Remove yourself from it

3. Change it

   
   

Keeping this in mind, before addressing the aspects of your life that leave you dissatisfied, ask yourself if you have the power to influence them.

If you do, you have to come up with a plan to change the situation.

If you don’t, then you have either let it go or fully accept it.

So, go back to the list you created in step 1 and, for each thing that bothers you and you’re neutral about, reflect on whether you have any power to change it.

Then, strikethrough the points that you cannot influence, mark those that you can and, lastly, move to step 3.

3. Strategize how to change your life

Now that you’ve pinpointed what you can change to level up your life, it’s time to craft a plan.

Reflect on the goals you need to achieve and the habits you must cultivate to transform the aspects that bother you or leave you neutral into THINGS YOU LOVE.

Set deadlines, schedule tasks, find a commitment partner. Do whatever it takes to ensure you take action and work on the points you’ve listed. For instance, if you’re dissatisfied with your skin health, adopt a clean eating regimen and establish a skincare routine to stick to. If upper body weakness bothers you, enroll in a weekly gym class.

The essence here is to grasp that taking proactive steps is the key to leveling up your life.

Grab a pen and start NOW!

Now that you’ve been introduced to this powerful journaling exercise for leveling up your life, it’s imperative to put it into action. Mere reading, without active engagement, equates to passively absorbing theoretical self-help content from books or YouTube.

So, why wait any longer?

Grab a pen, sit in a comfortable spot, and fully immerse yourself in this transformative exercise!

Wishing you the best of luck on your personal development journey, and relish the process of transforming yourself and your life into something you’re genuinely OBSESSED and IN LOVE with! ✨