Day: 30 Spoke: Mental Habit: Reading Personal Growth Books Dude. How the HECK did I get all the way to the 30th spoke before realized I didn’t mention my books. My reading habit is probably the single greatest thing I have done to change my life. The more books I read the more I crave […]
Day: 29 Spoke: Mental Habit: Cell Phone Wallpaper Today is a quick one. Last year I picked a word for the year and made it my cell phone wallpaper. Every single time I looked at my phone I read the word. Are you ready for the irony of my 2019 word of the year…HABITS!!!!!! I […]
Day: 28 Spoke: All of them Habit: Minimalism Initially, I was going to write about this habit under financial because living below your means is one of the keys to building wealth. However, as I started to reflect on the benefits I’ve seen in my life once I began practicing minimalism, I realize it affected […]
D Day: 27 Spoke: All of them Habit: Daily Goal Writing Almost every morning (life with a 1 year can inhibit daily morning rituals) I begin my day with my tea or fizz stick and notebook on my couch. I open it up to the next page, and I write down my 10 goals for […]
Day: 26 Spoke: Personal Habit: Retreating Rewind ten years ago, I was always on the go. I filled my calendar to the brim with commitments and activities. If someone said “can you meet at XYZ time?” and I didn’t already have an appointment on my calendar, I said yes. Naturally, as anyone who has ever […]
Day:25 Spoke: Spiritual Habit: Leaping (A Christmas Story) I recently heard a different take on the Christmas story, and it spoke so strongly to me I screamed “YES!!!! THIS!!!!” by myself in my car. We all know the premise of the story, right? Girl finds out she’s pregnant out of wedlock. Doesn’t know if fiancé […]
Day: 24 Spoke: Physical Habit: No Food Shaming Guys, this is a big deal. Just watch…your newsfeed is about to BLOW UP with comments of people feeling so much shame for the food they ate at Christmas. I know it all too well because I spent YEARS AND YEARS living in the shame and sharing […]
Day: 23 Spoke: Mental Habit: Mindfulness Creating the habit of mindfulness means to learn to control your thoughts and tell your mind where you want to focus your attention. Most of the time it’s best to focus your attention on the present moment in front of you, but sometimes in my meditation I choose to […]
D Day: 22 Spoke: Family Habits: Dinner Table Conversation In our family, we prioritize eating dinner together around the kitchen table. Most weeks five out of seven nights it’s all of 4 of us. At some point during dinner I always ask “What was the best part of your day?” And then I follow it […]
Day: 21Spoke: Financial WE’RE DEBT FREE!!!!!!!! Today I’m changing it up a little bit. Instead of writing about one habit, I’m going to share our story. This week my husband and I made our final payment on our last credit card to officially become debt free. We set this goal TEN YEARS AGO. It shouldn’t […]