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The Secret to Living Your Best Life Is Not What You Think

Color Me Planner & Journal
It seems everyone is looking for the magic bullet to look and feel great, all while making bank and living their dreams.
There's no shortage of people looking to sell you on programs and supplements - just do THIS for one week, one month, and VOILA! 

 Voila indeed... 

 I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but there is no magic pill. The "secret" is kind of a grind.

 Are you ready for it? 

 It's small daily actions and habits that you do consistently over time... basically forever. 😅 And while it's true day over day you will not see a marked nor incredible difference, compare month over month - or even better, year over year!

 I've also found the key to stay on track is to use trackers to keep easy notes on what small things I've done each day. When it's small it's hard to remember a week later. Did I take 5 minutes to meditate three times or four times last week? When did I last listen to my favourite song? Did I go for coffee with my friend to catch up last Saturday or the Saturday before?

 I've been using this tracker as part of my journal for the past year. Every morning when I review my upcoming day I flip to the Healthy Me tracking page and fill out what I did the day before - time slept, steps taken, and a simple ✓ or ✗ in the rest for "yep, did it" or "nope, skipped this day".  

 Doesn't seem like much. Takes only a couple minutes... But when I flip back to January's page and compare it to how November is shaping up I'm quite frankly amazed. Seems somehow I've managed to build a pretty consistent and almost daily habit of five minute meditations - like from twice the whole month of January to only missing three days so far in November! I'm generally spending money more mindfully - from ten impulse buys in January to only two in November (now let's see what happens in December, might get a little crazy again 😨)

 I don't feel like I've made any major shifts or done anything wild, but looking at these two separate trackers 11 months apart I feel impressed - somehow I've manage to gradually steer things in the direction I want without even really noticing!
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