You can not give what you do not have-John Maxwell

Really sit with that for just a minute.  How can you give love if you don’t love yourself. How can you add value to others if you are not growing yourself.  How can you show your kids how to be healthy if you are not doing it for yourself.  How can you create a different tomorrow if you don’t take a new step today??

We have to step out of our comfort zone today to create a different view tomorrow.  

Does your life seem like Groundhogs Day sometimes?  The same things over and over. Nothing to be excited about, nothing to look forward to.  Your life should excite you!  If you want tomorrow to look different, you have to take a different step today than you did yesterday, take a risk, do something new.

Some suggestions to get you started:

- Intentionally pick a person out daily to send encouragement to. It doesn't have to be huge.  It could be as simple as telling someone their outfit is rocking or that you value them in some way.  It could be as big as telling someone how much potential you see in them and why.

- Enroll in a developmental program of some kind - leadership, mindset, goal setting.  Something that will cause you to have a shift in your thoughts, that will grow a dream or make a dream tangible.  Nothing is out of reach for you - Truly nothing.  Stop telling yourself otherwise. 

-Start a gratefulness journal and write in it daily.  It is almost impossible to stay in a dark state of mind when you take a moment to be grateful.  It sparks Joy within you.  When you actively pause and think about all the things to be grateful for, more of those things are drawn to you.

- Start doing something you loved but somehow convinced yourself that you don't have time for it. For me, it is playing guitar.  It's a hobby that i love, but it always gets the boot within my busy lifestyle.  I actually have it on my goals for this year to start playing 3xs per week.  Maybe yours is crafting or painting, or playing a sport, or cooking.  If you have a passion for it, your soul needs you to do it.  

Your assignment:  Do one thing tomorrow that is different then any other day.  And then do it again.  Next week, pick something different to add into the mix.  Live your life NOW!