How A Little Self-Care Can Improve Your Attitude

A little self-care can go a long way toward improving your attitude. Adjusting your attitude can easily make a bad day turn into a great day. As the popular saying goes “attitudes are contagious”. It's best to do everything you need to do to be positive in life...that way when you are around your friends, family, and coworkers you are not making their day as bad as yours.

There are things that you can add to your daily life to improve your attitude, let’s look at a few.

• Get Enough Sleep – Set your alarm to go off about an hour before you need to get into bed. Turn off all electronics, turn down the lights. Fix your central air to make the room cooler (about 65 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit). Avoid eating too late. If it helps you to calm down, get in the bed with a good book. Getting a full night sleep is vital to waking up in a good mood. You will feel energetic and much more willing to start out your day without resentment. A good night's sleep is also essential to your overall health and wellbeing.
• Eat Healthy and Exercise – Getting adequate exercise is known to release endorphins to the brain. Endorphins are hormones that are responsible for making you feel happy. Pair exercise with a healthy meal to get the best results possible. Not only will your attitude improve but your self-confidence will too. Finding a balance between food intake and exercise is essential for weight management.
• Stay Hydrated – Dehydration is responsible for headaches, dry skin, fatigue, and dizziness. These symptoms can cause you to act in a negative manner if you feel overwhelmed. The standard rule of thumb is to drink either half your body weight in ounces in water or try to drink 8 glasses or 64 ounces of water a day. Remembering eating raw veggies and fruit is also hydrating. Water is a major key to overall health.
• Take Your Breaks -- Don't pass on those ten-minute work breaks. Chances are you won't get paid for them anyway and you really are doing yourself a disservice. Use this time to relax and focus on something else that makes you laugh or just sit down and breathe. If you work for yourself, schedule in 10 to 15-minute breaks at least every four hours.
• Ask for Help – Asking for help can be challenging for some people but you should never be afraid to ask. Ask your friends and family to help you out every now and then to relieve some pressure off everyday tasks. More than likely they will be happy to help. If you are finding it hard to take care of yourself. don't be afraid to ask a professional for help either. Mental health is the most important.
• Learn to Say No – If you are overwhelmed, too busy, or just don’t want to do something. saying no is perfectly fine. You have permission. Taking on too much work or doing things you don't want to do leads to poor quality work and some unhappy people. Don’t do that to yourself. If you keep everything scheduled. you can easily look at your calendar and say “No, that date doesn’t work for me”.
• Decompress – Take time out each day and relax. Get away from people or go get a massage, some coffee, or a cup of tea. Your time to decompress is important to a good attitude. It allows you to reflect and keep things in proper perspective.

Feel free to adjust these ideas to your own individual needs and remember to make it simple. Some people find great comfort in knowing that they can take care of themselves, get away, and practice self-care without guilt because it’s something they have a right to do.

Practicing self-care strategies is a way to "air' out your four rooms; the strategies allow you to focus your time and attention where it will do your body, mind, and spirit the most good.

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The information in this blog post is Stepping Stones from A Pilgrimage to Self, the Transformational Life Coaching Memberbership. 

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