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Be willing to be a beginner. Be willing to try things you don't even know you're missing out on by putting yourself in new situations with new people with new challenges.

Think about your day yesterday; how many intentional actions did you take where you took action with purpose, thought about what you were doing, and considered the result?

Control your attention, set an intention, stop to be grateful, and have the best day ever (every single day).

Proper "rest" is actually active recovery. It's not binge watching TV or scrolling social media; while we might think "zoning out" is good rest for our brain, it isn't a productive way to move the needle forward on feeling better, it's simply an escape from feeling worn out.

All we have is today; however, each "today" adds up to "tomorrow" and pretty soon you have behavioral patterns that are hard to break. We want those hard to break patterns to be great forces of good in your life, not ones that hold us back.

Your new morning routine contains just four items. Prepare your body, mind, and soul, then set an intention or affirmation. Take two minutes or 15 minutes (there is no length to the script) and be purposeful about how you show up to each action item.

Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life and the labors of life reduce themselves. -Edwin Teale

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind. -Henri-Frédéric Amiel

Throw your dream into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new friend, a new love, a new country. -Anais Nin

We learn a lot by having fun. We learn a lot about ourselves through play. When we shed ourselves of the trappings of email and to-do lists, get outside, and explore, we find ourselves enamored by life (again).

Try something new, and be willing to be a beginner. Have fun not being good at something but doing it anyway because it feels good. Say yes to something silly. Don't be afraid of triviality; sometimes spontaneity opens a door you never thought to look behind.

Are we doing life the way we want, in a way that's sustainable and purposeful?

We can choose to focus on the good, the optimistic, and the jobs well done. We can choose to pull lessons from the failures or hardships and move forward with better insight. We can choose to be grateful.

You will not always feel like doing what you know to be necessary in the moment. Life will not always wait for you to feel 100%. This is physical and emotional resilience. We must face challenges, even when we don't feel like it.

You are not alone in feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stressed. You are a human being. This is why positive self-talk is so important. It is there for you when you need it in times of challenge, practiced & honed over a lifetime of overcoming adversity & unpredictability.

Your self talk and self-care matters. How you say, what you say, verbally or internally, matters. Be kind to yourself, take care of yourself and love yourself today and everyday.

This week, you're going to demand the best for yourself right now. You're not going to wait until tomorrow. You're not going to wait until Monday. No more BS excuses about this or that.

Only you know, truly, what you want in life. That means it's on YOU to make that happen, from the environment you put yourself in to the people in your life to the incentives you put in place to drive you towards success.

The "best day ever" is built on people. Surround yourself with go-getters, crazy goal setters, people who love you, people who have your back no matter what, and people who allow you to believe in yourself.

Even the most confident people stumble in their self-belief. The key is trusting our intuition when we know best and learning when to ask for and look for help outside of ourselves.