I have decided I need to take action in my life. I have been watching Actualized videos on and off for a few years now and I have come to the conclusion that I need to make a commitment to live a life which is actualized, meaningful, joyful, and filled with my achievement of my goals. In short, I want to become happy, healthy, & wealthy. I feel like a sinner sometimes, and I want to move my life in a different direction. Getting the life I desire will probably involve struggle, but I have lived enough of my life trying to live in as much comfort as possible in the short term to know that method is not working. I am currently a college student, and a competent student, but I would like to become a better student. I also would like to develop better self control and organization habits. I have watched Leo's videos on advice for college students and contemplating death, and I realize I have a narrow time window to use to my advantage. I have a bad procrastination habit that I would like to nip in the bud as soon as possible, as it has caused me lots of problems and frustrations throughout my life to my early adulthood. Here are a few habits I would like to get started on to begin my lifetime journey towards self-actualization:
I have been on and off with meditation for roughly five months, I sometimes have had good days but I have gotten very frustrated with my current results. I meditated daily up until a week ago. I took a break from meditation because I was frustrated. However, I have come to the conclusion that I have had murky results so far because I meditate at sporadic hours in the day rather than having a firm, set time to meditate. Thus, starting now, I plan on meditating 20 minutes a day in the morning at a set time when I wake up.
I would like to start a general habit of waking up at 7 am in the morning everyday. It is a small habit that I think will help me.
I am in good health and in competent shape, but I have had difficulty developing a workout routine and eating habit that will maximize my well-being. From now on, I would like to start eating healthily. I am not into the vegetarian thing yet until I find a good habit and a good source of daily protein and nutrition. I am not a good cook and I am too busy to spend a lot of time with it, but I can start taking action by eating better when I go out and when I eat in the cafeteria. If you have any tips or pieces of advice for this topic, it would be greatly appreciated.
I would like to spend 10-15 minutes everyday in the evening practicing Leo's visualization on self acceptance. I think it would help me a lot with getting over mistakes I have made in the past which still bothers my ego.
I would like to start updating my journal at least once a week. I am hoping I will update it more frequently once I get more involved and gain momentum, but we will see.
I would like to develop unconditional happiness. This is a major goal which may take years, but I would really like to figure this one out. I have no idea how to develop it, but I will figure this one out eventually.
Any insights, tips, pieces of wisdom, or support would be greatly appreciated. I will continue to flesh out my goals over time, and update this thread. A special thanks to Leo and all fellow Actualizers.
