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All the buzz in my world as of late has been about making the most out of your life. For a while I wondered what the hell everyone meant by that. You make the most of your life by doing things that are meaningful and purposeful and above all fulfilling. You greet each day with the intention of making it a better one than the day before, and setting the intention to achieve or do something good for yourself no matter how big or small those intentions may be.
I mean that’s all there is to it, right? Life is crazy and there are so many twists and turns why make it any more complicated than what it already is. That’s what I figured at least until I sat down and really thought about what it meant to make the most out of your life.
I love IISuperWomanII A.K.A Lily Singh. She’s a YouTuber (probably my favorite YouTubers), she’s super funny, super talented, and a Bawse (which you can learn more about here). She is hands down one of my biggest inspirations in the entertainment industry. When I find myself lost and confused about the simple parts of life I always turn to her videos or her book How To Be A Bawse, because I personally feel like she is so inspiring and so insightful about living a very simple, happy but fulfilling life.
So, the question of the week for me has been “how do we make the most out of our life?” After doing some serious reflection on this and using Lily as my spiritual guide, I’ve came to the decision that you make the most out of life by simply living it for yourself. This means that you fill your time hanging out with people who mean something to you, you dedicate free time to doing things that you love, and above all you intentionally make time for the things that you love.
Life is crazy, I’ve said this a million times before and I’ll say it a million times more. We never know what life is going to throw at us in any given moment so it is up to us to live our lives with a purpose. What better way to do than to do dedicate our lives to love and happiness? Love and happiness are the root of all things good. The way I see it, when we make more time to be able to do the things that we love, we are allowing more room for happiness and love to grow.
I bet you may be wondering how you can make more time doing the things that you love. Much like answering the question “how do we make the most out of our life”, we make more time doing the things we love in the same way. Here are 5 ways you can start making more time doing the things you love now.
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- Discover what your passions are
The first thing you need to commit to is knowing the things in life that make you happy. Discover what your passions are and commit to actively engaging in them on a daily basis if possible. If you can’t commit to that, that’s fine. Just make your passions a priority in your life. If a daily basis is too big of a jump for you then start off committing to engaging in them on a weekly basis. I’m a firm believer in the idea that the more time we spend doing things that make us happy and bring us genuine joy, the happier we will be. Everyone wants to be happy so why not give the gift of happiness to yourself by dedicating time to your greatest passions in life.
- Set boundaries
Don’t be afraid to make and set boundaries around everything and everyone in your life. The truth of the matter is that when we don’t have boundaries in our life we are secretly allowing for everything in our life to become a big mess. This means we are allowing negative people to drain us of our energy, we are allowing stress to be a part of every moment of our life, and so. This shows that we have no control over certain areas in our life and that we have no boundaries where boundaries may be necessary. Setting boundaries doesn’t mean that you have to have boundaries for everything in your life, it just means that you are creating boundaries for the necessary areas in your life. Personally, I believe one of the areas in your life that you do need to have boundaries for are the things in your that can influence your commitment to spending more time doing things you love. This can be boundaries with your job, specific friends, and even your family members.
- Surround yourself with like-minded people
The one thing I have found that really keeps me going when it comes to committing to my passions is doing it with people who get it. These are people who themselves spend time doing things that they love, they have boundaries where they are necessary, and they encourage you do to the same. Sometimes you may even come to discover that these people also just so happen to share the same passions in life as you. That can make it even more inspiring to be around them and dedicate more time to your passions. Being surrounded by like-minded people will create a happiness in your life that I couldn’t even begin to explain. Furthermore, it will be enough motivation and inspiration for you to continue to spend quality time doing the things that you love.
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- Be present
There really is no point in setting aside time during your day to actively engage in your passions if you are not going to be present while doing it. Being present is so important because it shows that you are paying attention to everything that is happening right in front of you. Society has taught us to live a very fast pace life, choosing to not take the time to slow down and appreciate every little moment no matter how big or small they may be. So naturally teaching yourself how to be present in every moment can be a bit of a struggle. However, the more you practice being present the more natural it will come to you, and the more you will enjoy taking those moments out of your day to be fully present in the moment, especially when you’re doing it for the moments that are manifesting your greatest passions in life.
- Make the time
If there is anything that you take away from this post it’s that none of this can happen if you don’t make the time to make it possible. Again, life can leave us feeling busy all the time, it’s so unpredictable. This can easily influence us to get our priorities in life backwards, but you shouldn’t let it. Your wellness and your happiness are just as much of a priority as is working to provide for yourself and your family. If anything, your wellness and your happiness may be more of a priority than your job simply because it can be hard to fully love and appreciate what you’re doing to provide for your family if you’re constantly burnt out. So instead of choosing to commitment time doing things that drain you of energy and fulfillment, start committing time doing things that fuel you of motivation and inspiration. Make the time for your passions to be a priority in your life.
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Lately I’ve really been taking the necessary time to reflect on areas in my life where I’m just not feeling complete or fulfilled. As a result of that I have made a lot of lifestyle changes, I’ve removed a lot of people out of my life, and I’ve added a lot more people in my life who I consider to be like minded. And yes, these are people who just so happen to share some of the same passions in life that I have. I can’t say that doing all these things have been the answer to all my problems, but I can honestly say that I’m a lot happier because of it.
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I’ve also found that being happier with where I am in my life right now has given me a lot more confidence and courage to starting putting a lot of my dreams into action. I may not be able to dedicate 100% of my time like I want to, to my dreams right now, which is due to all the priorities in my life that are of importance to me right now, but I am able to commit 100% of my time to the dreams that I can make a reality right now. In other words, I’m not living the dream on a daily basis, it’s not my livelihood, but I am working towards making my dreams my livelihood every single day. I truly do believe this is because I’ve chosen my passions in life over the demands of life.
As you move through the rest of the week, and the weekend approaches, and as time passes by remember that your happiness is a priority. Doing things that you love to do and filling your time actively doing those things will help you be a happier person. It doesn’t have to be daily commitment but shoot for making this a weekly commitment. I promise the results will be life changing.
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Do you have any tips for how we all can spend time doing the things that we love? If so share them with me in the comments below, you know I’d love to hear about it :).
Until next time love bug!
-Xo
Kimora