7 Ways to Edit Your Life for the New Year

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In the spirit of the new year, the Skeen Concepts team has been thinking of ways to start off the new year with intentional direction. It may seem cliche to make new year's resolutions. So instead - we’ll call our quest a Lifestyle Edit. Here are some ways we plan on editing our lifestyle. Feel free to use any of these ideas as your own.

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Wake Up Earlier in the Morning

Getting a head start to your day will help you feel more accomplished and ready to take on whatever your day has to bring. The feeling of having to “catch up” all day long is not only frustrating, it definitely puts a damper on your sense of productivity.

Try setting your alarm for a half hour to an hour early each day

Try setting your alarm for a half hour to an hour early each day

Get Moving Daily

It’s recommended to get at least 2 ½ hrs of physical activity in for the week in order to improve or maintain your health. Not only is physical activity great for your physical health but it also improves your mental health. If your a creative person, your more likely keep the ideas flowing if you are active on a daily basis. So get on that groupon app and browse some classes that you’ve been wanting to try out.

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Journal Daily

Writing your ideas, feelings and aspirations out everyday is something that will help sort out the direction in which you want to go this year. It’s a self love activity that will benefit you in so many areas of your life.

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Clean Eating

The new year is the best time to start editing your eating lifestyle. Start by swapping processed, unhealthy foods with clean, whole foods. Eating clean will allow you to think more clearly and have more energy. Which, in turn, will help you with all of the other Lifestyle Edits on this list. You’ll naturally want to wake up earlier, you’ll have more energy, you’ll be more creative and have the mental clarity to reflect on aspects of your life.

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Practice Gratitude

“It’s impossible to feel anxiety and gratitude simultaneously” - Rachel Hollis.

Practicing gratitude is one of the most loving actions that you can do for yourself. Putting life’s events in perspective will help you see what is important to you and what may need some nurturing and attention from you. There’s a reason we listed this one as “practice”. It will take some time but be conscious about how you implement your gratitude awareness throughout your day.

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Set Bigger Goals

When you set large goals for yourself, you will end up accomplishing more than if you aimed lower. Even if you don’t meet the goal that you set, at least you worked towards it. Which in turn means that you will end up further ahead then if you simply set a mediocre life goal. Setting goals will help you in your personal, professional and even spiritual life.

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Read More

It doesn’t matter if you’re into fiction or non-fiction. Simply making the decision to read more often will help to expand your mind, goals, and shift your perspective on life. If your not into reading physical books, you can still consume new knowledge in the form of an audio-book.  

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We’re so excited about implementing these Lifestyle Edits into our everyday lives! So much so, that we’ve already starting practicing some to get a head start on the new year. We must say, we’re noticing a difference already. What are some of your Lifestyle Edits for the new year? Comment below.