Be clear about your mission in life.
Examples:"Love. Serve. Remember God."
"Inspire all to follow highest calling"
State and follow your highest values (principles).
Clarify your top five values. (Ex. Honesty, inner peace, faithfulness, contribution)
These are your guideposts for all life choices and relationships.
Set clear achievable goals with simple steps itemized.
Return to mission, principles and goals weekly.
Clear away all distractions, detours and delays.
Simplify your life to focus on what matters and is meaningful.
Acknowledge and appreciate yourself and those who support you.
Forgive and let go of those who interfere, doubt and criticize you.
Eliminate all sabotaging thoughts, words and activities.
Speak only about what your CAN Do, rather than on what you can't do.
Talk to yourself and act in positive and affirming way.
Change the habits of complaining, waiting, demanding, or doubting into positive habits of appreciation, action, requesting, and affirming will change the quality of your everyday life.
Celebrate each day the progress made.
Focus on what you have accomplished rather than what waits to be done.
Loving you in living what is true for you,
Betty Lue
Twelve Daily Steps To Optimistic Living
- Focus on my successes rather than on my failures.
- Notice that which I have accomplished rather than that which I’ve left undone.
- See and acknowledge my beauty rather than focusing on my imperfections.
- Notice and acknowledge all the times I’ve followed the optimum conditions, rather than judging myself for the times I have not.
- Acknowledge all my wins each and every day.
- Create and maintain an impeccable environment that nurtures me.
- See problems as opportunities to learn from rather than as obstacles to avoid.
- Tell the whole truth on a moment to moment basis in order to maintain impeccable and loving relationships.
- Be conscious every moment to put positive thoughts into my mind rather than negative thoughts, knowing all thoughts are creative.
- Appreciate my feelings as a means of understanding myself, thus directing and creating my reality.
- Continue to forgive myself and others as a means of creating a state of Grace.
- Fill my life with joy and ecstasy by practicing daily the art and skill of verbally expressing my gratitude for all that I have.