More health, wealth and happiness

Above: Make a list of things you want to achieve and make it happen.

It is vital to create your own definitions for a fulfilling life, based on your personal values. It is very common for people to be living their life or doing a job or career based on what they think they should do rather than what they want to do. More and more people are thinking about what they really want; what’s important to them, what motivates them and redesigning their lives and jobs to have more of this. Some change career altogether, some downshift and move from city to country, some move to another country or even continent.

Many people define success by money and wealth, but we all know that money does not buy happiness but what it does do is give more choice, which reduces stress. I often find that people give themselves a hard time because they do not think that they are as successful as their peers/they think they should be at a stage in their career, when actually money and status hold low importance for them.

What creates health, wealth and happiness?

Often the very things that create health, wealth and happiness are prioritised at the bottom of our to-do lists. Why? Because most of them are important but not urgent activities. Therefore, it is absolutely essential to plan them in your diary, otherwise there will be no time left for them.

So what are the activities that create health, wealth and happiness?

• Exercise – make sure it’s a type you enjoy and it fits into your lifestyle.
• Diet - plan ahead for when you’re busy.
• Water - drink two litres a day.
• Finance and health reviews – make time for them.
• Networking/socialising to build relationships.
• Personal and professional development.
• Goals and personal vision.
• Relaxation and ‘being time’.
• Quality time - planning quality time with people and doing activities that energise you.
• Planning – diarise time to a) think and prepare and b) reflect on learnings and what next afterwards.

10 simple tips to help you create more health, wealth and happiness:

1) Take yourself on a date at least once a month doing something that you love.

2) Plan in regular reviews with yourself to review where you are at, where you are heading and how to get there.

3) Think about what seasonal things affect you or your business and put reminders in your electronic/paper diary soon after the end of the calendar and financial years to provide triggers for health, financial reviews and seasonal activities.

4) Get a coach/mentor or buy a self-coaching book and achieve more, plus increase your fulfilment.

5) Plan regular time for yourself and people you care about.

6) Write a list of things that you have always wanted to do but never done and put them in order of priority. Make them happen.

7) Reflect on what makes you happy and spend some time at the end of each week reflecting on this aspect of your life and what you can change/influence to increase your happiness levels.

8) Ask yourself the question: “What does success mean to me?”

9) Plan exercise time in your diary each week and choose something simple and easy e.g. parking further away from the office.

10) Every day reflect on what you have to be grateful for.

Rachel Brushfield is a career, life and executive coach who helps business professionals to market and manage themselves, maximising their potential and fulfilment. Energise are based in Charlbury, tel 0845 22 55 010; rachel@energisingconnector.co.uk; www.energisingconnector.co.uk