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- You've probably heard
that 30 day challenges are a big hit right now.
There's everything, from walking 10,000 steps
to decluttering items from your house,
to no spending or flossing your teeth. (chuckles)
I'm Terri Savelle Foy, your cheerleader of dreams,
and I love always looking for ways to improve my life.
Now here's one I love, 30 day challenges
and why they have the potential
to truly help you reach some big goals,
and even make a drastic difference in your life.
30 days is the perfect amount of time
to take on a personal challenge
to see if you wanna keep it or toss it.
It's also enough time to notice some positive changes,
but not too long that it's overwhelming.
It's also the right amount of time
to just test a new habit or break up a bad habit.
And within 30 days, guess what you'll do,
you'll gain more confidence,
you'll achieve some goals,
you'll become healthier, feel empowered.
You'll be proud of yourself for keeping your commitment.
So you can change your routine in 30 days.
And you know what, the time will pass anyway,
so why not push yourself to try something new.
Oh, and hey, real quick, before I forget
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So back to our 30 day challenges.
I filmed some videos on this last year
and people seem to love it,
so I thought I might do it again
and give you some more creative ideas to do this month.
Now why 30 days?
Why 30 day challenges?
Well, they keep you growing, they keep you stretching,
they keep you challenging yourself to be your best self.
In fact this year, I decided to do 12, 30 day challenges,
one for every single month,
just to push myself a little more
and just see which habits I truly like having.
And I found out the key,
is to carve out time on your schedule,
every single day, to devote to your challenge,
what gets scheduled gets done.
And yes, some of them are difficult in the beginning
but they get easier as the time goes by,
but not all of them have to be strenuous and time consuming.
They're just for the purpose of making
positive changes in your life.
So which 30 day challenges should you choose?
Well, I put together a really cool list
of ideas for you to download,
so you have a fun variety of things to pick from.
So all you have to do is click the link
in the description down there,
to get this free download and get started.
And let me just tell you,
it could be things like, drink more water.
You know, if you're not used to drinking any water at all,
start with a goal to drink one bottle every single day.
And you know what,
you can even go ahead and buy the 30 bottles of water
and just watch the quantity gets smaller and smaller
as the days go by.
Plan each day the night before.
Now, this is one of the habits
of the most successful people in the world,
where they never go to bed without planning the next day.
And what's gonna happen is it's gonna increase,
drastically increase your productivity
and you're gonna wake up feeling organized and focused.
But you're also gonna go to bed
feeling productive and peaceful.
Learn a language.
What if you spent 10 minutes, just 10 minutes,
learning a foreign language during your commute.
Well, after 30 days that's five hours of learning
this new language.
(speaking foreign language)
(laughs)
Keep a gratitude journal.
What if every morning you write down three to five things,
you're grateful for.
I'm telling you this right here,
I am a living testimony that this changes everything,
your attitude, your opportunities, your finances,
your relationship with God, and with those around you.
So every morning, just think about what you have
to be grateful for.
How about speak positive affirmations?
Now this is another one I started years ago
because I was so insecure
and had such enormous feelings of inadequacy.
So I just decided I'm gonna make a list
of the opposite of who I am, how I wanted to be,
so I started saying I'm confident, courageous
and qualified by God.
And I wrote a list of these out
and just began speaking them out loud.
And yes, I felt ridiculous the first time I did it,
but nobody can hear me except the most important person, me.
Well, the more I spoke them,
the more I began to believe them,
and my life drastically improved.
Here's one, declutter your house.
Now this can be a fun one
and produce so much peace in your mind.
You know, the one I like to recommend
is where you declutter an item
that corresponds with the day of the month.
So on day one, you remove one item
that you have no use for,
on day five, you remove five items.
On day 20, you tossed 20 items that have no value
to you anymore.
On day 30, you got it,
you get rid of 30 items that you don't need use or want.
By the end of this 30 day challenge,
you will have removed 500 unnecessary items
from your surroundings.
Now that's a good feeling.
So before you think 500 items, this is crazy,
I'm referring to things like socks with holes in them,
or Tupperware with no lid,
clothing that's stretched out or you wear it, give it away.
Anything that's taken up space
that you have no desire to keep, get rid of it.
And trust me, most of us can find 500 items.
Here's one, cash only.
Now this is a great one for helping you
get ahead financially.
You get a certain amount of cash,
and you put it in an envelope for the entire month.
You only spend cash for everything,
gas, groceries, eating out,
and if the money runs out, you run home.
So you don't go to the ATM machine and get some more,
you only spend what you allowed,
you know, for the month, in that envelope.
And it's a great way to help you see
where you could be overspending
and just get back on track.
And when we spend cash we typically spend less.
Take your lunch to work.
In fact, here's my PB and J sandwich. (chuckles)
These are great ways to get ahead financially.
In fact, tell your coworkers,
say I'm working on something.
In fact, you should do this with me,
it's a 30 day challenge to bring our lunch to work
every single day.
And then keep track of how much money you would have spent
if you had eaten out like normal.
So I'm telling you,
you're gonna get ahead in your finances.
Now, these are just great habits to stick to,
even after 30 days.
Did you see where is your money going?
And then only eat out a few times.
Another one, reduce TV time to one hour a night.
What if you turn the TV off for one hour at night
to do something that would benefit you.
It could be reading, cleaning, organizing, walking,
researching your idea, working on a side hustle,
or writing your book.
I mean, hey, the average person
watches four to six hours of TV a day,
so what if you just cut out one hour
to do something in the direction of your dreams?
Here's one, watch an inspirational video
or a Ted talk every single day.
Or you could just subscribe to our channel (chuckles)
and watch at least 30 videos that will inspire you
to live your dreams.
But seriously, think of how much you would learn
if every single day for 30 days,
you watch and learn something that truly challenges you
to come up higher, to think bigger,
and to believe that all things are possible with God.
You know what, you wouldn't think the same way you do today,
just one month from now.
So here's the thing,
there's no neutral with God,
we're either going forward or we're going backwards.
And God never intended for you to just park somewhere
and just settle.
He has so much more for your life
but you got to push yourself.
You got to challenge yourself
to try some new things, that sort of force you
to get out of complacency,
and a 30 day challenge is just the push you need
to get going.
So I put together this fun list,
of a variety of ideas to get you going.
So read through this free download
and just decide which one you wanna start
and just push yourself to do it.
So all you have to do is click the link in the description,
to get this free list.
And Hey, I'm doing one every single month this year,
just to push myself and try new things,
so let's do it together.
Think of something you wanna change in your life
and just experiment with it for the next 30 days.
Anybody can do something consistently for 30 days.
And remember, when we make small changes,
they're more likely to stick.
And making these changes that will improve your life
is definitely worth the effort.
And Hey, don't forget,
I'm cheering you on to live your dreams.
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