in this video i am going to be talking about how to simplify your life if you know me if you've
watched my channel you know that i am someone who values ease who really likes taking small steps
and making small tweaks to make things easier and more accessible in this video we're literally
going to walk through eight areas of your life and i'm going to talk about how to simplify
those areas at the end of each tip i'm going to give you one actionable step that you can
take right now to move forward so this video is going to be filled with actionable steps that
you can take to simplify your life if you don't already subscribe i make videos on improving your
life and making your life easier setting goals and getting things done with self-compassion
so make sure to click the subscribe button down below now let's move into the tips the first
life area that you can simplify is friends and family the first way to simplify this
area of your life is to get your family and your close friends to fill out this list of questions
on the screen in front of me send this list of questions along to everyone in your life
i'm gonna have it in the description so you can just copy and paste it if they're the kind of
person that might get overwhelmed by having to answer this list of questions that's fine
walk through it with them in person this list has questions like what's your favorite
warm drink what's your favorite food what's your favorite time of day what's your favorite activity
this is the perfect list to have when someone's birthday rolls around when they are having a sad
gal day or when you just want to be a good friend and do something special for someone
it simplifies your life by making decisions easier for you and it makes sure that you make the right
decisions as well the action that you can take for this tip is very clear it's to copy and paste
the list below send it to your close family and friends or alternatively let them know hey next
time we're hanging out we're gonna sit through and walk through these questions the next thing that
you can do to simplify the area of your life of friends and family is to set up a regular
date with someone who's close to you quality time with people that are close to you is so good for
your mental health and also if one of your love languages is quality time it's important to make
sure that you're regularly connecting with people but sometimes when you are grown schedules get
full and it makes it hard to connect with friends regularly so decide to set up a regular date and
that could be weekly it could be fortnightly it could even be monthly the main thing i would say
is make it as low effort as possible and make it totally focused on connection i do this with
my friend jade every thursday i get to rock up to her house i can look like trash because i'm just
going to a house i bring my own fruits there's no pressure on her to make any food our home base is
going to hers but sometimes we'll be like hey let's go get churros or let's go to that event
at the art center you could do whatever you want with this you could make this a themed night you
could do a regular crafter noon it's just about having almost a tradition or ritual that makes
sure that you're connecting with the people that are close to you to take action on this message
someone close to you and ask them if they're keen to do a regular consistent date category number
two your home i have two action steps that you can take to simplify your home completely step number
one is very exciting it's to sign up to the mini simplify challenge this december that i'm doing on
my channel i am doing seven days of decluttering on my channel so we'll be decluttering together i
will be picking a category every day guiding you through that category so you can do it yourself
i'll show you myself decluttering that area of my life to inspire you to declutter that area
of your life i am so excited for this i'm so excited for the energy that i know it's
going to create we have been consuming more than ever and i feel like now is a really good time
to cull down the things that we own and create a fresh mindset for the new year we are creating
good energy and if you want to join you can it kicks off on saturday the 4th of december aest
so that'll be friday december 3rd if you're est do a little conversion depending on where you are but
you can really start whenever you want the action that you can take for this one is to sign up to
get notified about the simplified challenge i'm gonna have it linked in the description you'll
get an email when we're about to start that way you know and you can prep your mind and get ready
for decluttering the next step that you can take to simplify your home is to watch my video called
10 ways to organize your life i am obsessed with organizing my home in a way that makes me happier
in a way that makes things more convenient that makes it easy to put things back and that makes
it easy to get things out in that video i share how i think about organizing my space
in a way that makes all of those things happen this video is highly actionable which is why i'm
directing you towards it i've also been told that it's quite adhd friendly so if you do have adhd
it could also be helpful for you but take it with a grain of salt i'll have that video
linked down below the action that you can take for this step is to queue up that video in another
tab it's going to be linked down below you can watch it right after this one the next life area
is wealth and the first thing that you can do to simplify your wealth is right now set up an auto
transfer of five dollars to 20 or more depending on what your income level is every single week
or a line with your paycheck that is specifically for birthdays and events only use that money when
a friend's birthday or your partner's birthday rolls around and you need to buy them a present
or when christmas is coming and you need to buy christmas gifts that's the account that you go to
i feel like i haven't actually done this properly until this year before i would come to someone's
birthday and i'd just be pulling money out of my regular savings or out of my standard money
and then i'd feel like i was poor for a few weeks afterwards now because i have my little birthdays
and events account set up if someone's birthday rolls around there is no stress i know that i have
the money sitting there and i feel like i'm able to celebrate with even more ease to take action
on this go into your bank account set up a sub account for birthdays and events then set up an
auto transfer another way to simplify your wealth creation is to set up an account with an app like
race raise is an investment app it has no minimum you pick your portfolio and you can even pick an
ethical portfolio to invest in i set up an auto transfer to raise in the background it's not too
much money and it goes out once a week and i've seen a 10 return this year which is obviously much
better than a savings account i feel like this is a really good first step into the investing world
for people that are kind of like i have no idea how to do any of that stuff it definitely has been
for me there is very little upfront investment mentally and financially this is not sponsored
it sounds like it is to take action on this tip download raise in the app store if you're in
australia but if you're from somewhere like the us the uk somewhere in europe please leave a comment
down below with an alternative to raise that is suitable for your country because i know people
will be looking for that raise is specific to australia but i know that there are tons of micro
investing apps all around the world the next life area is health and one way to simplify your health
is before the new years message all of your friends and all of your family and ask them for
their favorite healthy recipe and their favorite healthy snack you can compile all of those in
a place like notion in whatever note management app that you want or even just in a book and you
will have some go-to healthy meals and snacks for your next year it is always easier to be healthy
when you have easy recipes at your disposal and easy snacks at your disposal the one action step
that you can take for this tip is to message your friends your family using the text copy that i put
in the description down below make it sound like you you're the kind of person who likes to ask
for things but then also give back you can also say look i'm asking for this from everyone in my
life i'll send you a link to all the recipes that i compile once i've finished compiling them that
way everyone also sort of gets to benefit from you getting all of these recipes everyone can have a
healthy 20 22. the next life area is self-growth and you can simplify yourself growth by picking
one goal-setting system for next year having a goal-setting system has completely changed my life
i've definitely gone from being a person who genuinely did not think that i could achieve
my goals to being a person that consistently achieves my goals sometimes i take a little longer
sometimes they look a little different at the end but they get achieved and it's because i'm using a
system that helps me to pick the right goals to work on those goals consistently and not forget
about them and to move forward slowly and in short chunks my system is a life map system which i've
also turned into a planner that i've created and that i sell and it comes with a free audio guide
that guides you through the whole thing but if you're not quite ready for a planner or anything
like that i would watch my video called how to design your goals for the rest of 2021 i might
change that title but that will be linked down below and up here it's one of my most valuable
videos and i really walk through a goal setting process that you can follow and if you want to get
a tool to accompany it you can grab the planner if you're like no i'm doing this i'm doing 2022 right
and you really want to grab the planner there is also going to be a bonus in the next 48 hours if
you grab the planet within that time period you will get a free little mini canva pack with a free
vision board that looks like this you can use this as your desktop background you can print it out
a free habit menu as well as a copy of my vision board from last year that i've used for my desktop
you can customize it to your own desktop you can grab any copy of the life map using the link in
the description down below and if you purchase a planner within the next 48 hours you'll get that
bonus emailed to you automatically you don't have to use that system there are other goal setting
systems that are out there the idea is to pick one system and choose to stick to it for at least six
months of the next year and see how it works for you there is so much that you can learn from just
trying to stick with something consistently you'll learn what doesn't work for you you'll learn what
does work for you and you'll be able to tweak it and change things that you've got the ultimate
system that works for your mind the one action step that you can take for this tip is to watch
my video on how to design your goals i'm going to have it linked up here as well as down below
take notes and actually take action on it the next life area is fun and recreation so the first
tip to simplify the fun and recreation in your life is to create a list of enjoyable things to
do that are relatively low cost so it could be things like a twilight or harry potter marathon
a crafternoon pumpkin carving on halloween make this a list that has checkboxes in it and you
can do it in a place like notion or you could even do it in apple notes or google keep because
all of these places have collaborative features then you could share this with your friends and
make it a little collaborative list that you can all go to whenever you want to do something fun
during the year this really simplifies planning enjoyable moments in your life because you're
not having to constantly think of ideas you kind of just have a list that you can go back to every
single weekend and be like what are we doing i actually have a video that talks all about how
impactful it is to plan in memorable moments in your life i'm gonna have that video linked down
below it's called how to create your bestie yet i actually made it last year for this year 100
is applicable to the year going forward though watch that video it's down below if you want to
learn a little bit more about how to plan in the best kind of moments that are the most memorable
for your mind the action step for this tip is to go create your list make it a collaborative page
in whatever note-taking app you use and send it to your friends the next life area is connection and
spirituality and i have two tips for this one so my first way to simplify connection spirituality
and this is more along the lines of goal setting and if you're into manifestation firstly
set up a little manifestation playlist that you can play in the car alternatively get a bunch
of audios that are affirmation focused audios and have them set so that you can play them in the car
i have created a manifestation playlist on spotify it is all of the good bringing the good stuff into
your life kind of vibes i'll have that link down below if you're into that kind of thing i also
have a bunch of manifestation tracks on my app intention that i can chuck on and play in the car
a car feels like a really safe space when you're doing any kind of affirmation like you're very
much in your own little world or alternatively having those manifestation style songs playing
in the background just feeds your mind with all of the good things and it's very much like an
easy way to put that kind of thing on not so much autopilot but kind of it makes it easier
to practice that kind of self work to take action on this step use the link in the description down
below to find my manifestation playlist and you can follow it on spotify and start playing it in
your car or find some affirmation tracks that you can play in the car and have a link to them that's
easy for you to access on your phone so that you can play it the next tip is related to meditations
create one safe space where you have all of the meditations that you know that you like that is
easy to access and easy to launch on your phone or whatever you listen to your meditations on
so a while ago i used to really struggle when it came to meditations because there are
so many free meditations available and i really like consistency i also have a specific style
of meditation that i like i don't enjoy lecture style meditations i really enjoy mental exercises
when it comes to meditation so like guiding you through thought processes or imagery or
that kind of thing by having a single space where i have a bunch of meditations that i know that
i'm going to get value out of that i know that i'm going to enjoy they have a consistent style
a consistent speaker i'm that much more likely to actually meditate you can do this by finding
any free meditations that you genuinely enjoy and putting them in a little google notes app
that's really easy to launch on your phone or you can find a meditation app that you really enjoy
and make sure that that meditation app is really easy for you to access the action
step for this varies so you can either find a meditation app that you like my app intention
is great or an app like calm or headspace and download that ready for the new year so you
have one consistent space that you go filled with meditations that you enjoy alternatively create
a note in whatever note-taking app that you use and fill it with a bunch of links to meditations
that you know that you will enjoy and that you get value out of if you liked this video you're
absolutely going to love my channel particularly if you are in a new year's headspace right now
new year's is like my christmas i love it and i usually fill my channel with a bunch of new year's
style content because it just is my favorite time of year we love the new energy that it brings
click the subscribe button if you are also resetting for new year's and you want to see more
new year's inspiration and new year's content if you liked this video specifically you'll probably
like another video that i created quite a while ago seven easy ways to simplify your life today
i'll have that linked on the screen as well as down below it's also filled with actionable
steps that you can take to continue simplifying your life if that's the mood that you're in it's
linked on the screen down below i appreciate you so very much and i will see you soon