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So we meet again.
I feel like that was almost creepy.
(upbeat music)
Good morning, good life.
Welcome back to Amy TV where we come together
to help you go after the life you want.
This is me strategically fitting in like
one of my sit down videos but with the vlogging camera
so it's a little bit different but it's kinda the same,
but it's pretty different but it's also the same
but it's like vlogmas.
So let's do this thing.
One of the things I wanted to talk to you about
before we go into a brand new year, a brand new decade
is healthy habits and some you might pick up
before as you start the new year.
Here's the thing.
We always get very excited about new year, new me,
New Year's resolutions, that's all fun and good
but we want habits that will stick
and so I'm just running by you a few good options
for you to think about so that you can think about
so that you can understand why they might be valuable to you
and then actually implement the changes
that would need to happen in order
to make them a true habit.
This is going to be rapid fire style.
So hang on to your butts.
Before we start, I have to give a huge shout out
to the sponsor of this episode of vlogmas on AmyTv
and that is our friends at Talkspace.
This is one of my newer, healthy habits
that I have been really enjoying lately.
I'm definitely thinking about stepping up a notch
and taking it even more seriously as I go into 2020,
but I will tell you more details about that in a little bit.
Alright let's get into it.
Here are 20 healthy habits to start in 2020.
Number one, walk more.
If you're like me, you're sitting down a ton in your life
so any extra movement is huge, and walking
actually helps you so much to better your health.
Number two, and I think
I'm gonna get some push back on this,
start drinking black coffee.
Something I did three, four years ago
was to start drinking black coffee,
just not putting anything in it
because it was extra sugar, extra cream,
extra milk, extra stuff that you didn't need.
I feel like it's kinda like Lauryn Evarts Bosstick
balance your life like you balance your checkbook.
You're gonna want a little bit more calories
for better things than for your coffee.
Number three, let your phone sleep in
for an extra hour per day.
Instead of saying, "Oh I'm not allowed to touch my phone,"
you're saying, "Oh I'm letting it sleep in
"so it can really hang with me for all the things
"I'm gonna put it through the rest of the day."
That's a much better take on it.
And then you aren't staring at your phone
from the first moment you wake up.
Number four, write everything down.
Whether you have a bullet journal,
whether you have the Good Morning Good Life Planner,
whether you use an app, it doesn't matter.
Stop trying to remember everything.
The moment you think of it, write it down
so it's out in the world and you can actually
start planning to do it later.
This has been a game changer for making me
feel clarity in my mindset.
And I know I wrote it down, and I won't forget it
because I got it out of my head,
which is not a very good filing cabinet.
Number five, send thank you notes for the small stuff.
We always remember to send thank you notes
for like wedding gifts, or baby shower gifts,
or gifts galore, right.
But I like to send thank you notes
for people who spend time with me.
Or somebody who features me somewhere,
or maybe if they got me a gift that wasn't tremendous
or huge or anything but it give me an opportunity
to show them in a reflection, hand-written note
that I appreciate them for thinking of me.
Bonus points if you can get it done in the first week
and custom stationary makes it a lot more fun.
Number six, and this is a tough one to actually stick to,
but I highly recommend it
because I try to as much as possible.
I'm not perfect, but I try.
Come up with your go-to response for your typical triggers.
There are things that happen throughout the day
that trip us up that make us feel the feels,
and it's quite annoying, right?
It's not very productive, and ideally,
the way that we react to things would be
somewhat different sometimes
so that we aren't going to drive ourselves crazy
or be less productive.
For me, I struggle with unwelcome opinions.
So when I'm not in the space to welcome feedback,
my response that I have been rehearsing is,
that's given me a lot to think about, thank you.
(laughs)
I say it sometimes.
I rehearse it in my head for too long sometimes
that it never comes out because it doesn't feel right
but I know that the best thing that I can do
is thank someone for thinking of me
in the way that they do,
that they're providing that constructive criticism
and I should take it into consideration
when I am more readily ready for it (laughs).
Number seven, create your morning routine.
If you don't know how to do that, except for
to copy everyone else's in the world
and thinking that's gonna be
the best thing you can do, it's not.
You need to find one that works for you.
I highly recommend my book, shameless plug,
can walk you through all the steps.
You need to start your day on your terms.
The only way to do that is to make time for you
and what matters to you.
You enjoy yourself.
Okay, spend some time with you.
Number eight, get at least six and a 1/2 hours
of sleep at night.
I hesitate to say that number
but I kinda know that that's like the safe number,
but really should be seven to eight.
Only six and a 1/2 for me if I know I'm like
cutting it really close with my calendar.
But I try to strive for seven every night.
So find what your sweet spot is
and make sure that you make the intention
of getting that as many nights a week as possible.
It's the only way to feel like your best self
throughout the day to have that energy level
that you need for rehabilitating your body.
Number nine, read every day,
even if it's just a page.
It doesn't matter what it is, when you allow
other people to teach you something
that they spent their life's work figuring out
that is bettering yourself.
Number 10, contribute to a cause that you care deeply about.
We really can't do anything for ourselves
if we can't do something for the world.
So whether it's time or money, what can you do
on a regular basis to get a little bit
more perspective on what's happening
with the rest of the world.
Number 11, reach out to at least five people per week
just because.
The more you stay in touch with the people in your life,
the more likely they're going to remember you
at times that it's really important.
But if you don't just make relationships
for the sake of caring about people,
they're not gonna be there for you
when you care about some other thing
that you need help with.
Number 12, try a new workout on a regular basis,
monthly if you can.
What I like to do is try to change up
the things that I'm doing for exercise
because I get bored of them so easily.
I get in to a rotation of doing a workout really easily,
the habit builds very easily
but then I'll be like I'm bored of that.
Need a new thing.
It's not that I'm quitting, it's just
that I need something else to challenge me,
my mindset and my muscles.
Me, my mindset and my muscles,
that's like the name of my future book
I will never write.
Number 13, track your connections.
So I talked about connections a little bit,
reaching out to people,
but it's very important to actually know
who is in your network.
And make sure that you're keeping those relationships fresh.
The tool that I've been using lately is Contactually.
If you are someone who sees yourself growing,
your career growing, your business down the line
and you know that knowing people is important,
this is a very good app for you to check out.
Number 14, find your self-love habit and schedule it.
I think there's a number of things that I particularly do
for self-love, it's just taking care of myself.
Whether it's getting a facial,
going to see my dermatologist,
getting my nails done,
going to get my brows done, my hair done,
like these are all for me.
They really are self-love.
Making time for a massage is like
oh that's holy grail.
When you know there's something that works well for you,
that you are actively showing your self-love.
It does happen so put it on the calendar
Number 15, find a way to save money automatically
and invest it.
I particularly like the app Acorns for this
because I can schedule deposits to go into the account
and I can also round up different purchases that I make
and all of that money goes into an account
and gets invested.
It doesn't even cross my mind that it's gone
and I am growing that little nest egg for myself.
Number 16, define something you always do.
I think it's amazing when you can say like
oh I always do that or I do that every morning.
For me, it's I drink lemon water every day
and I do my morning pages every morning.
Like those things we always do,
I think they give us more confidence to have more habits,
more positive habits that we always do
and I think that can be extremely empowering
both for you and the people that you talk to.
It'll make you stick with it even more.
Number 17, come up with something that you never do.
I never drink soda.
Or I've never touched a cigarette
or I will never spend time with people
who are negative influences around me.
When you say statements like that,
you're much more likely to follow through with them
especially if you're trying to quit something.
Number 18, unfollow when you are unhappy.
If someone you follow is not making you feel
better about yourself, they are making you feel
less there, unfollow them.
You can come back to them later
when you're in another place.
You should not feel bad about that.
You are not a bad friend.
You are not a bad follower.
You are doing you.
Number 19, get your checkup.
Go to the doctor, okay?
Lady doc, derm, the dentist, the eye doctor,
these are all people I see very regularly.
(laughing)
And number 20, hire somebody
who's job it is to listen to you.
There's actually lots of way to do this
but one way that I highly recommend
that has become more prevalent in my life
has been therapy.
It's just nice to know somebody is there to listen.
The hard part for me is that I always seem to have
more and more appointments on my calendar
and so I don't need to have an extra thing
that I need to go do.
I wanna make it a habit to be able to share my feelings
and have a safe space.
And that is what I love Talkspace for
and I really appreciate them
for sponsoring this episode of AmyTV.
Talkspace is the most convenient, and affordable way
to improve your mental health.
You can get matched with a licensed therapist
from the comfort of your own device,
your computer, your phone and you can message them
whenever and wherever is best for you.
This has been so great for me
because when I'm feeling the feels,
I just go into my Talkspace account
and kinda let my therapist know like
can you tell me if this is normal?
(laughing)
And you just get to have that space on demand
instead of having to get in the car,
go to an appointment, and have like a scheduled time to cry.
Like when is that convenient for anybody?
It's not.
It's absolutely worth a shot.
And the best thing you can do
is get yourself this gift for the holidays
is the gift of having a safe space.
It's a gift of therapy.
While you're getting everybody else
these really nice things,
these thoughtful things,
these things that you have put
time and effort into,
put time and effort into yourself
but don't make it harder than it actually seems.
Check out Talkspace.
It is probably one of my favorite things
that's currently on my phone at this point.
I will leave a link to it in the description below
so that you can check it out as well.
Those are 20 healthy habits that I think
would be interesting for you to try in 2020.
I'd love to hear which one you like the most.
Leave that in a comment below.
That's all for today.
Thank you so much for tuning in,
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and kiss the ones you love,
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and go after the life that you want.
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