7 Secrets to an Extraordinary Life

By Kimberly Englot

I believe that everyone deserves to live an extraordinary life. These are some strategies and attitudes that have truly transformed my life, and I wish to share them with you. Use them and live your best life.

1. Be a class act and conduct yourself with integrity. Give others the benefit of the doubt, especially in an argument. It doesn’t cost you a thing you just have to remember: you can be right, or you can be happy.

• Be honest– people can usually tell when you’re lying.
• Don’t let petty things upset you; it’s not worth your energy.
• Don’t whine or complain because negativity robs you of energy, and it’s just not worth it!
• Be consistent with your morals and values. Hypocrites do not lead extraordinary lives.

2. Choose to be around people you admire. Eliminate negative people and those that don’t support you. You don’t need the constant reminder of “how much life sucks,” because that simply isn’t true.
Although your friends don’t define who you are as a person, we tend to strive to be like our friends. Therefore, if you want to be successful, hang around successful people!

3. Always act with intention. Be authentic in your interactions with people; actively listen, sustain judgment until after the person has finished, say what you mean and mean what you say. People can tell when you’re lying or being insincere, so don’t insult them by being fake during your interaction with them.

4. Act as if this is “it.” Don’t wait to be happy or satisfied in life until (insert goal, possession, experience here). Act as if you already love your life, since this moment right now, is all you have! If you wait until success, marriage, children, or money to be happy, you may never be happy and you miss out on life. Don’t wait for a special occasion to light those expensive candles. Don’t wait until you have your dream house to create a home that reflects you. Do it now because THIS is it! Smile, laugh and be grateful for what you already have.

5. Put yourself back on your list. Remind yourself that you’re worth the time and effort. Make yourself a priority: exercise, eat well, get enough sleep, and spend some “me” time. Take pleasure in doing things you really enjoy and take pride in your appearance, your home, your car. You’re worth it!! You’ll feel better and amazing things will start to happen for you when you remember how great you are.

6. Strive for success and all that success brings, but don’t get too caught up in it. It’s okay to want nice things. Just remember that things don’t make you happy. Happiness comes from inside so don’t buy into the illusions that a nicer car will mean you’re happier. Set goals and aim high but don’t get so caught up in reaching those goals that you forget about now. Remember to still live like this is “it!”

7. Listen to your intuition and don’t second-guess your decisions. You know what’s best for you. If you want to be successful: believe you can and do what it takes to succeed. Take note of that negative mind chatter and remind yourself that you are a very successful, talented and intelligent woman who can make decisions for herself!

This article was contributed by Kimberly Englot, who is an Authentic Life coach. She is the owner of Authentic Self a business dedicated to helping people uncover their true selves. She is currently working on her new mastermind project: The 2009 Life Cleanse. Check out her website or email her at kimberlyenglot@gmail.com.