How to have a better life

Hello Beautiful! My name is Victoria and I used to hate my life.

My life wasn’t even horrible, to be honest. I was having typical struggles that many Americans have. 

I was working a lot and still didn’t have any money or anything to show for it, I didn’t really have much of a purpose in life or a plan, I didn’t know what I was doing really I was just kind of..surviving I guess.

I knew that I wasn’t reaching my full potential in life, I just didn’t know exactly what to do to get myself where I knew I wanted to be.

I’m not sure what exactly triggered a major mindset change but one day I just got sick of living a miserable life and I decided to make it better and never look back.

Fast forward to today, I am the happiest that I have ever been. I feel like I am becoming a better version of myself every day.

I’m adulting more, I am becoming more classy, elegant, a total girl boss, and I’ve gotten some awesome financial education. I don’t live paycheck to paycheck, I don’t stress about money anymore, I am starting to travel more and honestly I never thought life would be this way for me. 

I have plans for my life, set goals for myself and my family, and it feels damn good.

That is what brings me here with you today. I know what it feels like to be lost in life and I also know how to turn it around, but it took me a lot of hard work, sacrifices, lifestyle changes and mindset changes to get me where I am today.

I just want to share a few of these changes that I made and I hope that they can help you start your journey to a life that you don’t need a vacation from.

I stopped making excuses and started taking action

I used to think that I was a victim of my circumstances. I don’t think I was ready to accept that I was the person in control of my future.

I wanted to wait around for good things to magically happen to me.

But that isn’t how life works. If you want something, you have to make it happen.

I removed toxic habits from my life.

I didn’t realize how many toxic things I was doing on a daily basis.

I think that technology has us really distracted and it is very hard to stay on track with what we really should be doing.

I know it was a huge factor in why I wasn’t growing as a person. Aside from that, there were many other things that I was doing that wasn’t healthy for me at all.

Here’s a very tiny list of toxic habits that I had to quit (and some of them I still battle today)

• Binge watch Jerry Springer (I’m so embarrassed to admit this. because it is the legit trashiest show of all time). 
• Not reading or expanding my knowledge in any way
• Watching gossip channels on youtube
• Binge watching true crime stories on youtube (they gave me nightmares)
• Always saying negative things about money
• Not having any kind of plan at all for my life
• Spending too much time on social media

Looking back, I really can’t believe I would go days, weeks, months without reading even one page of a book. I can’t believe how negative I was towards money and success, I can’t believe how much I limited myself. It’s something that I only realize now looking back, but I had no idea how much bad off I was back then. I thought everything was ok and I was doing everything I could. WRONG. All wrong. I have an entire module about habits and the changes that I made in my Life of your Dreams course.

Perhaps the biggest reason why I wasn’t making any progress in life was because I had such a small, closed mind. It was so unhealthy I don’t understand how come I didn’t realize how much I was hindering my own personal growth.

My mind was unhealthy because of what I put in it every day. I listened to extremely devastating, brutal, scary, and violent true crime stories certainly weren’t filling me with positive and happy thoughts. Watching the trashiest people drag each other by the hair and argue on stage on Jerry Springer wasn’t good at all…How in the world was I supposed to grow as a person and better myself when I filled my mind with trash? 

I ended up doing my first mental cleanse and let me tell you, they are pretty hard to do. Breaking toxic habits that you’ve had for a long time takes a lot of work, a strong mind, and tons of diligence. I’m not going to lie, I still watch some true crime stories. I can’t help it. I just like them a lot and they keep me entertained. But I would love to quit them altogether. 

Think of your mind as a box. Now, think of the things that you put in your mind in the box…So for me…picture a dead body, a poor person, two people fighting, a sad person…UM…TOXIC MUCH? 

It really puts things in perspective when you put it that way. But now that I’ve cleansed my mind, there is a lot more positive than negative. My mind box right now looks like this… Picture a huge stack of money, a dream house, an airplane and taking trips, and a fit person (because I started working out). SO. MUCH. BETTER right? The power of the mind is not a joke, people.

I created a vision board, and set attainable goals.

I’ve always been a list maker. I rely on lists to manage my entire life. It’s the best way to keep organized and make sure I am completing tasks. I had always done a great job at writing down my goals and making sure that I got them accomplished with a list.

When I saw vision boards for the first time, I didn’t really care about them because I figured that making a list would continue to work just fine.

After like 3 years of being in denial, I finally made my first vision board at the end of 2018. It is currently October 2019 and I can proudly say that I completed all but one thing from my vision board and that was out of my control.

Having images that represented what I wanted to accomplish in life was the best thing I could have done for myself. I personally created a digital vision board and then set it as my lock screen on my phone.

The reason why I set it as my lock screen is because I look at my phone all the time so seeing my vision board would be a constant reminder of the goals that I need to be accomplishing.

Well, it worked. And I’m about to create my vision board for 2020!

Making these changes along with many more major life changes really had a positive impact on my life. I have never felt better and I am so proud of how far I’ve come.

It’s so important to understand that you are the only person that is in control of your life. You are the only person who can change your life.

What happened when I changed my life?

Honestly It’s hard to put into words what happened to me when I changed my life. It was a slow change, I was hitting milestones throughout the years and couldn’t believe the things that I was accomplishing.

If you had told me 5 years that I would be this person that I am today, I wouldn’t have believed you. I am more confident, I am happier, healthier, I am excited for each and every day.

It was a lot of hard work and there were times that I didn’t think I could do it. I wanted to quit because things were too hard.

But I kept going and I’m just so happy that I did. I’m so proud of myself for turning my life around before I turn 30, and now I know that my 30’s are going to be an incredible decade.

If you are feeling like I was, you CAN make a change. In fact, the only person that is responsible for changing your life is YOU. Don’t wait any longer, life is short and sweet and you deserve to have everything you have ever wanted.

You deserve true happiness and success. It will be the best decision you ever make when you decide to change your life. Check out the Life of your Dreams course if you want a little guidance.

Thanks so much for reading!

XOXO,

Victoria