3 Things to Set Up for Tomorrow – Tips for Success

 

Starting off your day right is crucial for a successful, and happy life. We already talked about how change, and some simple adjustments to your daily routine can improve your life. Any lifestyle magazine, or life coach will tell you things like “get better sleep”, “take care of your health” and “eat healthy”, in order to be successful. But how do these things really affect your life and your goals? lets discuss them and why they need more of your attention. These are the three things that you might be neglecting, which could be getting in your way of achieving success:

1. Food

You have probably heard of the phrase “You are what you eat” many times. No matter how annoyed it makes you, it’s not far from the truth! What you consume affects your health, your weight and also your brain!
According to Frontiers, the food you eat affects neurons, which are the major cells of the brain. In the brain, an unhealthy diet that is rich in fats and sugars causes inflammation of neurons and inhibits the formation of new neurons. This can affect the way the brain works and contribute to brain disorders like depression. If you don’t nurture your brain and body, you will have no energy to work, take care of yourself and achieve your goals, so make sure to incorporate healthy eating daily! Here’s some extra advice – consider meal prepping! When your healthy breakfast, or lunch is already planned and prepared, you won’t feel the need to order takeout or eat junk food to save time.

2. Your Sleep

Sleep is one of the key factors to success. Not getting enough sleep, or not getting good sleep, sadly affects everything about your life! During sleep, your body is working to support healthy brain function and maintain your physical health. Getting inadequate sleep over time affects your heart and circulatory system, metabolism, respiratory system, and immune system. Lack of sleep will make you groggy, irritated, and drowsy, and you will forget about ever being productive. Sleep is essential for success, value your rest and prioritize quality sleep over unnecessary Netflix binge watching!

3. Your menstrual cycle

As a woman, one of the most important thing you can do is educating yourself about our menstrual cycle! Our menstrual cycle affects everything, including our willingness to be productive. Women can be very affected by the change of the cycle, so, knowing when those changes happen, and how to manage them can be life changing! You cannot be ready to take on the world, if all you can do is curl up in bed, so let’s start with the basics. There are four phases of the menstrual cycle:

• Menstruation

Menstruation is commonly known as a period. During this phase you may experience pain, irritation, fatigue and mood swings. it is better to prioritize rest, self care and light movement during this period.’

• The Follicular phase 

The follicular phase starts on the first day of your period and lasts for 13 to 14 days, ending in ovulation.
During this phase, a few days after your period is over, you can slowly feel your energy increasing. Your brain will also get sharper, and your pain tolerance will increase. This means that you can slowly get back to your usual routines, use your heavier weights at the gym, and start chasing your daily goals!

• Ovulation

The shortest phase of the cycle, ovulation only lasts between 16 and 32 hours, and is when you’re most fertile.
Many women are either feeling very positive or very negative during this short phase, because of estrogen and progesterone levels increasing. However, energy levels are at their peak! This means that you can do HIIT, use heavier weights when working out, and having overall more productive days.

• The Luteal phase

After ovulation, cells in the ovary release progesterone and a small amount of estrogen. During this phase, expect to have very low energy, cravings and mood swings. This means that you need to prioritize rest and light movement again. Consider lowering your weights, do lower impact workouts and do some journaling to clear your mind.

Let us wrap it up now. 

Prioritizing the food you consume, the quality of your sleep and knowing about your menstrual cycle (as a woman) can affect your daily life and change it for the better. Doing these daily, and preparing for a better tomorrow, can slowly lead you to success, and achieving your goals, so what are you waiting for?
Remember this quote by Paulo Coelho every time you struggle to keep up with your goals:

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” — Paulo Coelho