Feel younger with this foolproof r&r planBetter than Botox, fresher than a facial, surer than surgery - the best way to look younger is to think younger! Here are 10 winning ways to revitalize your thinking and your life.
Get moving: factor a 15-minute walk into your normal day for the next two weeks. Walk to the station or go one bus stop further along the route, take the longer journey home from work. After two weeks of short sharp bursts, you will want to be more energetic, so review your exercise quotient and extend it so that you gradually build up to at least half an hour every day or one hour every two days.
Love to learn: Find a language school or revive your childhood interest in drawing and find an art class, do whatever you like just so long as you are actively engaged in something that interests you. While you are learning something new, you know you are alive!
Get dated: Whether your social life is full or empty, make a date with yourself to enjoy a special treat. Choose a walk through a particularly beautiful piece of countryside, treat yourself to a magnificent meal in your favourite restaurant, take yourself off to the museum or art gallery. Just enjoy your own company and make this a regular event.
Dream a little: Use the power of your mind to create the world you want; imagine your life the way you would really love it to be and develop this imagined scenario into a movie that you can play in your head whenever you choose to. This kind of daydreaming - we coaches call it visualization - is fun, relaxing and hugely positive.
Worry less: Ask yourself "what is the worst that could happen?" Finding the answer will liberate you in ways you can only begin to understand. Facing your worst fear and imagining how you would cope - and yes, you definitely would cope, even if the worst did happen - will free you from it.
Simplify your style: take a leaf out of the book of the performance artist who wore the same brown dress for a year; make your wardrobe work for you and free up your time. Spend an afternoon throwing out anything from your wardrobe that doesn't fit, flatter and inspire you. We all wear 20% of our clothes 80% of the time, so there will be plenty of room for manoeuvre.
Smile more: Research shows that children smile on average 400 times a day. By the time we have grown into adults our smile score dips down to a sad and sorry 15 times a day. Take charge by consciously smiling at everyone around you; smile when you pay your bus fare and when you collect your newspaper, when you have the car serviced and pick up your dry cleaning. See what a difference it makes to the way people greet you - it will work wonders for your confidence.
Try a different persona: If you are usually quiet and thoughtful, try being the talkative one. If you've spent your whole life being reserved and shy, just try being outgoing and friendly for one afternoon. See how it feels to be different - you may just find a new personality trait!
Let the world revolve around you: Putting too low a value on yourself and your time is guaranteed to encourage other people to undervalue you too. Regularly spend some of your time on yourself, doing exactly what you want to do; be a little selfish, think positive and put your needs first, without guilt or apology. You are, as the advertisers so frequently tell us, worth it!
Unclog your social scene: if you always meet up with Bill and Jenny on Friday night for a meal, invite Charlie to join you all on Saturday for brunch instead. If you dress down for dinner, plan a diamonds and caviar night; swap the cinema for an evening at the theatre now and then.
Good luck and happy rejuvenation!
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