7 ways to make your everyday life happier

Do you live a happy life? If yes, great! If no… I can help you. If you are not happy, you might either have too many unhappy habits, or you just lack the right happy habits! First, believe that you can become happier than you are right now, and that it does not have to be difficult. Second, read on and get my 7 tips to live a happier life.

1. Be present

The best thing you can do literally all the time, and also SHOULD try to do as often as possible is being present. What I mean by that? You are present, because you’re alive, right?

Well, yes, technically. But by “being present”, I mean more than just being on this earth in a physical body.

Consider this: Do you ever catch yourself being so worked up in your head, that you drop the thing you’ve been holding, or you miss your train or bus station? Where were you in the moment you would have needed to act? Not really in the present moment, right?

In everyday life, most of our time, we are either thinking about the future, or thinking about the past. Very rarely, we are present in the very moment, which is a big shame.

Why it is a shame? Well, take this:

All you will ever have is now. This moment, right now.

Take a deep breath.

Now you are present.

See what I did there? Yes, it really is that easy. And you should definitely do this more often in your life. Make it a habit to really be in the moment, look around and notice more what is there, now. Because when you are spending all of your time in the future or in the past, you’re literally not living.

2. Stop beating yourself up

Beating yourself up means hating on yourself. Think of a person who you hate or who hates you. Is that a pleasant relationship? Is it nice to be around that person who constantly tries to harm you or get you down? It isn’t, right? So don’t do that to yourself, either.

You don’t hate on yourself, you say? Tell me again next time you curse at yourself for missing the bus or getting up too late. Or when you forgot to buy something from your grocery list and need to do an extra trip.

This is the same for beating yourself up for not performing as well as you’d hoped. It is okay and normal to mess things up. It is human to procrastinate and to fall of the wagon. Learn to be okay with it and just move on. Being okay with your flaws and accepting them without hating yourself is a great foundation for your happiness.

3. Love yourself

Just like not beating yourself up, I guarantee you that your life will enter a whole new dimension once you love yourself a little more. What I mean by this is that you learn to believe in yourself, listen and follow your own desires and treat yourself with kindness and compassion.

Here are some ways in which loving yourself will make your life more pleasant and happy:

• You can be fine on your own and are independent from other people
• You will learn to deal better with pressure and stop to create your own pressure
• You will have the confidence to ask for what you deserve and never have to step back again
• You will have more ease in following and reaching your goals because you believe in yourself
• You can be your own shoulder to lean on
• You won’t need to justify your behavior for yourself anymore
• Your relationships with other people will improve, too
• You won’t have regrets
• You will get rid of toxic people
• …

These are only some of the benefits of self-love. If you want to know more, read this post.

4. Trust

My entire life changed when I learned to trust in life. Before I learned this, I had a lot of fear of the future and I was haunted by self-doubts, thinking that I won’t be able to make a living, that I won’t find my place in this world, that I will never be happy and won’t ever find my purpose.

Yes, that was my situation.

Now here are some things that happened once I started trusting in life:

• I let go of what was not good for me and started looking for what else could make me happy.
• It started my self-love journey
• It taught me to think less and live more
• My mindset generally improved
• I learned to trust myself more, too
• I got on my personal growth journey
• …

If this is not concrete enough for you, hang on. Here is what I mean by trusting in life:

“I am fine the way I am and where I am. Everything is how it is supposed to be and everything will turn out how it should.”

Now reread the list with this notion in mind. Can you understand better now? No matter the answer, I invite you to make the affirmation above your daily mantra. Say it to yourself several times a day and tap into the power of trust to live a happier life.

To know more, read my number one way to boost your self-confidence.

5. Think less

Think less, and you will worry less.

I know, easier said than done, but it is a fact that we can make ourselves really unhappy by overthinking everything, all the time. We don’t only talk ourselves out of every potentially amazing experience because there is risk or something unknown involved, we also miss every moment of our life that we spend overthinking. So basically, overthinking is a waste of precious life time.

So instead of the thinking, you could just go for it and have an amazing time. You could also just relax after your workday instead of complaining after what your colleague said to you or what your boss expects from you.

You could as well just live your life now instead of planning and worrying about the future all the time.

What you can do

hink of a word you say to stop yourself from overthinking once you notice you’re doing it. It can literally be “STOP”, or “ENOUGH”, or you just remind yourself that “Everything is fine”, or tell yourself “No need to think this through now”…. be creative and find out wat works for you!

When taking decisions, listen to your intuition and your heart a little more and less to your mind. Your brain is designed to stop you from doing unknown, risky things that it has not seen before. So it gives you fear and overthinking to prevent you from potential danger. So if there actually is no REAL danger involved, which often is the case in our modern and quite safe environment, it is safe to not take your mind too seriously and follow your intuition.

6. Do Sports or Yoga

I basically recommend it all the time, but it is a fact: physical activity will improve your life.

Here’s a funny quote from me that I thought of while exercising in the early morning, feeling like I was dying:

Every time I die, I live a little bit better

Claudia Bleser

But it does not have to feel like dying, either, of course! Even taking a walk or doing some stretches is making a difference!

Physical activity will instantly improve your mood, lower your stress and generally make you happier. It is so powerful that it can even relieve depression and anxiety! Also, it increases your energy levels and helps you get motivated to tackle your tasks. Read this post I found that explains the benefits of physical activity in more detail.

It does not even have to be hours and hours of training, you could as well just do 28 minutes a day with this program from Cassey Ho, a widely-known fitness instructor.

In addition to this, Yoga will also help to center yourself and find back your focus in life. It you go deep enough, it will even change your worldview and make you calmer and relaxed in your everyday life.

7. Eat healthy

Your eating habits can make or break you. The way you eat is a defining factor of your well-being. “You are what you eat”, as they say. So basically, no secret; healthy diet, healthy and happy life; unhealthy diet, unhealthy and not-so-ideal life.

But the problem here is that we often either don’t notice that our eating habits are the cause of our problems, or we know but still don’t eat healthily.

This is probably because we think it is hard to eat healthy and there are so many temptations in this world, so many commercials talking us into those foods. But maybe we just need to find a way to change the belief that it is hard.

Now let your potential happiness and well-being, as well as a longer life expectancy be the reason to live a healthy life with a healthy diet.

My eating habits story

When I moved out from my parent’s house, I made the decision to lead a healthy life with healthy eating habits, and I also made a goal of never buying any sweets in the grocery store ever again.

It totally worked, I definitely have healthier eating habits than before, but sadly, I haven’t quite figured out how to make it sustainable without always falling back into my love for sweets or other unhealthy foods.

So I am working on it. If you’ve got any suggestions, I am really open for them!

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These were my 7 tips to live a happier life: Be present, don’t hate on yourself, love yourself instead, trust in life, think less, exercise and eat healthily. Of course there are more tips, so if you’re interested, feel free to write me at info@claudiableser.com or subscribe to my e-mail newsletter to get updates and weekly inspiration for your personal growth journey!

What tip do you relate to the most? Which one will you start with? Tell me in the comments!