10 ways to level up your life

Leveling up means moving from one level to another by adjusting a few habits and mindsets. We ought to have a vision of progress and becoming better in life. If you look at your life from a short-term perspective, you may not seem to be making much progress. However, looking at your life from a long-term perspective will help you realize that there's an upward trajectory, or rather, that is what we want to see.

In this blog post, I share ten ways in which you can level up your life. Interested? keep reading.

Before I get into these points, remember to first define what leveling up means for you, then pick the points that resonate with you the most, and apply them to your life.

1. have boundaries with yourself

We talk a lot about having boundaries with others, but we rarely touch on the boundaries you ought to have with yourself. One major sign of leveling up is being able to know your limits and tell yourself no. It is important to know when you've reached your limit. You become more disciplined and you'll be able to know when someone else is crossing your boundaries, thus effectively communicate them.

2. feel your feelings but take logical actions

Feelings are not bad, they are not your enemy, they are just indicators.

It is not wise to allow your feelings to always dictate your actions. Anytime someone has acted impulsively due to what they felt in that moment, it rarely ends well, right? so, feel your feelings, allow them to pass, and then take logical action. For example, if someone makes you angry, you may feel like insulting them. But, instead of acting on your current feelings of anger, allow yourself to feel the anger, let it out in healthy ways like taking a walk to calm down, then later, when you can think logically, try to resolve the issue with the person who angered you by having a conversation. This takes more work, but levels you up. You become a person who despite being in touch with their feelings, doesn't impulsively act on them, but thinks logically.

3. do hard things

A great and effective way to level up is to do hard things, instead of running away from them. When you challenge yourself, you are building the mental strength and fortitude to handle the challenges that life will throw at you. You are building confidence in yourself to navigate through complex situations. You are building resilience to have the strength to bounce back when knocked down. So, anytime you are presented with a challenge, face it. You will level up when you do.

4. spend less time on the socials

social media is great, but too much of it, just like anything else can be harmful. To level up, start spending less time on it, replacing the time you would have spent on it with a productive activity that will have a tangible impact on your life, such as reading a book, learning a new skill, or connecting with a loved one. Remember that social media is not real life, it is just a highlight reel. Paying more attention to what's happening in your REAL life is what will cause you to progress.

5. have a wellness routine

the way you love and care for yourself will set the tone for how others will love and care for you. so, take care and love yourself well, so that others can know you as one who loves and cares for themselves well, thus treat you like so. This can come from creating a wellness routine. This can be as unique to you as you want it to be. A wellness routine involves different practices and activities you do for yourself that lead you to be the best version of yourself in all aspects. Be it physically, mentally, or emotionally. For example, a wellness routine for physical health can look like going to the gym a couple of days during the week. A wellness routine for mental health can look like having a system downtime for social media. When it reaches a certain time, all devices are off, and it's time to relax.

6. seek God for yourself

I don't think I could repeat this enough, but the greatest level up in life is getting to know your creator. Not just getting to know Him through another person but getting to know Him for yourself. For the Christians reading this, stop solely depending on your pastor or leader to know God and start seeking Him for yourself. Study that Bible, get into your room, and pray. His Word says that if we ask, knock, and seek, we will receive, have those doors opened, and find what we are seeking. You are guaranteed to level up.

7. get involved and immersed in your life, instead of others

one of the greatest hindrances to leveling up your life is spending too much time watching others leveling up their lives. It's time to stop sitting by the sidelines, watching other people living their dreams, while you're just stuck. Face your life. Be completely honest about where it is at the moment. Take responsibility for your actions that have led you to where you are, and let go of the ones that are out of your control.

Go on a quest out why you were placed on earth, ask for help on this journey, and start getting to work.

8. make time for rest... in the right ways

did you know that endlessly scrolling on your phone is not a healthy form of resting? I don't know if I am the only one, but anytime I find myself scrolling for endless hours, I always feel like I wasted so much time. Rest is essential for your well-being and resting properly will enable you to be productive, and produce excellent results, thus leveling up your life. However, it will need you to create adequate time for it. Healthy ways of rest include reading a book, having a casual conversation with someone, creating something just because, journaling the things going on in your life, and taking a walk.

9. set goals and pursue them

Goals help you stay focused. Goals help you to stay excited and motivated for life, even when you are going through a hard time. Allow me to give a personal example. At some point last year, I made it a goal to save money to buy a new phone. At some point in the year, I was having a really hard time and was struggling mentally. For those who have had mental struggles, you know that even getting the motivation to get out of bed in the morning takes a lot, let alone pursuing a major goal like this. However, I discovered that having this goal in mind, and pursuing it, kept me focused and motivated even when life was hard. This simple goal of buying my first phone myself kept me excited for life and helped to take my mind off of the things that were going wrong. In your level-up journey, your mindset is everything. When you choose to think of positive things, positive things happen, even in the midst of negative things, and having goals and pursuing them can help you stay in a positive headspace. And yes, I bought the phone, and I am still enjoying it thoroughly to this day :).

10. make time for your dreams

on my About page, I have shared that my dream is to become a wife, mum, and entrepreneur. I am nowhere near the wife or mum part of the dream, and we will talk about that another day, but at least on the entrepreneurial front, I am working on that. Eventually, I want to do what I am doing, at this moment, blogging and content creation, full-time. As of now, I am still a corporate girlie, I am still in process. The 9-5 life can get busy, and I have heard the saying that 'a salary is what they give you to make you forget your dreams' lol. But, I am here to encourage you today to not forget your dreams. Don't forget that vision and dream in your heart. Whether it is to set up a business, company, or whatnot, don't forget it. Make time for it every single day. Even for one hour, do something, however small that leads you further toward it.

Thanks a lot for reading through! Remember to like, comment, and share this post.

Let's level up together!

I will see you on the next one!

xoxo,

Miss Kambe.