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50 Ways to Live on Your Terms
For the entire blog post (worth reading in its entirety), go to 50 ways happier healthier and more successful people live on their own terms

1. Stop consuming caffeine

2. Pray or meditate morning, mid-day, and night

3. Read 1 book per week

4. Write in your journal 5 minutes per day

5. Marry the person you love

6. Make a bucket list and actively knock items off

7. Stop consuming refined sugar

8. Fast from all food and caloric beverages 24 hours once per week

9. Fast from the internet 24 hours once per week

10. Stop consuming the news or reading the newspaper

11. Do something everyday that terrifies you

12. Do something kind for someone else daily

13. Go to bed early and rise early

14. Get 7+ hours of sleep each night

15. Replace warm showers with cold ones

16. Say “No” to people, obligations, requests, and opportunities you’re not interested in from now on

17. Say “Thank you” every time you’re served by someone

18. Say “I love you” 3+ times a day to the most important people in your life

19. Consume 30 grams of protein within the first 30 minutes of waking up

20. Listen to audiobooks and podcasts on 1.5 or 2x speed, your brain will change faster

21. Decide where you’ll be in five years and get there in two

22. Remove all non-essentials from your life (start with your closet)

23. Consume a tablespoon of coconut oil once per day

24. Buy a juicer and juice a few times per week

25. Choose to have faith in something bigger than yourself, skepticism is easy

26. Stop obsessing about the outcome

27. Give at least one guilt-free hour to relaxation per day

28. Genuinely apologize to people you’ve mistreated

29. Make friends with five people who inspire you

30. Save 10 percent or more of your income

31. Tithe or give 10 percent of your income away

32. Drink 64–100 ounces of water per day

33. Buy a small place rather than rent

34. Check your email and social media at least 60–90 minutes after you wake up

35. Make a few radical changes to your life each year

36. Define what wealth and happiness mean to you

37. “Change the way you feel, think, and act about money” — Steve Down

38. Invest only in industries you are informed about

39. Create an automated income source that takes care of the fundamentals

41. Track at least one habit/behavior you’re trying to improve

42. Have no more than 3 items on your to-do list each day

43. Make your bed first thing in the morning

44. Make one audacious request per week (what do you have to lose?)

45. Be spontaneously generous with a stranger at least once per month

46. Write and place a short, thoughtful note for someone once per day

47. Become good friends with your parents

48. Floss your teeth

49. Eat at least one meal with your family per day

50. Spend time reflecting on your blessings at least once per day