Creating a Real Long-Lasting Change

Jun 30, 2024

Creating a Real Long-Lasting Change

Introduction

  • Presenter: Naika
  • Purpose: Discuss how to create meaningful, long-lasting changes in life
  • Structure:
    1. Sharing Naika's experience of mapping out a new chapter
    2. Tips, tricks, exercises, and journaling prompts

Mapping Out a New Chapter

Naika’s Approach:

  • Using Milanote to organize and visualize goals and projects
    • Benefits: Easy modification, accessibility, addition of visuals, organized structure
    • Project Board: Divided into sections - New Chapter, Inspiration, and Action
  • Importance of meaningful work and personal fulfillment
  • Personal example: New chapter focusing on meaningful and soul-fulfilling goals

Tools Mentioned

  • **Milanote: A tool for creatives to organize projects visually
    • Features: Photo uploads, tables, arrows, to-do lists, web clippers, and templates
  • Project Board Sections:
    1. New Chapter:
      • Visual and To-Do list outlining new chapter goals
    2. Inspiration:
      • Journaling prompts, Wheel of Life exercise, mood board, word/theme for the chapter
    3. Action:
      • Brainstorming actionable steps, weekly plan, organized map of goals (family, home, lifestyle, adventure)

Wheel of Life Exercise

  • Categories: Community, friendships, love/relationships, career, finance, etc.
  • Marking satisfaction levels and desired levels in each category
  • Focus: Areas with the biggest satisfaction gap

Tips & Strategies for Making a Real Change

Grounding Exercise

  • List everything you are happy with in life
  • Identifies sources of gratitude and provides a grounding perspective

Key Questions to Define New Goals

  • Most significant regret if life were to stay the same till death
  • Feeling Chasing: Determine underlying feelings attached to goals (e.g., worthiness, love, etc.)

Word of the Year & Vision Board

  • Choose a word that encapsulates the theme of your new chapter
  • Create a vision board to visualize goals and keep focus

Creating an Action Plan

Prioritizing One Change

  • Pick one significant change to work on first
  • Sustainably incorporate new habits and changes gradually
  • Example: Focus on spending less time on screens and social media to be more present

Planning & Resources

  • Create a plan detailing steps to work on the chosen change
  • Recommended content: Playlist on productivity, time management, planning
    • Specific videos: Discipline, life planning with goal focus
  • Resources: Milanote and associated templates

Conclusion

  • Encourage viewers to comment on their first steps and plans
  • Invitation to subscribe and follow on social media for more content