How Reading a little everyday can improve yourself

Believe it or not books can make yourself a better person. The more that you read the more things you expose yourself to. I have always been huge on reading anything and everything without really considering the benefits but now I do know about them I will be picking up more books.

I’ve found that no matter what I read, the act of reading every day has helped me in nearly every aspect of my life. Here are a few ways that reading can improve your life. 

Research shows that reading is not only fun but it also boosts your brain power, reduces your stress level, increases your earning potential and can make you a nicer person, Reading can reduce stress by up to 60%

1. Education

This is obvious, right? Well, it turns out that reading helps in almost every area of learning. Those that read have higher grades, higher intelligence, and general knowledge than those that don’t. Reading, in general, makes you smarter, and it keeps you sharp as you age.

No matter what you’re wanting to do or become, you can’t do it without more knowledge. Reading is an excellent way to get where you’re wanting to go.

2. Reading reduces stress

When I’m reading a book, I feel like I have turned my brain off from whatever is going on in my life and I am able to loose myself in the book. Where I might have a had a stressful day, a book can easily distract me. Fiction is fantastic for this. Reading an awesome fiction book is perfect right before bed time. 

3. Greater tranquillity

Reading forces you to sit still and focus. This daily act of making yourself be quiet and still is nothing short of miraculous for anxiety/

4. Improved analytical thinking

That’s right, ladies and germs. Studies have found that analytical thinking is boosted by reading. Readers improved general knowledge, and more importantly are able to spot patterns quicker. If you can spot patterns quicker, your analytical skills receive a boost.

5. Increased vocabulary

Obviously reading increases your vocabulary and improves your spelling, Reading forces us to look at words that we might not have seen or heard recently. Increased vocabulary is especially crucial all successful writers will tell you that in order to write well, you need to read. Every day. You’ll be surprised at the words you start including into your writing.

Thanks for Reading

Em x

Self Reflection

So I decided that the first stage in the journey of self is self reflection. I think this because you have to know yourself before you can improve on yourself. 

We go through our day to day life without ever really reflecting on ourselves. We constantly check in with our Facebook, Email, Instagram and with our friends. This makes it so easy for us to avoid our own issues.

I think we need to start making time in our day to focus on our own strengths and weaknesses. It would also be an opportunity to get feedback from other people.

So What is Self Reflection?

So basically reflection is the process in which we can look at our own internal thoughts and feelings. We are able to focus on our current state or also reflect on our own past experiences. 

Unbelievably we have 50,000 thoughts on average per day and just as unbelievably over half of those thoughts are negative. How are we supposed to be positive people when our thoughts are mostly negative? 

What Can we do?

To start you can ask yourself some questions. 

* Do I use my time wisely? (Can you use the time better?)

* What do I take for Granted?

* When I wake up in the morning am I ready to take on the day?

* Are my thoughts negative before I go to bed?

* Do I let things that I can not control stress me out?

*Am I achieving goals that I have set for myself?

Use Affirmations

Think of things that you want to embrace, improve and achieve in your life. Once you have decided these things put them into several short affirmations. The affirmations should be written as though they are happening already. Use the affirmations to focus on the things that will lead you to your future happiness and success. 

Get rid of any negative thoughts and replace them with a positive thought or a goal that will help to push you in the right direction. 

Affirmations will help remind you of all of the positive things in your life and hopefully encourage you to continue to take steps to help you get to where it is that you want to be in the future.

Thanks For Reading

Em x

emmacoxy88@gmail.com 

Feel Good About You!

I originally wanted to use my little corner of the internet to talk about things that I loved. I started to write about Disney and I was enjoying it however at the beginning of this year (2018) I realised that only I can make myself happy. 

Once I realised this I started to work on myself. Between January and now I have been looking at different ways that I an improve myself just a little bit each week. 

I thought that this would now be the perfect place to discuss methods that I have tried or that I would like to try. I have been deciding that the only way to be truly happy is to do it for yourself. 

If you are interested then please stick around and discover new things with me. 

Thanks For Reading

Em x

emmacoxy88@gmail.com

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