Do you want to improve your happiness and satisfaction?
Would you like to feel more positive at work and home?
Do you need more time for yourself?
If you are like most people, you don't allow enough time to do what makes you feel good.
You may be telling yourself you don't have the time for fun.
When you practice joyful activities daily you'll build a stronger sense of self, improve your wellbeing, and feel more optimism.
But how? How when there are so many things that need your attention.
How could you possibly indulge yourself?
Here's the thing. There'll be changes in how you feel even if you only set aside 5 minutes to do something for yourself.
In 5 minutes daily you can radically change your satisfaction levels.
How to make yourself happier in 5 minutes a day
One of my favourite words of the moment is luxuriate.
The idea of really savouring an activity or a moment. Focusing on something wholeheartedly.
So if you're struggling for time start small. And luxuriate.
Over-committing = quitting. You know, all those times you say you'll make twenty changes to your habit and behaviours at once, and so when it comes to it you don't make any at all.
Anyone can fit in a simple 5 minutes of fun. Savour the moment. This isn't an item on a to do list. This is a moment of indulgence and joy.
Below are some ideas of short activities you can try. Set yourself a timer. Choose an activity. And off you go.
Feel Good Activities: Increase Your Joy In 5 Minutes a Day
Savour your favourite hot drink
Dance with wild abandon to one song
Do a five-minute workout or yoga video (Youtube, Nike app, Facebook, Instagram all have good options)
Find a karaoke track on youtube and sing along
Organise something: a drawer, a toolbox, a makeup bag, a book-shelf
Walk around the block
Sit or walk outside. Pay attention to the sounds, smells, and sights
Do a puzzle (sudoku, jigsaw, quick crossword, wordle, quordle)
Design a bullet journal spread
Read a couple of pages of a book or poem
Have a shower
Watch a candle flame
Enjoy a delicious snack
Read a magazine article or blog post
Find inspiration for a project on Pinterest
Create a playlist
Plan a meal
Lie with your eyes closed
Listen to a short podcast episode
Do some colouring
Do a five minute seated meditation
Listen to sounds from nature
Tidy your desk
Make something sparkle: clean 1 thing
Do anything mindfully (choose something quick to do. Whatever you choose, focus on that task completely)
If you struggle to find five minutes a day for fun and frivolity, your priorties are wrong. Even if you are a carer, you work two jobs, you are juggling a illion stresses, it shouldn;t be impossible to set aside five minutes.
If it really does seem impossible coaching can provide you with the tools and support you need to make start to reclaim your joy five minutes at a time. It will elp you find the balance you crave.
Trevnee Coaching is all about facilitating your journey to embracing positive changes in your life. You can check out my coaching packages designed for those who need a focused boost so that they can tackle a single challenge, to those that want longer term support with things like career change or managing their small business.
If you want to explore how to increase satisfaction, get clarity on what really matters to you, and start making meaningful changes in your life, I'd love to hear from you to discuss how we could work together.