At a recent event I had a discussion with someone about the concept of how everything we do is an investment and an exchange of energy.

I could see how I've been tweaking the quality of my investments in recent years to gradually move towards the life I'm much happier in now. 

How we decide to spend our time, our money, our energy - all impacts how our life looks overall. 

So I wanted to share some food for thought:

• How are you investing in your wellbeing? 

• How are you addressing your stress?

• Does the food you eat increase or drain your energy?

• Do the conversations you have uplift or drain you?

• Does the way you talk to yourself empower you or stunt you?

• Do you invest time in believing you can, or believing you can't? 

• Do you invest in quality alone-time away from technology to focus your energy on you?

Examples like these are just a few of the ways in which our small acts and decisions influence the quality of our lives and happiness. Creating space to ponder this is powerful - and it's something I've spent time thinking through more intentionally since that event. 

I've been writing these down and shifting the question to put the power in my hands, and you may find this useful, too.

The power of writing in a diary is that we slow down our thinking as we write one word at a time.

You might find it helpful to take one or some of these questions to consider if they relate to an area of struggle in your life, and spend time really digging down and getting honest with yourself on how you can positively change this.

• What do I need to further invest to increase my my wellbeing? 

• How can I switch the way I eat to increase rather than drain my energy?

• How can I build in more uplifting conversations?

• What do I need to do to start talking to myself in a more empowering way?

• How can I move more into the state of mind where I believe I can, rather than can't? 

• How and when will I invest in quality alone-time away from technology to focus my energy on me?

• What's the #1 thing burdening me most right now and what step will I take to shift this?

Magic happens in the small shifts and in knowing we have a choice in how we invest in ourselves. 

I’d love to know how this works for you. Please share any insights in the comments, and whether this strikes a chord. You never know when your thoughts could provide a breakthrough that someone else is seeking!