8 STEPS ON HOW TO GIFT YOURSELF THE GIFT OF LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE

Esther Omikunle
3 min readMay 2, 2018

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Living your best life is possible; it is possible to live the life you were created for. However, to live that life,you need to give yourself the permission to live it.

To give yourself that permission, you must determine to live a life devoid of fear, to live a life of contentment, to live a life of growth and vision, to live without waiting for the approval of the world.

I believe that to live your best life, you need God at your core, because living your best life is when you are living a wholesome life, that is a well-rounded, grounded and balanced life.

We plan the way we want to live, but only God makes us able to live it.
Proverbs 16:9 MSG

It is important to know that God’s got your best interest at heart and He is the One who declares the end from the beginning, so He is your best bet if you truly want to live a life that is wholesome, because by His grace you can do ALL THINGS; be it in your career, finance, health, education, relationships, faith or lifestyle in general.

Remember to live your best life, it takes been INTENTIONAL, i.e., giving yourself that permission.

8 Steps on How To Give Yourself The Permission to Live Your Best Life:

1. Realize what living one’s best life means and the advantage of such.
2. Make a conscious determination to live that life.
3. Ask God for grace to live that life.
4. Write out your life goal.
5. Break it down into the different areas of life.
6. Do not listen to the voice of fear, doubt, or naysayers.
7. Surround yourself with the people of like mind and goals.
8. Daily confess the following and even other positive affirmations:
“I LIVE MY BEST LIFE”, “I AM INTENTIONAL IN THE DECISIONS I MAKE”, “ I CONSCIOUSLY AND INTENTIONALLY TAKE STEPS TO LIVING A WHOLESOME LIFE”.

Living your best life is possible, but it won’t happen in one day; it is in the intentional daily steps you take; it is in those days when you fail but you do not let it deter you, if you fail or fall cry if you will but pick yourself up and continue working on living your best life; it is in the contentment you have while still aiming for more; it is constantly reminding yourself of what you are doing and where you are going.

I have chosen to live my best life, the life the Father made me for, an intentionally wholesome life and everyday I take baby steps in that direction. You can too today.

There are many benefits of living your best life, such as:

— peace of mind,

— true joy,

— more growth and advancement,

— fulfillment of purpose,

and even though this post is not about that, I hope that today, you decide to take steps in the direction of purpose fulfillment.

Best Wishes.

For more inspiring lifestyle posts and topics, checkout my lifestyle blog, The Esthitude Place.

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Esther Omikunle

Author, Ex-software developer, Technical Product Manager, Lifestyle Blogger, Podcaster, Her blog is — http://esthitudeplace.com