Self-Improvement
Self-Improvement Challenge
Although I originally started The Luxi Look as a style blog, I knew it could evolve over time. I’ve always wanted to incorporate aspects of wellness along with style and outfits. I like writing posts on topics such as motivation, positivity, and productivity. Not because I’m an expert in these fields or perfect in these areas. But because I think wanting to become a better person is one of the best qualities to have.
Last week, I woke up one morning and began my usual routine of checking my emails and scrolling through my phone. I came across an email from Noah Kagan that immediately caught my eye with the subject line – “How I stopped whining.”
I first came across Noah’s blog, OkDork a couple years ago. And was blown away by his posts on marketing, blogging, building an online brand, and more. I’ve gotten a lot out of his emails – he hits topics such as productivity, organization, and self-improvement. Mixed in with some funny anecdotes and life recommendations.
To sum up the email:
Noah realized he was on a major complain train and decided to challenge himself to go an entire day without complaining. This email then sparked a conversation between me and my boyfriend that led us to agree we also wanted to work on improving this particular bad habit.
So, we challenged each other to go a week without complaining to start.
In fact, we decided we want to do a month (or more) of our self-improvement challenge.
The goal is to give up one bad habit for a week. We’re starting with complaining – NO complaining for a week. Instead of complaining about the traffic or weather or whatever is bothering us, we are going to try and brush it off and focus on something more positive.
On that note, I’m lucky to be with someone that not only supports me in everything I do but isn’t afraid to call out my flaws and encourage me to be a better person. It also helps that he happens to work in the self-improvement space and lives and breathes what he teaches. Stay tuned this month for lots of fun posts (fashion, lifestyle, wellness, and more!) to come.
xx, Amy
matching set: luna b | shoes: similar | sunnies: karen walker
Oh I love this blog post, so beautiful
Filipa xxx
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Thanks Filipa xx
Amy, thank you so much for sharing Noah’s blog! I definitely intend to check it out. I love the idea of challenging yourself to go without complaining. I feel complaining takes away a lot of time and energy, things that we can devote to being happier and more positive! I’m definitely going to see if my boyfriend and I can survive the no complaining challenge 🙂 I hope your outcome is successful! It’s always great to have someone by your side that supports you in every shape and form. Honesty is definitely a beautiful thing and I’m so happy to say that I’m also blessed with someone who can point out and criticize to help lead me to a better person overall. Having such a wonderful support system is super important!
Hope you’re enjoying the week thus far. XO, Jenn
http://www.jennsemble.com
Thanks for the thoughtful comment, Jenn! I’ll be posting about the results of this challenge next week, so I hope you’ll stay tuned to find out how it goes! My midweek assessment is that it’s difficult, but worth it. Good luck on yours as well! Happy hump day babe xx
Ahhh! What a nice outfit, you look so chic! Love your photos as well! 🙂
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Thank you, April! Appreciate you stopping by xx
That is such a great idea, Amy. Hope you will get a positive outcome from the No complaining challenge 🙂
http://www.jennsemble.com
Thanks babe! So far so good. Thank you for reading: ) xx
Very nice blog.
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Thank you!! xx
This sounds so amazing! I wish I could stop complaining! haha I am a huge whinger! You have inspired me to address it though!
x Emily
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Thank you, Emily! I’m trying my best this week – will let you know next week how it goes! Hope you’re having a great week babe xx
you look great babe! and I’m loving your positive vibes! what a great attitude!
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Thank you Yuka, that is so kind. I really appreciate your words! Hope you’re having a great week so far xx
Such a great post and keep up the great work!
XO, Jessi
http://www.mywhitet.com
Thank you for the kind words of encouragement, Jessi! xx
Love this post! I too have a problem with complaining and it is also something I am working on.
http://www.pennyanddash.com
So glad you enjoyed the post babe! I’m working on it too – let me know if you have any tricks that work well for you, and how it goes! xx
i love this look =)
This is such a great challenge! Please do update us on how it goes! Have really been wanting to try something similar…it’s so easy to get caught up in things and forget to be thankful and positive!
Vanessa
http://www.theretropenguin.com
Thanks babe! I’ll be giving an update next week – so stay tuned! Let me know if you decide to do something similar : ) so far it’s been tough, but good! xx
I love this blog post! I sometimes find some habits are a lot harder to change than others. For example, I probably struggle to complete the challenge for not complaining for a week. We all know that we need positive thinking and need to be surrounded by positive energies, but when it comes down to real hard time, we kind of let yourselves loose and revert back to our old status quo. I will try to set an easier goal for the month of August 🙂 Maybe no junk food for a month ! What’s yours?
Keep feeding us with your self-improvement posts. I look forward to your future inspirations 🙂
Jess
http://www.4evajessie.com
Aw thank you for the kind words Jessie! It can be hard to change bad habits, so taking baby steps is the way to go. I’m also going to try to eat healthier this month… would love to hear how that resolution goes! Have a wonderful weekend babe xx
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