There are an infinite number of self improvement exercises you can do. And there isn’t one task that works best for everyone. As a Personal Life Coach I’ve come up with dozens of exercises for my clients, most of which come to me while I’m coaching someone. It all depends on the situation and the awareness the client needs to get in order to move forward.

If you do no other self improvement exercise in your life, do these simple tasks to keep you on track and centered in your life.

As with an self improvement exercise, the goal is to keep on the positive side of life. Make sure your process is centered in goodness and keeps your best interests at heart.

Acknowledge yourself. Too often I hear my clients downplay their achievements, mostly because they have expectations of what success is supposed to be and if they are not reaching those (usually impossible) goals, then there is nothing to celebrate. I am here to tell you that if you cannot celebrate the small milestones, you will never be able to really celebrate the big ones. Acknowlege yourself DAILY for the risks you’ve taken, for the scary things you’ve done, or for whatever you are proud of having done that day. Write down at least 5 things every day.

Be grateful. It works. Write down 5 things you were grateful for every day. Here’s the challenge: those gratitudes must be about the challenges you faced that day: from the surly checkout clerk (I’m grateful for all of the money I saved using coupons) to the flat tire on the interstate (I’m grateful it was a sunny mild day). By focusing on the gifts or the lessons presented in your challenges, you become more and more attune to them as they happen.

Make sure that you write down at least 5 gratitudes and 5 acknowledgements a day. Writing them down solidifies them and being consistent helps to grow your ocean of positivity. You will find yourself feeling more loving and connected as you go along.

Get to the Point. My favorite exercise I give my clients is to get to the bottom of why they want something. To do this, you must take your desire (example: I want to start a business) and ask yourself “If you had that, then what would you have” (example: if I started a new business, I would be able to be in charge of my own life.) You may need to ask yourself the question more than once to get to the essential need or want in your life. Once you find your true desire, you can use that as an intention to keep you going when challenges arise or you want to quit.

These self improvement exercises can be done every day. They are simple and effective and will change your life for the better!