50 FABulous Empowering Behaviors

by Susan Liddy

Here’s a list of empowering behaviors we can choose each day to feel good about ourselves, keep our relationships happy and our values front and center in our lives. By practicing empowering behaviors each day we eventually build lifelong habits that are there when we need them.

What empowering behaviors below do you already practice?
And, which ones will you choose to do more of?

  1. Forgive
  2. Watch a Sunrise
  3. Do the Smallest Step
  4. Smile at a Stranger
  5. Meditate
  6. Send a Silent Blessing
  7. Let Good Enough be Good Enough
  8. Dream a Little Dream
  9. See Humanity in Others
  10. Take a Break
  11. Don’t Take “it” Personally
  12. Engage in Extreme Self Care
  13. Presume Innocence
  14. Inventory my Blessings
  15. Acknowledge Myself
  16. Live with Intention
  17. Act Purposeful
  18. Be Present
  19. Define My Rules
  20. Say No
  21. Let Go
  22. Belly Breathe
  23. Relax
  24. Get a Massage
  25. Just Be
  26. Take a Risk
  27. Act as if
  28. Listen to my Inner Voice
  29. Speak my Truth
  30. Accept Compliments
  31. Journal
  32. Make a Choice
  33. Check in with Myself
  34. Bask in the Sun’s Glow
  35. Commit to Something
  36. When in Doubt, Leave it Out
  37. Be Willing
  38. Readjust
  39. Own Up Act!
  40. Research Plan & Prioritize
  41. Talk to Someone
  42. Ask for Help
  43. Make a Choice
  44. Give a Compliment
  45. See Life Lessons
  46. Express gratitude
  47. Give Hugs
  48. Watch Children Play
  49. Feel my Feelings
  50. Let Someone Be Right


NOTE: These suggestions are meant to inspire women, age 18 and over, to think creatively. The choice to do anything suggested is your personal decision and ought to be based upon your own research, use of proper gear and guidance from applicable professionals.

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Susan Liddy is the author of the “Body Benevolence eBook; 8 Weeks to Loving Your Body” and “The Secrets to Ultimate Living; What You Wish You Knew When You Were 20!”. Find more of her tips and articles to create an ultimate life and an extraordinary business here: SusanLiddy.com

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Dianne DelReyes January 7, 2010 at 1:40 pm

What a fantastic list Susan. One I will refer back to again and again.

I love the “smile at strangers” I can’t tell you the reward that smiling a stranger gives to me when they smile back.

We as empowered women need to make ourselves a priority and it is with the gift of communities like this and reminders from women like you that we will.

It’s a ripple affect, isn’t it.

Warm regards Susan,
Dianne

Karen McMillan, ACC January 7, 2010 at 4:13 pm

Susan,
Feels fabulous just reading them and taking it in. Fabulous, just like you!

Tami Stover January 7, 2010 at 7:03 pm

A truly wonderful list.
Just the other day I made eye contact with an older man in the grocery store, I smiled and he smiled. He slowly walked over to me and told me I had a beautiful smile and to not let it go. I told him it was fun to share, and it always comes back (I get such joy out of the ripple effect this has).

Try it, you will see. We never know what someone might be going through, your smile just might make their day.

Tami
remember to smile!

Life Coach Susan January 7, 2010 at 7:04 pm

Hi Tami,

What a wonderful way to connect with others… smiling!
So simple yet sends such a beautiful message.
And, I agree, a smile can absolutely make someone’s day.

:)
Thank you for the smile!
YOU just made MY day.

Susan

Mariana Autilio January 8, 2010 at 9:17 am

Dear Susan,
I loved your list! Actually what it works for me is a combination of many of your empowering behaviors depending on a day to day situation. But mostly I guess I acknowledge myslef, and I try every day to let myself be free to be who I am. Trying to help others to be happy and sending on a regular basis good energy and sympathy to everyone gives me strengh and life itself motivates me to keep on going with a smile regardless of any inconvinient that might come along the way.

Thank you for your encouragement and all the fabulous info you send us by FB or your blog!

Mariana

Life Coach Susan January 8, 2010 at 6:47 pm

Hi Mariana,

I like this: “Let myself be free to be who I am.”
Maybe paraphrase to “Be Free to Be Me.”

Have you ever seen the movie “Harold and Maude”?
There is a Cat Stevens song in the movie that this reminds me of…
Goes something like, “And if you wanna be me, be me, and if you wanna be you, be you…”

Thank you for your comment.

Being free to be me,
Susan

happy Maker January 14, 2010 at 11:53 am

I really enjoy seeing lifes lesson. When anything comes down in my life the first thing that I do is try to figure out what it is that I am supposwe to learn from the experience. I have found that when things happen or problems arise there is always a reason and if you don’t learn from them, they will proably happen again and again until you do learn.

I try to save myself some trouble by figuring this out the first time, so I learn my lesson very quickly.

Debbie

Lara Stradley January 28, 2010 at 10:53 am

Susan,
These remind me of a day more than 15 years ago. I was in college and was in a bit of an emotional slump. That evening, I went to a local store and was wandering aimlessly, lost in the cloud that had followed me all day. At one point, a man about my age who I had never seen before, approached me and said “I just wanted to let you know you look beautiful today.”, smiled and walked away.

This simple act by this stranger lightened not only that day, but is still, 15 years later, an action that makes me smile.

It only takes a moment to truely make a difference for someone.

Thank you for reminding us to keep passing it on.
Lara

Marlene February 24, 2010 at 10:04 pm

Wow! Great list of empowering behaviors. Enjoyed reading them and picturing myself even doing many of them. I’ll keep the list handy! thanks

Flor March 9, 2010 at 11:29 am

As I read this list I immediately began to relax. I love earth rises (the sun never moves). I love taking in the sun. I am challenged with defining my own rules and I am learning to say No. Thank you for the ideas!

Jeanie Cullip April 14, 2010 at 7:00 pm

Forgive

Say No

See Life Lessons

Let Go

Those are my top 4 empowering behaviors that I continue to grow on daily!

Great List! Just like the Fabulous Values

Sheryl December 26, 2010 at 7:36 pm

I’m new to you site (as of this evening) and was reminded of all the things that I’ve done from this list that I never really paid attention to before. Thanks for the reminder(s)and hopefully this is a “positive” start to something new!

Angela C. January 19, 2011 at 6:10 pm

I love these tips! They correlate well with a series I am doing on my blog re: anxiety. Thanks for these empowering ideas!

Marty January 23, 2011 at 3:26 am

WOW!
I realise that I do most of these, particularly so in the last year.
Thanks.
.-= Marty´s last blog ..Warning! Highly infectious virus =-.

Dawn February 8, 2011 at 12:37 pm

Thank you for this list Susan! I have been going through a time in my life where those type of reminders help me so much. Two of my favorites are: Take a Break, Let Good Enough Be Good Enough..
It helps me to let go of the pressure just a bit for just a bit!
Love it, thank you again!

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