50 FABulous Empowering Behaviors
Submitted by Life Coach Susan on17 Comments
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?
- Forgive
- Watch a Sunrise
- Do the Smallest Step
- Smile at a Stranger
- Meditate
- Send a Silent Blessing
- Let Good Enough be Good Enough
- Dream a Little Dream
- See Humanity in Others
- Take a Break
- Don’t Take “it” Personally
- Engage in Extreme Self Care
- Presume Innocence
- Inventory my Blessings
- Acknowledge Myself
- Live with Intention
- Act Purposeful
- Be Present
- Define My Rules
- Say No
- Let Go
- Belly Breathe
- Relax
- Get a Massage
- Just Be
- Take a Risk
- Act as if
- Listen to my Inner Voice
- Speak my Truth
- Accept Compliments
- Journal
- Make a Choice
- Check in with Myself
- Bask in the Sun’s Glow
- Commit to Something
- When in Doubt, Leave it Out
- Be Willing
- Readjust
- Own Up Act!
- Research Plan & Prioritize
- Talk to Someone
- Ask for Help
- Make a Choice
- Give a Compliment
- See Life Lessons
- Express gratitude
- Give Hugs
- Watch Children Play
- Feel my Feelings
- 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.
©2010 Susan Liddy, AspireLifeCoaching.org, All rights reserved.
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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
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Life Coach Susan Reply:
January 7th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Dianne ~ glad you enjoy the list. I refer to it myself from time to time.
Karen ~ you’re a doll. Thanks so much!
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Susan,
Feels fabulous just reading them and taking it in. Fabulous, just like you!
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Life Coach Susan Reply:
January 14th, 2010 at 11:54 am
I completely agree, Debbie.
Something I tell my clients is that all of our experiences are meant to teach us something.
And, those experiences will replay over and over again, until we learn the lesson!
Of course, it’s not always easy to learn that lesson the first time.
Sometimes we are only capable of grasping a piece of it.
Learning can be a process.
So enjoy our prospering relationship, Debbie.
Enjoy this beautiful day,
Susan
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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
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Life Coach Susan Reply:
January 28th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Great story, Lara!
Really shows the power of a simple act of kindness!
Wow!
15 years later to still be having a positive impact.
And, here’s something else that’s fun… this man doesn’t even know!
Just imagine the positive impact our empowering behaviors have had and are having on people… that we don’t even know about!!
Thanks so much for your comment.
Come back again soon!
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Wow! Great list of empowering behaviors. Enjoyed reading them and picturing myself even doing many of them. I’ll keep the list handy! thanks
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Life Coach Susan Reply:
February 24th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
Hey Marlene!
Good to see you hear!
Come back again soon.
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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!
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Life Coach Susan Reply:
March 9th, 2010 at 11:30 am
Flor!!!!
Hiiii!!!!!
So *great* to see you here!
How are you?!?!?!
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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
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Life Coach Susan Reply:
April 14th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Excellent empowering behaviors to choose Jeanie!
Truly will make a *big* difference in your everyday experience.
Check back in with us to let us know the results you get.
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