1. Wait until you are really ready for change
Sometimes, we are forced into making changes due to life’s circumstances. But, until you are really ready and want to change, you won’t be able to enact the lasting change necessary for reinvention.
2. Network with others
If you are interested in developing and reinventing yourself, it’s important to stay connected to other people.
Get to know new people to expose you to new habits and perspectives. This about how you can connect with your friends, family, online communities, colleagues, experts in your chosen field, and thought or spiritual leaders.
All of these people have something to offer your transformation.
3. Having trouble coming up with your ideas for reinvention? Practice just generating ideas
Creative and introspection muscles atrophy when they are not used, so practice using them before making big decisions.
Spend a week just creating as many new and exciting options and ideas as possible, without judging any design for any reason.
Focus on quantity, and practice every day to build up those habits of mind.
4. Get up earlier
If you are continually searching for time to engage in the work required to reinvent yourself, start setting your alarm 30 minutes earlier and use the quiet morning alone time to focus on yourself.
When no one else is awake, you’ll find you get more done in a short amount of time at this hour, too.
5. Remember to take it one step at a time
Reinventing yourself is a lengthy process. It can take years to reach your ultimate goals.
Instead of just focusing on the result, remember to concentrate on what you can do today. Put one foot in front of the other, and focus on today.
6. Get enough rest
Sleeping at least seven hours each night is vital for maintaining your health and having the energy you need to reach your goals.
No one can survive and thrive while being sleep deprived, so be sure you are getting enough sleep.
7. Learn from a mentor
There are many different types of mentors, and they are everywhere.
You can learn directly from people in your life, from authors, from online communities, through new experiences, by traveling, and be watching videos online.
Soak it all up, and learn from everything you can.
8. Set your priorities
You won’t be able to accomplish everything you need to all at once when reinventing yourself.
Decide what is most important, and work on that goal first.
Prioritize your most-needed or important goals and new habits first so you can make the most from your change process.
9. Learn from failure
Failure is just an opportunity to get feedback.
It’s what you do with that knowledge that defines you. Learn from your failures and try again.
10. Be silent
When the challenges of reinvention start to feel overwhelming, sit in silence. Don’t do anything, don’t talk to anyone. Just be in the moment.
Meditate or focus on the quiet, focus on your breathing, and remember that tomorrow is another chance to try again.
11. If you are struggling to identify your passion in life, try this exercise
Go to a bookstore and walk through the shelves.
Browse all the topics. Which of these would you be willing to read 100 books about? In what area are you intrigued and curious?
If you pick a focus and find a few weeks later that perhaps that wasn’t really your passion, try again. There’s no deadline. You have as much time as you want to pick your passion.
12. Make interesting choices
What do you want your biography to say at the end of your life?
Make adventurous choices, and your story will be adventurous. Make predictable choices, and your story will be predictable. It’s up to you.
13. Practice honesty
Being honest with yourself and others is important for acknowledging your successes as well as your failures.
When you struggle, share this with others, as they may be able to help you succeed in your next attempt.
When you are proud of your accomplishments, celebrate with others, too.
14. Practice daily gratitude
Becoming grateful for what you have and what you have already accomplished can help you through your reinvention process.
Spend ten minutes each day acknowledging your gifts and accomplishments.
15. Keep learning
Read books, take classes, go to conferences, but always keep learning, no matter what. Reinvention means you need to become a new person, and that means learning new things.
Continuous learning allows you to develop new mental habits, consider new ideas and perspectives, and learn what you need to help you accomplish your dreams.
