Lewis Howes

And you can't buy peace, but you can create a boundary and have courage to speak up, to create a boundary of peace, to create a safe space within yourself.

And I want you to keep it simple, make it small and specific, like not answering work texts after a certain time.

like limiting conversations with a draining person to only a few minutes, as opposed to waiting until they're done with the conversation.

Like saying something like, I can't commit to that right now, instead of over-explaining why you can't commit to something.

I know I've done that for a long time.

Another example is taking one evening a week for yourself with no obligations.

No over-commitments.

Just one evening for you every week.

Then communicate it calmly and clearly once and honor yourself.

Boundaries become powerful the moment you follow through on them.

If you say you're going to do something and you don't do it, again, you're going back to disrespecting yourself.

You're limiting yourself on that scale of 1 to 10 on the self-respect scale.

So if you want to gain self-respect, you need to honor the commitments you make to yourself.

Habit number four, they move their body daily.

You can't think your way out of stress.

You have to move your way out of it.

And Harvard researchers show that just 20 minutes of physical activity can reduce depression by up to 40%.

A strong body creates a strong mind.

And movement is medicine.

Happy people don't wait to feel motivated.