We’ve all found ourselves at the bottom at least once in our lives. We thought that everything’s ruined and there’s no going back. The truth is – there’s always going back. Moreover, it takes one to fall many times and feel like everything’s ruined to succeed in life.

If you feel like you have so much more potential in life, you need to do something about it. Understand that things won’t align as you want them on their own. You must put in a lot of effort and make things work.

The effort consists of lots of changes. If you’re not at the place you want to be right now, it means that you have a lot of things to change – starting with your mindset and ending with the material items around you that might be holding you back. 

Here are the five crucial steps to take if you want to thrive and reach your full potential in life.

1. Create a healthy routine

Pediatricians claim that babies and children are the happiest when their parents set a routine for them. If they have a precise time when they are supposed to eat, sleep, and play, they’ll grow happily. It’s similar with adults.

If you don’t already have a plan, this might be the right time to do it. Set up an exact time when you’ll wake up and have breakfast, set a time when you’ll go jogging and have a fixed time to go to bed. Ensure this isn’t after midnight, as your body needs 6-8 hours of sleep to function properly.

Avoid unhealthy foods, alcohol, and drugs. Having a healthy body means your brain will also work perfectly, and this is crucial for success. Set a routine that will be best for you, as this is the foundation for becoming successful.

2. Customize your home to fit your persona

Did you know that the place we live in symbolizes our mentality? Just look around right now, and if you see things you don’t like, you’re not walking towards success.

Do you have an old ottoman that you hate, but you’re not throwing it away because you feel like there’s no need? Little details like this make your life. You’re bound to them, and they create who you are. That little ottoman is you – you don’t want to throw it away and get a new one because that means you’re throwing away the old you. You’re scared of the change.

Instead, it’s best to invest in your environment, as this will create not just a new home but a new you. Invest in a new life!

3. Surround yourself with people you love

In the office, we can’t choose who we’re going to work with. What we can choose is who we’re going to spend time with after working hours. Every single one of us has toxic people around. You need to remove these people and surround yourself only with those you love.

Living in a toxic relationship with a person that’s dragging you down can be disastrous for you and the success you’re dreaming of. Sometimes it seems irrational, but you must lay some sacrifices to grow. That’s how life is, and you need to accept this as a fact.

Focus on your friends and family that you love. Spend more time with them after professional duties. Have lunch with your favorite colleague, or go to a park with your children. The laughter and enjoyment will fill you with positive energy, which is crucial for being productive.

“Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.” – W. Clement

4. Reprogram your thoughts

Did you know that we can literally program our minds? Nerves inside our brain love following patterns. They can be programmed to make your brain focus only on the things you like. Neurobiologists claim that this is easy to do if you put a little effort into it.

What you need to do is spend at least two weeks of constant thinking about success, a healthy lifestyle, being strong, and all the things you want to achieve. Your mind will start believing in this, and once you fully reprogram it, you’ll no longer focus on negative stuff.

Issues and obstacles that hit you on a daily basis will no longer affect you as before. If you reprogram your mind to be convinced that you’re destined to succeed, and only good things await you in the future, be sure that this is precisely what’s going to happen.

5. Accept challenges and be afraid of nothing

Do you know why most young athletes don’t make it to the big leagues? You often wonder how street basketball players are so amazing, and the NBA has players that seem much less skilled than these guys. The answer is – persistence.

Lots of people give up on the first road bump they encounter. One failure destroys their spirit, and they quit on their dreams. But, challenges are there to make the selection. Not everyone can be up for the job to become the best. Only those who know how to face challenges and overcome the obstacles will make it.

That means you need to accept challenges as part of life. Obstacles are only there to prove your worth – they mustn’t take you off the path.

Success is personal. It is different for everyone out there. You need to think about what it means for you and start building it for yourself. However, some things are universal, and you must implement them in your life.

A routine and healthy life is a must. Living in a perfect home and being surrounded by the people you love too. Reprograming your thoughts to think positively will help you tremendously, and understanding that life’s hard and lots of obstacles are going to come along the way is also helpful. Follow these steps, and success is inevitable.