99 Good Habits For a Better Life + FREE Printable Checklist

Are you tired of bad habits? Looking for ways to shape your life into something you really love?

Maybe you’re just fed up with how you are and looking for a sweet formula to get yourself together, finally?

I’ve got something that can help you! Good habits are your way to a better life.

My Experience With Implementing Good Habits

Before reinventing myself and redesigning my life, I was a lazy, unorganized, unmotivated girl with an entire collection of bad habits.

Paired with anxiety and, eventually – depression, these bad life choices kept dragging me down until I became fed up.

I tried to change myself, and working on good habits was one of the things I worked on in my personal growth story.

After working on my introvert-focused self-improvement for the past seven years, I can honestly say that constant, conscious self-improvement is a life-changing choice!

Related: How to radically change your mindset with personal growth

If you crave a better life, looking for ways to improve is smart.

And what’s a better way to improve than with good habits that fill your life with brightness, joy, and positivity?

In fact, it might be that sweet formula you’re looking for.

Why It’s Important To Build Good Habits?

Good habits can help you to thrive in life.

Not only does the feeling of becoming better help you to keep a positive mindset + stay wildly productive, but it can also help you to become a better person or a person you want to be.

Also, building good habits can be pretty addictive!

How Can I Have Fun Building Good Habits In My Life?

Implementing one or two good habits significantly improves your life, and you gain energy to work on yourself more.

Sooner or later, you find yourself being a power machine!

So here is a list of 99 good habits you can implement in your life to live better, feel better, and become better every day.

Most of them are really easy, so I recommend implementing at least a few – it’s so worth it!

I made this list extra fancy and enriched it with tools and resources that can help you develop a particular habit.

Those will be visible as purple links or images and I strongly recommend you to check them out because they WILL make things so much easier for you.

Creating good habits will require work, so the easier you make this for yourself, the bigger your chances of success.

There’s also a printable checklist at the bottom that you can get for free and gamify the creation of your good habits. Yay!

Simply checkmark all the good habits you’ve already developed.

Can you make it to all 99?

That would be majestic.

Okay, let’s do this!

Let’s create new, healthy, good habits for your better life.

We will start with habits that foster personal growth.

18 Good Habits For Rapid Self-Improvement

1. Wake up early.
2. Always plan your day.
3. Always set your priorities.
4. Get to know yourself
5. Spend less time on mindless internet browsing.
6. Listen to an audiobook on your daily commute (for that, you can get a free 30-day Amazon Audible trial here).
7. Challenge yourself every month
8. Listen to self-improvement podcasts.
9. Regularly read Quora.
10. Read psychology books or magazines.
11. Act confident (even if you aren’t).
12. Control TV time.
13. Research passive income ideas regularly.
14. Buy a mirror and practice speaking.
15. Keep your life in order with a life binder.
16. Track your good habits!
17. Develop yourself with online courses.
18. Plan your goals.

12 Good Habits For Better Health

1. Eat at least one healthy meal every day.
2. Stretch a little several times a day.
3. Eat without looking at your phone or TV.
4. Don’t smoke.
5. Drink only in moderation.
6. Track your medication or vitamins.
7. Brush your teeth twice a day.
8. Have a daily 15-minute walk.
9. Have your teeth checked.
10. Work out 30 minutes a day.
11. If you’re sick, constantly think about healing & getting better.
12. Let in some fresh air every morning.

14 Good Habits For Balance And Mental Stability

1. Relax or meditate daily (here are a few ways to start: 30 ways to calm down your mind)
2. Spend some time alone daily.
3. Smile to yourself when you look in the mirror.
4. Encourage yourself at least once a day.
5. Write a thought diary.
6. Track your sleep & dreams (for that, you can always use a Sleep Tracker)
7. Always try to turn around negative thoughts.
8. Encourage yourself to stop catastrophizing.
9. Use aromatherapy every day.
10. Listen to nature sounds.
11. Buy safe candles and relax in their light.
12. If you are religious, it helps to pray.
13. Plan your self care.
14. Take deep breaths whenever you remember.

12 Good Habits For More Joy In Your Life

1. Give yourself at least one compliment a day.
2. Play positive games.
3. Go on a small trip at least once a week.
4. Have a gratitude diary.
5. Research countries you want to visit.
6. Play games together with your loved ones.
7. Grow plants everywhere.
8. Research new music once in a while.
9. Take photos everywhere you go.
10. Choose uplifting music.
11. Play with your pet often.
12. Work on your mental health daily.

10 Really Good Habits For Beauty and Style

1. Have a skincare routine.
2. Deep condition your hair once a week.
3. Take care of your nails.
4. Drink more water.
5. Walk straight.
6. Take care of your body’s skin.
7. Bathe in oils.
8. Clean your makeup brushes once a week.
9. Buy new jewelry once in a while.
10. Prepare clothes for the next day in the evening.

15 Good Habits For More Order In Your Life

1. Wash your dishes right after eating.
2. Make your bed in the morning.
3. Do your laundry every morning.
4. Hang your clothes after wearing them (or put them in a laundry box if needed).
5. Keep your home clean.
6. Buy a few home decor items occasionally to cheer up your space.
7. Declutter your closet regularly.
8. Change your tablecloths regularly.
9. Clean your windows twice a season.
10. Clean your oven regularly.
11. Wash your floor regularly.
12. Clean your wall art once in a while.
13. Have a shopping list (grab a free shopping list printable!)
14. Clean your fridge once a week.
15. Declutter your bag once a week.

6 Good Habits For More Productivity

1. Have a break after every hour of work.
2. Make lists of everything (things to do, things to see, shows to watch, things to buy…)
3. Always write down your ideas.
4. Plan the calls you need to make.
5. Establish a clear work/rest regime.
6. Clean your desk every evening after work.

7 Good Habits For More Safety & Life Stability

1. Learn to do your taxes.
2. Have a birthday list.
3. Plan your meals.
4. Plan your next month.
5. Have your house rules.
6. Change your passwords regularly.
7. Secure your home every season.

5 Good Habits For Better Relationships

1. Smile to the cashier.
2. Visit your loved ones often.
3. Visit those who have passed, too.
4. Call your relatives once a week.
5. Talk to someone at least once a day.

Get your own printable 99 good habits checklist!

Grab this as a checklist: 99 Good Habits For a Better Life – ShineSheets.com

*Personal use only!

Building Good Habits For Life: Conclusion

Developing new, healthy, and good habits may require some work but it’s so much worth it in the end.

We’re the only ones who can change ourselves and our lives.

And trust me, nothing good happens for those who just sit and wait.

If you want to advance, you have to work on yourself, and I believe you’ve landed on the best website since a better life is what we are after here, too!

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