This guest post is written by Jocelyn at Cresentella.
Self-improvement means “the act or process of improving oneself by one’s own actions,” according to Merriam-Webster. It is important to develop healthy habits for self-improvement in order to become our best selves.
Personal development involves changing our mindset to improve aspects of our emotional, physical, mental and spiritual states. With this, we learn to develop our self-awareness which helps us understand and get to know ourselves better.
The benefits of self-development habits are endless. They include:
- Boosting your self-esteem
- Improving your physical and mental health
- Giving your life purpose and meaning
- Cultivating self-love and compassion
- Increasing your chances of success in your career
8 Healthy Daily Habits for Self-Improvement
Improving yourself is a lifelong process, and that’s why it’s important to start cultivating it as early as possible by building daily healthy habits for self-improvement. You can start small- and there are lots of simple habits that you can start developing today, including:
- Follow a healthy morning routine
- Stick to a good night-time routine
- Start keeping a journal
- Cultivate a reading habit
- Keep your body moving
- Celebrate small wins
- Schedule breaks
- Unplug from social media
Let’s take a look at these habits in a little more detail… Read on to start your self-improvement journey!
1. Follow a Healthy Morning Routine
Setting a morning routine is a great way to set the tone for the rest of your day.
While some of us think that we must wake up very early to execute our morning routine perfectly, it is absolutely possible to start our morning routine at any time.
The important thing is that you have a routine in place. Following a routine in the morning is a great habit for self-improvement because it helps us achieve more, think clearly and do work that actually matters.
2. Stick to a Good Night-Time Routine
The secret to a perfect morning routine? A great night-time routine! A good night-time routine allows you to slow down and kick off the stress of the day.
This will help you sleep better, and getting a good amount of sleep is necessary to improve personal development and increase your focus, energy and concentration.
3. Start Keeping a Journal
One of my all-time favourite healthy habits for self-improvement is journaling! Keeping a journal helps you achieve your goals- and stick to your routine.
Simply writing your thoughts on paper boosts creativity, strengthens self-discipline and improves your health.
4. Cultivate a Reading Habit
Reading books is one of the most powerful self-improvement habits. When I say “books”, I mean books that will teach you important life lessons or open your mind to new perspectives and approaches.
It doesn’t really matter if it’s fiction or non-fiction. The most important thing is that by reading, you will gain knowledge that you can cultivate in real life.
5. Keep Your Body Moving
You can improve your physical health by exercising regularly, and exercise also contributes to your personal development. Physical fitness helps you improve self-discipline and motivates you to constantly improve yourself.
There are so many ways to keep your body moving. You could try dancing, yoga, gardening, swimming, football, running and more. Keep in mind that you can choose what works best for your routine and your body.
6. Celebrate Your Small Wins
Life is hard! Take some time to celebrate your small wins and appreciate your little victories every day.
This will help you keep track of how far you’ve come, encouraging self-love and keeping you motivated. You can celebrate your small wins by rewarding yourself or even giving yourself a day off to prioritise self-care.
7. Schedule Effective Breaks
Breaks are an essential part of self-improvement. They can help to restore your focus and energy, as well as increase your productivity and creativity. All of this is an important part of your self-improvement process.
Effective breaks include activities that let your mind switch from concentration to relaxation.
Next time you schedule your break, try doing some breathing exercises, reading a blog post or taking a nap. This will be better for you than scrolling through social media or watching TV as these are very stimulating activities.
8. Unplug from Social Media Once a Week
While there is plenty of fantastic and positive content on social media that inspires us to improve ourselves, a lot of studies show that social media harms our self-esteem and life satisfaction.
You might use social media to promote your ebook or you might just enjoy engaging with your friends and family.
However, unplugging from social media even just once a week can help you avoid any negative effects on your self-development, protect your energy and focus on what’s most important to you.
Final Thoughts
Self-improvement involves changing your mindset to improve aspects of your emotional, physical, mental and spiritual health.
You are the one in charge of taking action to achieve what you want, promote growth and cultivate good self-improvement habits to become your best self.
Remember that you can change for the better in small, simple ways! Self-improvement is a lifelong process and taking small steps every day will lead you to your brighter and best self.
Do you practice self-improvement? What are your favourite healthy habits? Do you want to find ways to improve your self-awareness?
Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below 🙂
Happy reading x
Not-So-Modern Girl 
Some great tips here to help your self improvement! Journaling can be a wonderful tool, especially giving you a healthy way to let out frustrations x
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Thank you Jenny, I completely agree x
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Great tips indeed! I like the idea of having good routines for morning and evening. That way you feel like you start and end the day in harmony.
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Yes exactly. It definitely helps me, Jocelyn has made an important point there x
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Great tips! We need to be better at sticking to a morning routine.
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It can be hard! Thank you for sharing x
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Some great tips! I have only just started to look more into some self help books and love to find something that can help in life from my regular reads, need to work on a better routine x
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I think self-help books can be so useful if they’re relevant for you, and I agree that routine is always important 🙂 thank you for sharing Cristina x
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Celebrating small wins and unplugging from social media are really great tips here; I think self-improvement is such a worthwhile undertaking (that takes a lot of work) and you’ve highlighted how to go about it intentionally. Thanks for sharing!
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I agree, Jocelyn has come up with some fantastic, important ideas 🙂 Thank you for sharing Molly, I completely agree x
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Good tips. The last one is something I need to do. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you Fadima 🙂
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Some great tips here! Unplugging yourself from social media every week is something I need to try and do more often! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
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I need to do it too! As Jocelyn said, it’s all a journey- we’ll get there eventually 🙂 x
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These are great tips. Great guest post, and we definitely endorse cultivating a reading habit. The more you learn, the more you see the world differently, which will improve your life. Thank you for sharing, and check out our posts on personal growth, open-mindedness, and developing the right habits like reading!
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Thank you! I completely agree, we are all always changing and improving- and there’s nothing wrong with that. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences x
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You’re welcome, and we greatly appreciate it. The ability to grow personally is what makes us human, and society should lean into that more.
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Such a great post! We need to remind ourselves sometimes that we need to take the time to slow down and perhaps change/tweak our routines to produce better outcomes for ourselves.
Thanks again for sharing 😊
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I completely agree! It’s all a journey, but we need to understand what we all need and change our routines when we need it. Thank you for sharing Sarah x
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This is such a helpful, motivating post! Definitely saving it for later. It’s amazing how much a healthy morning routine can boost your mood for the day. Great post! Thanks for sharing 😄
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I agree! I’m glad Jocelyn’s words could help here, I completely agree and it’s so important to have that mood boost throughout the day x
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You mention some great tips. I love exercising because it allows me to release built up anxiety from my day. It feels so good to leave everything – my day’s stresses, troubles, etc at the gym.
Crystal | http://www.amazingbaby.app
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Thank you, Jocelyn has come up with some great ideas I agree 🙂 thank you for sharing your thoughts x
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Celebrating the small wins is so important. Some good tips here
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Thank you! Jocelyn has come up with some great points
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You’ve shared some really amazing tips here lovely which I’ll for sure be taking on board! I totally agree that we should celebrate the small wins – we quite often overlook them but it’s important that we don’t. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! Great post Xo
Elle – ellegracedeveson.com
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I agree Elle, it can be hard to recognise how important these small wins are in the moment, but we need to think about how far we’ve come 🙂
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Self improvement is life long commitment that requires consistent practice. Establishing good routines and habtits are an important aspect of this. Starting and ending your day with self-care and reflection, making time to review your day and declutter the mind, taking care of your body and learning to switch off are really important part of self-improvement. Great post. Thanks for sharing.
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Yes it really does, we all need to respect how long it takes to become the best version of ourselves. We are all growing constantly, and there’s nothing wrong with making mistakes. We all change as people as we improve ourselves and grow. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, I love this guest post too x
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That’s fantastic to hear Becky x
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I think getting away from social media can help mental health, for sure. I have to stick to a routine too, or I find it hard to be productive or feel good. I’m so glad you enjoyed Jocelyn’s post x
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I agree. I always want to grow and improve, and I think it’s so important to find ways to do that. I think that sounds great Lauren, well done for finding ways to grow in a healthy way x
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I think so too! I think morning and night routines are so important- but so hard to stick to sometimes. It’s all a journey- we’ll get there x
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I agree that fiction can teach us lots about culture and history too. Good points.
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I think so too 🙂
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That’s great, I think it can really help to de-stress 🙂
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