10 Steps For A Better Life

Step 1 - Live just for today. Join Ian Tucker as you begin your journey. Step 1 reminds you of what the sages, gurus, and enlightened have told us for thousands of years: Now is all that there is. Your past is now your story, nothing more. It has gone forever. Regret is a total waste of your time. See what came to test you as an opportunity to grow, and when you do look back, be kind to yourself and focus on cherished memories. But what of the future? Well, 99.9% of anything that you and I have ever worried about has never happened. In fact, worry is like praying for things you don't want. At the end of the session, Ian will offer simple tips on how to be more mindful and present each day.

Step 2 - Remember all that you have in life. Anything that truly means something to me in my life very rarely has a monetary value. In a world that tells us every day that we need more to be happy, it becomes easy to focus on what we don't have. But consider this. The simplest things deliver your deepest needs. Our first step today asks you to consider all that you have in life. Settle down and allow the lesson to loosen the grip of not thinking you have enough. Step 3 - Practice kindness. A sense of concern for others gives our life meaning, it is at the root of all human happiness. The best way to show that we care is to be kind. Give a random act of kindness to a stranger each day, what may seem like nothing to you could change someone's life forever. Our final step for today looks at the importance of simply being kind, to both yourself and others and how we can easily develop a compassionate practice each day.

Step 4 - What goes around... Give as you wish to live. If you want honesty, be honest, if you want respect, be respectful, and if you want love, give love. It all comes back to you and that's without exception. This lesson looks at the concept of energy and offers a simple but profound exercise to help you gain clarity on how to take care of yourself. Step 5 - Find the gift. Life isn't about some kind of flat line clinical existence. We cannot truly appreciate happiness until we have felt sad or know how fortunate we are until we have known lack. Things will come to test you in life. You can either let it define you and hold you back or find the gift and embrace the lesson. We weren't born to suffer, you and I. Ian invites you to contemplate the meaning behind what we see as suffering and how to liberate yourself.

Step 6 - Use the F word. What is it about forgiveness that frightens us so much? Begin to see forgiveness as a way of freeing yourself from an emotional tie to a person or situation. Forgiveness never condones another's behavior, it simply confirms that you choose to travel light and are no longer going to let it control you. During this lesson, we look at why forgiveness feels so difficult to us and explore ways and methods to finally let go and move on. Step 7 - Take care of yourself. Say exactly what you mean. Don't be a people pleaser. Never put yourself down. It is OK to say yes. It is OK to say no. Nothing drains your energy like not being true to who you are. In step 7, we ask a profound question - "Who am I?" as the basis for creating a foundation for self care.

Step 8 - Enjoy the silence. Find time each day to become silent, just 10 minutes or so to consciously quieten your mind. Develop a simple practice where you can be alone, close your eyes, and gently deepen your breathing. In creating a space between the noise associated with our everyday lives, we have an opportunity to remind ourselves that all is well. Step 9 - Follow your heart. Studies show that when we look back at our lives (and we will) it's the things we didn't do that hang heavy. Imagine suddenly realizing that you have never truly lived. Ask yourself what is really important and have the courage and willingness to build your life around the answer.

Step 10 - What really matters in life... As you get older, you will begin to understand that it is not important what you look like or what you own. It is all about the person that you've become, how you have made others feel and that how at peace you are is your true measure of success in life. The final step in your journey towards a better life.