If you want to live a fulfilling life, it might be a good idea to get over yourself. When you strive to make a difference for the greater good, you can create a lifetime of happiness and joy.
1. “Like every species on Earth, we are always seeking the ideal conditions that will allow us to live to our fullest potential.” —Thich Nhat Hahn
2. Read The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters by Emily Esfahani Smith.
3. Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
4. Write that novel you keep talking about.
5. Watch Forrest Gump.
6. Listen to “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield.
7. “The living self has one purpose only: to come into its own fullness of being, as a tree comes into full blossom, or a bird into spring beauty, or a tiger into luster.” —D.H. Lawrence
8. Read The Nocturnal Journal: A Late-Night Exploration of What’s Really on Your Mind by Lee Crutchley.
9. Watch Peaceful Warrior.
10. Mentor a young person.
11. Listen to “Believer” by Imagine Dragons.
12. Join your local Rotary Club.
13. Read The Compassionate Achiever: How Helping Others Fuels Success by Christopher L. Kukk, Ph.D.
14. “One should not search for an abstract meaning of life. Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life to carry out a concrete assignment which demands fulfillment.” —Victor Frankl
15. Take up a team sport.
16. Watch The Fosters on Freeform.
17. Listen to “Break Free” by Ariana Grande.
18. Listen to “The Riddle” by Five for Fighting.
19. Read The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—and How to Make the Most of Them Now by Meg Jay, Ph.D.
20. “Life lived only for oneself does not truly satisfy men or women. There is a hunger in Americans today for larger purposes beyond the self.” —Betty Friedan
21. Read Year of the Dunk: A Modest Defiance of Gravity by Asher Price.
22. Explore your artistic side.
23. Watch This Is Us on NBC.
24. Discover a worthwhile hobby.
25. Read The Self-Love Experiment: 15 Principles for Becoming More Kind, Compassionate, and Accepting of Yourself by Shannon Kaiser.
26. “Even more than giving is the capacity for us to do something smarter for the greater good that lifts us both up.” —Kare Anderson
27. Watch Hidden Figures.
28. Never bowl alone.
29. Lead by example.
30. Read Ageless Soul: The Lifelong Journey Toward Meaning and Joy by Thomas Moore.
31. Create Blessing Bags filled with necessary items for the homeless.
32. Set a goal for yourself…and achieve it.
33. “But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection—or compassionate action.” —Daniel Goleman
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