As women, we must be and live empowered. We must be especially motivated to not only empower ourselves, but also other women and girls.
In Brief, The 7 Key Areas To Be An Empowered Woman:
- Empower your Mind – Be diligent with what you internalize and mentally focus.
- Empower your Spirit – Be strong in character and manage emotions.
- Empower your Body – Be caring for your physical being, both inside and out.
- Empower your Dreams – Be definite in what you want and take action to create.
- Empower your Relationships – Be genuine and loving in your connections with others.
- Empower your Impact – Be effective for other people and communities.
- Empower your Finances – Be deliberate with managing money.
Choose to actively work in these key areas to tap into your power within, and willingly do the same for other women.
What Are The 49 Ways To Be An Empowered Woman Living A Fulfilling Life?
Having a desire to be empowered is not enough to make it into a reality. You become what you most focus on, but it is further created by action. It is an ongoing process of engaging in actions that not only affirm you, but others.
To better attract and create, you must positively word what you want, envision and act with the expectation that all will turn out well for a greater good.
This is a list to jump-start your thinking of the various ways you can actively practice being an empowered woman.
Empower your Mind
1. Create a list of positive self-talk statement and affirmations (that uplifts and serves you) to repeat mentally and aloud.
2. Use your imagination to picture positive images of what you need and want.
3. Read materials that expand your knowledge (audio included) of a topic that interests you.
4. Regularly engage in quieting exercise bringing your mental awareness within to check-in, asking yourself questions like what am I thinking? and what am I feeling?
5. Practice meditation for 5-10 minutes every day, to learn how to quiet your mind.
6. Read inspirational quotes and create visual reminders of the quotes (e.g. saved on your phone, create a visual board with all the quotes).
7. Monitor and screen what your eyes sees or lips say (e.g. television shows, movies, songs you hear, words you read and say).
Empower your Spirit
8. Say aloud a list of 3-5 personal strengths and skills, then look into the mirror as you express love and appreciation to yourself “I like you, I love you, and I cherish you.”
9. Choose 2-3 affirming words to describe qualities and values you want to embody, then create a positive “I am” statement using the qualities to repeat as a mantra (e.g. “I am honest”).
11. Place a smile on your face as you complete daily activities, and embrace opportunities to laugh (e.g. watching comedy, funny movies, and reading comics).
10. Spend the first hour of your day, connecting and centering yourself to intentionally practice how you want to live (e.g. meditation, spiritual devotional time with Higher Power, and prayer time).
12. Every morning, name at least 3-5 things to express thankfulness and review throughout the day and evenings.
13. Sit in quiet for a minimum of 3 minutes bringing your mental awareness inside of you to assess internal sensations, and incorporate writing your thoughts and feelings in a journal (a good option to purchase).
14. Engage as many of your 5 senses as you complete every day activities (e.g. breathing, eating, and walking) to improve your ability to remain present.
Empower your Body
15. Remove all unhealthy food options from your home, and create more home-cooked meals.
16. Have a portable bottle to easily refill with water to improve consumption.
17. Prepare your workout clothes and shoes the evening prior to increase the chance of completing a physical workout at the start of your day (increase the chance it gets completed).
18. Turn off all electronic 30 minutes to 1 hour before your set bedtime to better prepare your brain for sleep; and aim to do so every night.
19. Incorporate a 1/2 a day to a full day of rest – completely disengaged from work related tasks – at least one day a week.
20. Practice embodying confident postures – practice in the mirror and immediately correct when you notice you’re not maintaining throughout the day.
21. Practice relaxation strategies as part of your regular routine (used before it’s needed to be most effective to train your body).
Empower your Dreams
22. Set clear and specific personal life goals, know ‘why’ (the reasons and motivation) they are important to you, and post a visual reminder of your goal in plain sight to review every day; and have a list of achievements to review with your ‘why’ list for personal goals.
23. Have a profession or volunteer your time in roles that allows you to regularly use your personal skills and abilities.
24. Have an already prepared personalized list of positive statements that you can continuously review and repeat, especially during moments of negativity.
25. Create a visual journal of your dreams – that include images and specific words of what you want – and review it as you use your imagination to elaborate on the details, 3-5 times per week (for a minimum of 3 minutes).
26. The evening before a new day, name 1-2 key tasks you intend to complete, break them into smaller tasks and visualize yourself successfully completing it; then complete them the following day.
27. Read about other people who are accomplishing what you want, as a source of inspiration and motivation (e.g. read their biography or autobiographies, visit their websites, attend their speeches).
28. Spend at least 30 minutes per day engaged in a fun activity that create joy (e..g cooking, playing an instrument, gardening).
Empower your Relationships
29. Cultivate a positive, loving, and healthy relationship with yourself – Know who you are, affirm what you want, embrace your imperfections, think positively of yourself, and speak kind words.
30. Know how you want to be treated in your relationships and set boundaries – set the expectations from the start and immediately correct (with loving kindness) when someone crosses a limit.
31. Express the word ‘love’ and say “I love you” as often as possible when speaking with loved ones.
32. Schedule meet-ups for quality time with positive people in your social circle.
33. During interactions with others, maintain an attitude of “how can I be loving?” and “how can I serve?”
34. Ask yourself “how can we partner together?” and seek opportunities to cultivate healthy collaborations with others to support positive interdependence versus complete independence (we have more positive experience together, versus alone).
35. Affirm and encourage people to have a voice (e.g. “what do you think?,” what would you like?”), and respectfully share what you are willing to accept or not.
Empower your Impact
36. Be your own cheerleader – repeat affirming thoughts and create an “I can” attitude about having a positive impact in the lives of other people, and society.
37. Start every day with the intention to serve and help at least one person that day, guided by the question of ‘how can I serve?’
38. Treat everyone with equal respect and reverence by helping them feel seen and heard (e.g. make eye contact, smile at others, express kind words, and give what you can).
39. Be an authentic cheerleader for others by often asking “how can I help you reach your goals?” (e.g. express positive words, affirm their strengths and encourage them).
40. Give a helping hand by using personal resources to actively create new opportunities for someone else.
41. Make a positive difference in your community, society and world – ask yourself “what are the problems and what difference can I make?” and “how can I be part of the solution?” AND volunteer (e.g time, resources, and financial donations).
42. Share your knowledge, skills, abilities, ideas and resources with others – immediately act when you observe a need you can fulfill.
Empower your Finances
43. Assess your beliefs around money, reject negative and limiting thoughts that does not serve you, and repeat affirming positive thoughts of your ability to manage money and create wealth.
44. Mentally visualize yourself having the money and life you want – visualize yourself as worthy and capable of earning, having, and effectively managing money.
45. Educate yourself about financial terms and opportunities (read, attend seminars, listen to podcasts, and join financial communities).
46. Take an honest assessment of how much money you earn, an average of how much money you spend per month, the amount you have saved, and total amount of debt; then create a concrete and realistic financial plan to meet your goals.
47. List a financial amount for each personalized life goal, create different bank accounts for each goal, save money toward each goal, and write the information on an index card you can carry with you to remind and limit unnecessary purchases.
48. Always save a percentage of what you earn (e.g. 10% each check), have a spending plan that is below your total earned income, and follow a plan to make sure you are living life without being burdened with overwhelming debt.
49. Share your goals with trusted loved ones and licensed financial professionals who are really out for your good (e.g fiduciary agents) to be support by holding you accountable (e.g. having someone to update on progress and discuss details of major purchases before spending the money).
So, ask yourself:
What practices can be part of my empowered practices?
How can I help others feel empowered?
