Hi Diana. First, introduce yourself. In five sentences or less - who are you?
Hello I am Diana Lithuanian, the founder of the page dianalietuvininke.lt, and I believe that all of us have an indescribably great inner strength to achieve what we desire.
I believe this moment is wonderful. I believe that the reluctance to change (transform) is stopped by fear and mistrust. I like to travel, write and communicate with interesting people.
Do you often challenge yourself? Where would you place yourself on a ten-point scale from the cowardly Nuobodila to the superhero Batman?
I am convinced that the engine of life is to act, to feel, to do something that you have never done before. On a scale from cowardly bore to Batman, I'd call myself a successful Red Riding Hood.
Tell us what challenge you took on and what were the rules?
Feeling grateful determines whether our glass is half full or half empty.
So, for fourteen days (without a break), together with family members, we wrote on colored pieces of paper what we were grateful for that day.
All the leaves start the same way: "I am grateful for...". We threw the colored leaves into the Gratitude Cups (each one of them). The essence of the challenge is not to focus on what is failing, but to find the pleasant little things that create a feeling of happiness.
And why did you choose this challenge?
The genius of the Gratitude Cup Challenge is that it's both fun and simple. It requires neither special physical preparation nor special tools, and the result is a feeling of happiness and fulfillment every day.
What's more, on sad days you can go back to the old Gratitude Cup notes and the mood will improve.
Overall, how did you go about achieving your goal?
Filling the Gratitude Cup was nice and easy. However, some days there were more joys, and others - you had to turn your head, what am I grateful for today? Finding beautiful moments in a bad day was the biggest and most enjoyable challenge.
However, what stood in your way the most?
Adjournment to another day.
So what did you do when it was hard and you wanted to throw everything away?
For more difficult challenges, I apply this rule of thumb: Ask yourself: How will I feel if I complete the challenge and how will I feel if I fail? If I know deep down that I need a challenge, I take it.
How did you feel after completing the challenge? Did you achieve what you initially hoped for?
In my opinion, after reaching the goal, the most important thing is to celebrate, reward yourself, evaluate what worked, what didn't work and move on. And the feeling of reaching and achieving the goal should always be the same - wonderful.
What did you learn during your challenge?
After the challenge, my attitude towards life changed, I started to notice more pleasant details, love myself, others and life more.
I began to see more happy and friendly people around me, less stress and dissatisfaction.
Together with my husband and son, we had a joint activity that brought us closer together - everyone tried to write as many messages of gratitude as possible and throw them into our Gratitude Cups.
Do you have any advice for people who want to repeat or surpass your adventure?
One is to read hundreds of self-development tips and hope that life will transform itself, the other is to start taking action.
I invite you to write for fourteen days in a row what you are grateful for and fill your Gratitude Cup.
When we begin to enjoy and focus on what is going well, we begin to truly live.
Soooooo… What challenge will you take on now? Already have ideas or secret desires?
Walk 10,000 steps a day and create an online marketing program for women's businesses.