23rd February 2015

24 Ways to be Your Own Superhero

Women don’t get to be the hero very often. In the movies. On television. In media in general. But in real life? Oh, ladies are the heroes all the damn time. At our jobs. In our personal lives. With our friends. With our families. But when you’re having a bad day or week or month, it can be easy to forget just how powerful you really are. Sometimes, the only way to get back to yourself is put on the metaphorical cape and regain our hero-like status.

Here are 24 ways you can be your own superhero and get your powers back:

1. Put on a totally kick-ass outfit. Think of it as your armor for the day.

2. Create a new playlist of songs that make you feel awesome. My special mixes always includes artists like Banks, Beyonce and Kadebostany.

3. Go running. Feel your lungs burn. Your muscles tingle. Feel fast.

4. Lift some weights. I find a full set of bicep curls makes me feel like I’m going to kick some ass.

5. Put your arms up in the air. Reach for the sky. Breath in deeply and feel all the power of your human body controlling that breath. Let it out slowly and loudly. Feel the power of breathing. Feel alive.

6. Meditate. Think about the bigger picture. Imagine the smallest of things. Realize that you are part of all of this.

7. Think about a woman who you think is a hero, but you don’t know and would like to. Ask that woman out for a cup of coffee. Tell her you want to have an afternoon being badasses together.

8. Give yourself a rad, superhero worthy nickname. Like, The Manager. Or Betty Broot.

9. Watch an episode of Marvel’s Agent Carter. Or binge the whole thing. Peggy Carter is a lady to take inspiration from.

10. Re-read your favorite book with a female hero. Focus on her. Try to embody the things you admire about her.

11. Tell someone a secret you’ve never told. Realize the power of letting go. Bask in the realization that power is not held in the dark.

12. Make a list of the three women in your life whom you admire most. Call them and tell them why..

13. Next time you go out to dinner with your partner, friend, coworker, whoever - compliment them on something meaningful.

14. Update your resume. Be really focused on adding things to it that highlight your best qualities.

15. Sign up for a new class. Of any kind! A dancing class. A circus class. A kickboxing class. Go and realize that new skills take practice. Commit to doing it.

16. Create an “I’m Awesome” file on your email client. Put any kind emails or words of encouragement you’ve gotten from friends, colleagues or family in them.

17. Plant something. An herb. A flower. A tree. Remember that you will get to reap the rewards of forward thinking very soon.

18. Give yourself a report card. Think of four or five areas of your life that make up your day to day and grade yourself. Be thoughtful about those grades and provide yourself feedback. Go back six months later and see if you’ve made improvements where you wanted to.

19. Play hooky for an afternoon and do exactly what you want to do. Go to the movies. Get frozen yogurt. Go for a bike ride. Doesn’t matter. You are on your time.

20. Take a risk. Book a flight. Just drive somewhere. Ask for the job. The point is to put yourself out there in a new way.

21. Start planning your next Halloween costume. Make sure it is very super.

22. Teach your pet a new trick. And then give them a very appropriate sidekick like super-powery name for said new trick.

23. Take on a fear. If you’re afraid of heights, go to a tall building downtown and stare out the windows. If you’re afraid of the dark, hang out in the dark for at least one hour. Try meditating while doing it.

24. Forgive an enemy. Remember, the people from our past who we don’t forgive have power over us.

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23rd February 2015

24 Ways to be Your Own Superhero

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