This last portion of the psychological health section and for this let's talk about living intentionally. And by doing so, you're going to start to regain your confidence. Intentional living is basically how you live your own life based on your own values and beliefs. I'm not here to tell you how to live your life, but I am here to help you recognize some of your own deep down intentions. There are four things that you can do right now to start living intentionally, you can work on goal setting, journaling, determining your core values, and the importance of setting a routine. First, when I talk about goal setting, I want you to think of one goal big or small that you have for your life and write it down.

I know that seems incredibly broad, but think of something you've always wanted to do or a way you've always wanted to be. This can be as simple as not using cocaine today or as broad as traveling the world. Something that you can work on this week though. You'll hopefully be setting goals every week. Not just for this course. But here.

It's just something I hope that you continue to do every week. Let me give you some examples. One example would be, I want to be more kind. So for this, you would put that as your goal in everyday this week living intentionally you would aim to be the kindest person you can possibly be, be mindful of every interaction you make. Another example would be I want to have a better relationship with my mom. So for this, maybe you would send your mom a text on Monday, and call her a Wednesday or perhaps go see her on Friday.

And another big example, might be something like I want to take a vacation to Egypt. So for this, maybe on Tuesday, you would work out the cost of this trip and then on Friday, you would work out how much money we need to save in order to make this trip happen. You get the idea. Now, let's talk about journaling. When you live intentionally, it's important to get your thoughts out. You can do this with traditional pen and paper which is what I prefer or if you're not into Think of maybe starting a blog or just typing something up on your computer.

Part of journaling can also be goal setting, just start writing. Then when I talk about setting your own core values, here's what I mean. To do this, take some time to think about what kind of person you want to be. How do you want to live your life, everyone will have their own ideas on this. And you don't have to make a giant list. I have a friend who believes her sole purpose in life is to be kind and that's it.

So everything she does every single day comes from kindness. Some people want to live their life being more empathetic or compassionate, or your core value might be love, respect, honesty, loyalty, whatever it is, write about it in your journal, and start to intentionally live by those values every day. Nobody's perfect. So don't get down on yourself. If you find yourself making choices that don't align with those core values. You can fix it once you recognize It.

And last I want you to think about your daily and weekly routines. If it helps make a schedule, use Google Calendar, and whatever helps you stay organized and stick with those routines. Take time every week to set goals to journal to meditate. Setting routines in is a good life skill and shouldn't stop when you feel like you're solid in your recovery. This is something that will help your productivity immensely throughout your entire life. You'll be surprised how many things you'd be able to accomplish just by sticking to a routine.

Okay, so let's recap. To live intentionally you should be working on these things every day. Goal setting, journaling, living by your core values and living by your routines. After a few weeks of really working through this your confidence with not just not using cocaine, but your overall confidence with your life and your future will just shoot through the roof. You got this