The Personal Sustainability Handbook

Book excerpt: Personal Sustainability Handbook: A Blueprint for a Better You and a Better World Ever feel like your health is going south or that your finances are built on a house of cards? Or maybe you feel poorly every day or have relationships that are lackluster or rough? Those are really sustainability problems that people don't tend to recognize as such — but whose impacts can make your goals meaningless and cause you to crumble and fall apart. Fortunately, The Personal Sustainability Handbook is here to address those issues and beyond. Written by an unsustainability survivor and the founder of The Sustainabilitist, this comprehensive guide will empower you to achieve personal sustainability through its five pillars. More importantly, you'll discover a framework of 60+ actionable practices to improve your life outcomes — so that you can survive and thrive as an individual while contributing to the stability of the world at large. You will be introduced to many facets of life that can potentially influence your sustainability, and be invited to fine-tune your daily routine by adopting restorative measures such as: • Optimizing your physical health by improving your sleep, exposure to nature, movement and beyond • Nourishing your body by improving your food choices, food prep methods, eating timeframe and beyond • Cultivating your inner wellness by improving your awareness, thoughts, responses and beyond • Boosting your finances by improving your mindset, knowledge, career and beyond • Strengthening your relationships by improving your tribe, character, helpfulness and beyond By prioritizing your personal sustainability, you will not only undergo a profound transformation but contribute to your community's well-being as well. This may lead you to a more fulfilling life where you are healthier, happier and more productive, you may even inspire others to follow suit and build a future that is more sustainable for all.