How to Use the Best of You to Change the Rest
Feeling stuck but tired of trying to change everything at once? In this post, we’ll walk through how to use the best parts of yourself—your habits, mindset, and strengths—to gently shift the areas you’re still struggling with. Whether it’s your weight, mood, routine, or relationships, this 5-step Living95 framework will help you reflect without judgment and create sustainable change from the inside out. No extremes. No guilt. Just progress rooted in who you already are.
John Adams
6/21/20252 min read
How to Use the Best of You to Change the Rest
We spend a lot of time focusing on what we wish we could change.
Our habits. Our weight. Our mindset. Our stress.
But what if you started by honoring what’s already working?
What if the key to real, lasting change… isn’t punishment—but partnership?
Partnering with the version of you that still shows up.
The version of you that still cares. That keeps trying, even when no one sees it.
That’s the heart of Living95.
Not perfection. Not starting over.
Just momentum—rooted in who you already are.
A Simple 5-Step Framework to Build Real Change
1. Name Your Strengths Out Loud
Say them. Write them. Own them.
These aren’t small things. These are your anchors.
What are you proud of? What do people thank you for? What do you always return to when life gets messy?
Your strengths are where your growth starts.
2. Identify Your Growth Areas—Without Shame
You don’t need to call them flaws or failures.
Just name the parts of your life that feel heavy or stuck.
Say this instead:
“This is something I want to grow through.”
Not:
“This is what’s wrong with me.”
That shift in language changes everything.
3. Connect the Dots
This is where it gets powerful.
Take one of your strengths—and ask how it might help shift one of your struggles.
Example:
Maybe you’re consistent with morning walks—but at night, you binge out of stress.
What if you used that morning clarity to prep an evening routine that calms instead of consumes?
This isn’t about balance.
It’s about transfer—letting what works carry what doesn’t.
4. Set One Micro-Intention
Living95 isn’t about overhauling your life in one night.
It’s about 1% shifts that actually stick.
What’s one tiny way you can support the part of you that’s struggling?
Prep your lunch.
Text a friend.
Go to bed 15 minutes earlier.
Track your wins, not just your weight.
5. Celebrate Progress—Without a Deadline
You’re not behind.
You’re building.
Change doesn’t have to be dramatic to be meaningful.
Celebrate effort. Celebrate small wins.
Not because you’re done—because you’re doing it.
In Closing:
You don’t have to fix everything overnight.
You don’t need to reinvent yourself.
You just have to use what’s already strong… to support what still needs love.
That’s Living95.
Let’s keep building—one honest step at a time.
And as always, Stay healthy, Stay balanced And keep driving forward.
