Your 2025 Cheat Codes to Glow Up
not the fluffy stuff
Let’s shake off last year’s residue
And let’s commit to leveling up and thriving in ways that will actually stick.
These six cheat codes come from the hard lessons I learned in the past year with the goal in mind to give you a whole lot of potential to help you glow up and thrive in 2025.
1. Break Free from the Loop
Last year I found myself, stuck in the same situation (aka existential dread of life) again, like the year before that.
I thought to myself, “you might be holding yourself back cuz you are still operating with, out of date survival mechanisms that no longer serve you.”
These so called mechanisms helped me to be safe during unpleasant moments in my life, but now I was discovering that they were becoming a 4-walled container.
Last year beat the wind out of me because I had to remove myself from that container and so in 2025 I can continue to heal and repair.
So, perhaps start asking yourself,
“What patterns am I repeating that keep me stuck?”
Because the thought of something can lead to the thinking of it.
It’s time to stop being the author of your own self-fulfilling prophecy.
Rewrite the narrative—you’re not in survival mode anymore.
2. Life is Measured by Experiences
Life’s not measured by time; it’s measured by moments.
Have you ever wondered why time seemed endless when you were a kid but flies by now?
It’s because your brain is on autopilot—doing the same things, day in and day out, with no new experiences to mark the passage of time.
This tendency to stick to the familiar is rooted in our brain’s need for efficiency.
It feels safe, predictable.
But it also steals the richness of living.
In 2025, shake up your routine:
Take a different route to work.
Learn a new skill.
Try something you’ve always been scared of.
When you create fresh memories, you’ll find life feels fuller, richer.
Trust yourself to make the memories that will count when you are older.
3. Treat Your Energy Like Gold
Your energy is your most valuable resource.
It’s what fuels everything else in your life.
But if you’re constantly drained—whether by toxic people, mindless scrolling, or poor habits—how can you expect to build the life you want?
Maybe you’ve been conditioned to give, give, give—to others, to work, to expectations.
And while generosity is beautiful, you can’t pour from an empty cup.
This year, take inventory of what energizes you and what sucks the life out of you.
Then, start cutting out the energy vampires.
Protect your harmony at all costs, because nothing—not your goals, relationships, or ambitions—will thrive if your energy is on empty.
4. Be Balanced (easier said than done)
Have you ever noticed how hard it is to feel confident when you’re out of balance?
True confidence doesn’t come from faking it; it comes from knowing you’re aligned with your values and your goals.
Many of us grow up learning to chase approval, to meet external expectations.
But what happens when those goals aren’t really ours?
In 2025, spend time reconnecting with your inner compass:
What do you want?
What do you value?
When you’re in sync with who you are and what you’re working toward, confidence will follow naturally.
You’ll hold yourself differently, speak with conviction, and move through life with purpose.
5. Relationships Are Like Bank Accounts
Stephen Covey said it best: “Every interaction is either a deposit or a withdrawal from an emotional bank account.”
If you’re constantly withdrawing from others without depositing—showing up, offering kindness, or just being there—those accounts will run dry.
Maybe you’ve been burned before, and now it’s hard to trust or give freely.
But relationships thrive when nurtured, and trust builds over time through consistent, small actions.
This year, focus on making deposits.
Strengthen your connections by giving more than you take.
Show integrity in your actions, be reliable, and invest in the people who matter.
When you’ve filled your own cup, it’s so much easier to pour into others.
6. Remember, You Exist
It is so easy to forget the most important thing: you’re here.
So pause.
Breathe.
Celebrate yourself for simply being.
2025 doesn’t have to be perfect to be meaningful—it just has to be yours.
It’s about doing what matters.
This year, let’s commit to showing up—not for the world, but for ourselves.
Because when you’re aligned, energized, and intentional, everything else has a way of falling into place.
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— Chris Aldridge