Someone on TikTok asked:
“Please tell me the one thing that literally changed your life last year. I don’t care if it cost $0 or $5000—I wanna know. I am the most easily influenced human.”
The responses? They were real, practical, and personal changes that made a difference in people’s lives. Some are small shifts in habit, others are mindset changes, and a few are changing purchases—but all of them prove that life gets better one intentional step at a time.
Mindset Shifts That Changed Everything
- @David F.M. Vaughn: “Saying the compliments out loud that I was thinking in my head. With my family, friends, coworkers, random person on the street.”
- @Susan: “Started imagining best case scenarios instead of worst case scenarios.”
- @Genesis Mitchell: “This saying: ‘If you don’t change it, you choose it.’”
- @Vanessa Nicole: “Reminding myself that the very worst-case scenario only exists in my mind.”
- Every dream, big or small, deserves its moment in the sun. Everyone’s dream is unique, and that’s the point.
- @Rachelparuta: “Hate to be corny, but getting sober genuinely changed my life.”
- Your dream is your dream. The only thing that matters is doing the thing. People will say it’s weird, or that you should do something else—there will always be a “method.”
- Make it exist first—you can make it look good later. (Done is better than perfect. Make the rough draft.)
- That God doesn’t have favorites, and the devil doesn’t care what you’re going through—so if you want to be exceptional, you have to be intentional about being different.
Small Changes, Big Impact
🔹 @Telly: “Pillow Cube—I’m a side sleeper and it’s a game-changer.”
🔹 @savage cabbage23: “Getting gas on the way home instead of the morning of.”
🔹 @Renée🧚🏾♀️: “Giving my life to Jesus.”
🔹 @Ellie: “Stretching every morning. Even if it’s just for 5 minutes—it’s such a good start to my day.”
🔹 @Lo: “Can’t even lie, the little wristbands that prevent water from going down your arms when you wash your face.”
🔹 @papaya: “Practicing DAILY gratitude and eliminating complaining.”
🔹 @Camillenofoz: “Stopped drinking, started walking 1.5-2 hours outside every day. Key point… outside. I love life now.”
🔹 @Ciara: “Taking time out of my day to actually stand in the sun for 15 mins. I used to be such a hater, but honestly… I’m a different person now.”
Financial Wins That Changed Lives
💰 @Megs: “Sticking to a budget and tracking every dime I spent. Turns out, I wasn’t broke, I was just wasting soooo much money.”
💰 @Chels ♡: “Paying the last $1k on my car and not having a $365/month car note anymore.”
💰 @bgerm824: “A large emergency fund allowed me to quit a toxic job and take 6 months off to travel the world without adjusting my lifestyle. Best gift ever.”
💰 @Lexx ❤️: “Separating my bill money from my fun money in two different accounts.”
💰 @Focusing on getting out of debt: “I don’t owe anyone a penny! So freeing 😃.”
💰 @Korey😈: “Started buying one gift card out of each paycheck so when Christmas came, I didn’t have to spend any of my bill money on gifts.”
Small Routines That Made Life Feel Better
🕯️ @ginka.tol: “Cleaning the kitchen every night before bed. No matter how tired I am, nothing feels better than a fresh start the next day!”
🕯️ @c h e l s.: “Doing a quick ‘closing shift’ before bed every night so when I wake up, my house has been reset and is (mostly) tidy.”
🕯️ @Rachelparuta: “Finishing products to completion before buying new, regardless of being influenced or sales.”
🕯️ @kris_see_mah_sue: “Getting my master’s degree in a 6-month time span at age 41 ✨ and then earning an award for the research I did for it ✨.”
🕯️ @Jess Simone: “Saying ‘thank you’ out loud when something good happens 🥰.”
🕯️ @Mar: “Focusing on getting out of debt—I don’t owe anyone a penny! So freeing 😃.”
Let’s Talk Self-Care
💆♀️ @tararosss: “Taking a blood test to see what I’m deficient in and then taking the vitamins I needed. Literally feel like a whole new woman.”
💆♀️ @Eva: “Praying every night. Even if you’re not religious, just talking out loud relieves so much stress and anxiety.”
💆♀️ @Ashley 🐼: “Taking a photo of cute things in-store rather than buying them—helped me stop overconsumption.”
💆♀️ @Danielle: “Having a declutter box in my closet and donating things every time it’s full. My home is far less overstimulating.”
💆♀️ @LexiLu🌻: “Grocery pickup from Walmart—stopped me from buying junk and saved money.”
What This List Proves
📌 Life doesn’t change overnight, but small shifts add up.
📌 Every person’s ‘life-changing’ thing is different—and that’s okay.
📌 You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars to improve your life.
If you’re looking for something to shift your perspective this year, maybe one of these ideas is for you.
✨ What’s one small thing that changed your life? Drop it in the comments—I’d love to hear it.
🔥 Final Thought:
💡 This isn’t about chasing perfection. It’s about finding the little things that make your life feel better. 🔥✨