Let’s be honest: School was great, but in no way did it teach us everything we need to know about the real world. Even high school and college graduates leave with looming questions about the real world, from how to take proper care of your body to strategies for saving for retirement. These are all way more useful skills than calculus, and yet, I still spent hours agonizing over derivatives.
Now that the autumnal chill in the air has us all reminiscing on back-to-school season, we’ve put together the ultimate September “syllabus” to help you audit your life, feel more motivated, and tap into your potential—it’s best-self fall, y’all. This is not the course schedule you remember from high school: Each week of September is focused on a different pillar of well-being (from manifestation to relationships to physical health), with a “class” or “homework assignment” to work toward that theme every day. The goal? To end September as your happiest, highest self. We suspect you’ll get a good grade.
Maybe you took AP Spanish or AP Calculus, but don’t you wish you could’ve taken an Advanced Placement class on how to achieve your dream life? Now’s your chance. Consider the first week of the Best Self Syllabus an advanced crash course on how to tap into best-self energy and manifest your goals.
- Write a list of everything you want to accomplish by the end of the semester, AKA the end of 2025 (think BIG—this is your dream life!)
- Listen to the new episode of The Everygirl Podcast, The Manifestation Routine That Actually Works: Life Mapping, Weekly Rituals, and Daily Habits to Become “Her“
- Read “Fall Is the Best Time of Year to Manifest Your Dream Life–Here’s Why”
- Spend time journaling one (or all) of these manifestation journal prompts
- Pick one to three goals and practice the 3-6-9 Manifestation Journaling Exercise throughout the day
- Listen to The It-Girls’ Guide to Living Your Dream Life (or watch it on Youtube!)
- Make a vision board
Sure, “social studies” typically includes European History or U.S. Government, and chemistry class traditionally requires goggles and a lab coat, but this week’s assignments entail studying the relationships in your life. Think of it as a master class in chemistry (whether you’re dating or in an LTR), as well as evaluating your social life to make your relationships more fulfilling to you.
- Perform a relationship audit: make a list of all the people you interact with regularly and identify who is worth investing more or less time depending on how they make you feel
- Read “We’re in the Middle of a Loneliness Epidemic—Here’s How to Combat It”
- Single girls, listen to The Only Dating Advice You’ll Ever Need, With Hinge’s Director of Relationship Science, Logan Ury | Relationship girls, listen to How The Happiest Couples Fight
- Whether you’re dating or in a relationship, put a date on the calendar you’ve never done before (check out these fall date ideas)
- Text or call someone you care about, just to let them know you’re thinking of them
- Listen to Have Closer Friendships, Feel Less Lonely, and Do a Friendship Cleanse, With Anna Goldfarb
- Make a list of the things that you actually need in a relationship or the qualities, activities, and conversations that make you feel most cared for (rather than what you think you’re supposed to want). If you’re in a relationship, share the list with your partner, and ask them for their list.
In high school, you might have taken Business Management as an elective or Economics as your math credit, but for The Everygirl education, this week of classes is focused on getting clear on your career goals, feeling in charge of your finances, and setting yourself up to get that next promotion, raise, or job.
- Read “Experts Say to Make These 5 Routine Tweaks for a More Productive Fall”
- Listen to the new episode of The Everygirl Podcast, 10 Principles That Will Make You More Successful
- Pick a career or money affirmation, and then write it on a post-it note to stick on your desk or make it your phone background
- Set a career goal to accomplish by the end of 2025
- Read “Money Is a Key Part of Self-Care–Here’s What You Need To Know About Financial Wellness”
- Listen to The Everygirl Podcast’s interview with entrepreneur Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton
- Have a financial check-in date with yourself: add up all your necessary expenses per month, check in on the budget, set up automation for bills and paying debt, etc.
Instead of running a five-minute mile or taking a pop quiz on human anatomy, we’re helping you level up your well-being, improve energy, and feel more connected to your body (we’re not regular P.E. teachers, we’re cool P.E. teachers).
- Go grocery shopping and load up on a variety of fiber-rich fruits and veggies
- Read “My Wellness Glow-Up Routine 12 Months Out From My Wedding”
- Listen to Seasonal Shift Glow Up: How to Support Your Immunity, Sleep, & Energy For Fall
- Make one of these recipes to support longevity
- Walk 10,000 steps today
- Listen to Daily Habits The Healthiest Women In The World Swear By (Part 1 and extra credit for Part 2)
- Schedule all of your doctor appointments for the rest of the year
For the last two days of September, it’s time to take your finals, AKA apply everything you learned, studied, and worked on this month so you actually change the daily habits that transform your life. After all, we can study all we want, but if we don’t apply what we learn, nothing will change. Feeling burnt out? Take your fall break a little early and spend the end of the month doing something extra enjoyable for you.
- Perform a Life Edit to reflect on the beliefs, actions, and people that are serving you or are not serving you. Click here for a step-by-step guide.
- Make a list of everything you did, learned about, or practiced over the past month that made the biggest difference for you, and then make a plan to implement it into your life regularly.
Josie Santi, Senior Wellness Editor, Holistic Health Coach, & Podcast Host
Josie has been an editor and writer for The Everygirl since 2017 and became a certified Holistic Health Coach in 2020. As the Senior Wellness Editor, she oversees, writes, and edits wellness content, as well as reports on wellness trends and interviews the industry’s leading experts. Listen to Josie on The Everygirl Podcast.
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