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Most of us have done a personality test at one point or another. Many of these tests don’t give us compelling results. However, there are rare exceptions like the 16Personalities Test that are almost scaringly accurate. 

I honestly can recommend it to all of you! 

The test is free, and the results are extensive. Should you want to dive even deeper (then again, the free results are already profound), you can purchase an ebook for your personality type. 

Taking a test like that is fun and all, but above that, it can actually help you to improve your life. 

How?

Well, that’s precisely what this post is all about. So stay tuned!

Read also: 9 Personal Growth Challenges You Have To Try

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1. Knowledge Is (Potential) Power 

We’ve all heard the saying that knowledge is power. Actually, that is only partially true. Because knowledge is potential power. 

You can have all the knowledge of the world, but if you don’t use it, it is absolutely useless. 

Still, knowledge is the first component needed for power. 

And knowing yourself is maybe the most important knowledge you can have. 

Because while life changes and society evolve and opportunities pass, you are your only ever-present constant. The only factor you can rely on upon forever. 

But to fully be able to rely on yourself, you must know your strengths and weaknesses, interests and passions, and bad as well as good habits. 

Pure self-awareness and journaling can get you far on that quest. If you want to go even further, you should hire a coach who can analyze your objectively. 

Read also: 11 Journaling Prompts To Skyrocket Into The New Year

However, a coach is understandably a pricey option. The cheaper version can be an automized coach like 16Personalities provide with their test and results. 

2. Understand Your Patterns 

Sometimes all you need to realize you’ve been succumbing to a pattern is a little pointer. 

16Personalities can give you that pointer. 

The test results and the weekly newsletters point out some of your personality type’s weaknesses and tendencies you should be aware of. 

They regularly do questionnaires with their members to receive tons of data on the different personality types which they share with you. 

3. You Feel Less Lonely  

If the people around you have a different personality type, you can often feel misunderstood and alone. 

16Personalities makes you realize that there are lots of people like you out there that have the same experiences and problems in life. 

Suddenly you are part of a community, and that can be a truly empowering feeling!

4. Understand Other People Better 

The information 16Personalities provide on all the different personality types can also help you understand the people around you better. 

I let my family and some of my friends do the test, and the results were fascinating. 

It’s like having an up-close look into their inner workings (to some extent, of course). 

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I hope I could convince you to give the 16Personalities test a try. It truly is fun, and the website is so beautifully aesthetic.

By the way, if you like the whole personality type topic, I recommend the book “Goddesses In Everywomen.” 

It uses the greek and roman goddesses as archetypes for personality types of women. 

Most of the time, you embody not just one archetype but multiple ones. Those archetypes influence your life heavily, and the book mentions real-life examples that beautifully illustrate those archetypes. 

I was also able to quickly get a feeling for the archetypes of the women in my life. 

I also mention this book in my Reading List for Personal Growth. Check it out!

Sophie

Sometimes it’s nice to treat the loved ones in our life with a more expensive gift. Maybe it’s for a special occasion, or you’ve finally got the financial freedom to do so. Whatever it is, I have collected 9 Luxury Gift Ideas For Boss Babes to inspire your next purchase. 

I really tried to find not so conventional gifts. Presents that you won’t find on similar lists. 

So be prepared for some unusual ideas. 

And should you have any additional ones, leave them in the comments down below! After all, we Boss Ladies have to help each other, right? 

But now, let’s get into it. 

Read also: 15 Thoughtful Boss Lady Gifts

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1. Muse Headband

First on the list, we have a meditation tool you might not have heard of yet. 

Many people nowadays have discovered the benefits of meditation, so even more people try to implement a meditation practice into their daily lives. 

However, despite amazing apps with free guided meditations, this often doesn’t come easy. Also, in the beginning, one isn’t so sure if they’ve done well or not. 

This is where the Muse Headband comes into action. 

It’s a thin headband that you wear on your forehead during meditation. What it does is measuring your brain waves and translating them into sound. 

The calmer you mind is – your goal during meditation – the more harmonious nature sounds you hear. 

Once your mind drifts into thoughts and the brain activity picks up, you will hear stormy weather sounds to remind you to get out of your head. 

Afterward, the Muse app shows you a chart of your brain activity, giving you real, measurable feedback. 

I’ve been eyeing this headband for a while now and can’t wait to get my hands on it!

2. Oura Ring

Another technological tool to hack my body that I’ve been eyeing is the Oura Ring. 

I’m sure you know about wearable fitness trackers like the apple watch or Fitbit? 

Well, the Oura Ring is a ring that tracks your sleep, readiness, and activity. 

It has a minimalistic but sleek design. 

Of course, you might wonder why should you not buy an Apple watch, which has so many more functions. 

For me, it’s because I am rather fond of traditional watches. 

Maybe one day I’ll get myself a smartwatch, but at this point, I don’t want something that keeps me all day every day connected to the online world attached to my body. 

But at the same time, I’d like to have the data to biohack myself into a better life. 

And for that, the Oura ring is an elegant solution. 

3. Lady Comb/OvaCue Fertility Monitor

Ok, so this might be a weird present. You really need the right type of Boss Babe for this to work out but hear me out first. 

If you hear the words “Fertility Tracker,” you most likely think about people who are trying to get pregnant. 

Well, most of these tools can also be used for the opposite: To prevent pregnancy. 

In the past year, I’ve been obsessed with getting my hormonal balance restored. I’ve been suffering from medium but very consistent and unfortunately increasing acne ever since puberty. 

Like so many other period-related issues (cramps, breast tenderness, headaches, missing periods, etc.), this issue can be partially traced back to a hormonal imbalance. 

Until very recently, our society’s solution to these issues was the pill. Your doctor just prescribed you the pill with all it’s side effects and dangers so that the problem would be masked yet not solved. 

In recent years people like Alisa Vitti (You have to check out her book In the Flo – I listed it in my Reading List for Personal Growth) and Monica Yates have been pushing natural solutions. 

Part of that is the cycle awareness method to have safe sex without using hormonal contraceptions like the pill. 

And that’s precisely where those Trackers are helpful. 

So, should you have a Boss Babe committed to staying away from hormonal birth control, she might be pleasantly surprised by the thoughtful and pricey gift of one of these devices. 

It’s undoubtedly going to be very unexpected. 

4. Cashmere Scarf 

Alright, enough with technology for a moment. Let’s talk about more traditional luxurious gifts for boss babes. 

How about a quality cashmere scarf? 

Cashmere is often one of those pricey things, not all of us can afford to invest in straight away. 

Yet a good and neutrally colored cashmere scarf can last for years and years to come and provide not only incredible warmth to its wearer, but it also feels and looks fantastic. 

5. Burberry Scarf 

A very iconic and timeless fashion accessory is a Burberry scarf. 

It has a rather basic pattern and can therefore easily be paired with numerous outfits. 

And it makes the wearer feel just a bit more glam for wearing something from Burberry. 

6. Gucci Belt

Staying with the big brands, Gucci, of course, needs to be mentioned. 

There are tons of fake Gucci belts on the market, but nothing goes over the knowledge of wearing the real one (even though it is unnecessarily expensive). 

If you are looking for a luxurious gift for a fashionable boss babe, then this is perfect for you!

7. Silk robe 

Silk just has that quality to it to make us feel incredibly luxurious and sensual. 

Why not gift your bestie this feeling in the form of a luxuriously pricey silk robe? 

8. Festival Tickets

Coachella, Burningman, you name it – festival tickets can be an excellent gift for the boss lady in your life. 

I love to gift people an experience or a feeling instead of merely materialistic things. And there is hardly a better experience for friends then going to a festival together. 

Alternatively, you could also buy concert tickets – perhaps even VIP ones. 

9. A Quality Yoga Mat 

Nowadays, seemingly everyone has a Yoga mat. It comes in handy not only for yoga but also for home workouts of any kind. 

A good quality Yoga mat can be a bit expensive, but often it truly makes a difference quality-wise. 

So do some research on the current best Yoga mats and get the boss babe in your life one! 

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I hope this gives you some new luxury gift ideas for the boss babes in your life. 

An additional tip I can give you is to always have a list on your phone with spontaneous gift ideas. 

Maybe your best friend mentions that she really needs new headphones but can’t come around buying some for herself. 

Or you see your brother eyeing something in a store. 

Whenever those little hints appear, write them down. 

It is genuinely lifesaving to have this list to refer back to when birthdays and Christmas come around. 

With that said, I wish you the most beautiful Christmas time! 

Sophie

It’s time for autumn, finally! And I have quite a few things on my autumn bucket list I intend to tick off in the following weeks. 

I hope this autumn bucket list gives you some inspiration for your plans during this gorgeous season. 

Let’s dive right into it!

Read also: 11 Heartwarming Songs For Your Autumn Playlist

1. Building the perfect skirts and tights outfit

I don’t know about you, but I adore a pretty skirt, tights and boots outfit. 

Finally, in Fall time I can wear those warmer clothes again. 

And don’t even get me started on leather jackets! How I miss those during summer! 

Overall, Fall gives us the opportunity to wear some gorgeously stylish outfits again! 

2. Stacking up my winter clothes 

For whatever annoying reason, society has decided not to sell season-appropriate clothes during the actual season. 

Instead, we always have to do pre-season shopping. 

I always used to forget that and then struggle to find clothes. 

Now that I care more about fashion and my style, I am determined to prepare myself. 

That’s why autumn calls for winter clothes shopping! 

You should be prepared as well!

3. Watching Fall Movies 

I am talking Halloween Town (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), Harry Potter, Dead Poets Society, Harry Met Sally, The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina (series), Gilmore Girls, Friends … yeah ^^

Just google for some Fall movies to discover some new ones or rewatch some of your old favorites.  

4. Creating a new Fall inspired playlist/adding songs to an existing one 

A few years ago, I created a fall mood playlist, and it’s just great to listen to it again each autumn. 

You can check it out in ?? Cozy Songs for your Fall Playlist. 

Also, I create a playlist for each season with all of the songs I’ve been listening on repeat during that time. 

It’s always quite interesting to look back to past years and what songs I listened to in Winter, Spring, and so on. 

5. Starting to buy/plan Christmas presents 

I know it might seem pretty early, but I just love that feeling of not having to rush in those last two weeks before Christmas to get remaining presents. 

So let’s just start early! 

Also because Black Friday in November is just the perfect time to get cheap presents! But you need to be prepared, or you won’t know what to get your loved ones.

Here are a few inspirations for gifts: 

15 Thoughtful Boss Lady Gifts 

6 Personal Growth Courses I Want To Take

6. Creating an Autumn themed Bullet Journal page 

I want to start a bullet journal finally! 

I even got myself the most amazing stickers from SheIn for that. 

Seriously, if you do any DIY or bullet journaling, you HAVE TO check out their home stuff. 

So cheap and sooooo pretty! 

7. Having cozy nights in with scented candles and fairy lights 

During Fall, the evenings finally get darker and colder again. This is the perfect time to restart that cozy evening atmosphere that many of us have during the winter months. 

Just turn off the lights, turn on some fairy lights and light some autumn-ish scented candles … maybe pumpkin scented. 

8. Preparing an amazing Halloween costume

Frankly, I regularly forget Halloween is happing on the same freaking day every October … 

But fortunately, I am not very excited about dressing up, so it doesn’t matter so much. 

But I know tons of people adore Halloween. If this is you, try to start early with your costume preparations to not get too stressed, especially during times like with COVID-19 when shipping might be delayed. 

But in those times, you should stay safe and don’t go to big Halloween parties! 

9. Eating pumpkin

Alright, so I know carving pumpkins or going to pumpkin patches are on every good Fall to-do list. But frankly, the first one is quite messy, and I have no idea where the next pumpkin patch is around here. 

That’s why I’m perfectly content with simply eating some meals with pumpkin in them. 

10. Reading poetry

I always feel like Fall and Spring are perfect times for poetry. 

You can use this beautiful season to embark into the unknown and buy yourself a pretty book full of poems. 

I bought my first books with poems this Spring. It’s “Love Her Wild” from Atticus. You might have seen some of his poems on Instagram or Pinterest. 

If you don’t want to buy a book, then you can use those two platforms to read one or two short poems a day. 

11. Reading dark academia books 

Fall is the perfect season to get into the dark academia vibes. You can do that by browsing through Pinterest and Tumblr for that keyword, or you can buy some dark academia literature. 

For example, I want to read “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt, a dark academia classic. 

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I hope this list gave you some new ideas on what to add to your Autumn Bucket List. 

I wish you the most wonderful Fall season. Enjoy it! 

Sophie