If you have lots to get done and you find that you keep forgetting things a to do list might be a useful tool to start using. You don't have to rely on remembering everything, instead you can just write it all down, give yourself deadlines and figure out the things that matter most. Then, … Continue reading You don’t need to rely on remembering
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Getting back on track
Getting back on track often requires you to put in the work to make up for the fact that you've fallen behind. You may start off slow then build up momentum until suddenly you're working twice as hard. And this hard work is required because you've made a commitment, you've made a choice about what … Continue reading Getting back on track
Why you’re not inspired to write
Often when it comes to periods where I'm less inspired to write, the problem has nothing to do with writing. For example, if you're busy and overwhelmed throughout the day, when it comes to sitting down to write in the evening it's difficult. It's not that you're not inspired but instead that your mind is … Continue reading Why you’re not inspired to write
Time for a change
When you're ready to change, you'll feel it. It could be a change of city, job, relationship, diet, hobby, hairstyle or routine. Taking the example of work, perhaps you're no longer passionate and motivated to achieve the things you once aspired to. Maybe in the past when you were stressed you had the motivation to … Continue reading Time for a change
Taking a break
It might not be what you want to do but perhaps it is exactly what you need right now. So often instead of taking regular breaks, we wait until the point of exhaustion to finally slow down and rest. Perhaps you've convinced yourself that you need to work hard in order to rest or reach … Continue reading Taking a break
5 Reasons your blog might not be going as well as you’d hoped
Your content isn't cohesive If your content varies greatly, it doesn't allow you to appeal to any set of people as an audience. As good as it may seem to have mass appeal, if you want to build an audience the best thing you can do is start small. You post inconsistently If your reader … Continue reading 5 Reasons your blog might not be going as well as you’d hoped
Stripped back
When your life gets overwhelming and everything feels like too much, you might need to strip things back for a little while. When you remove things from your life it makes you realise whether you really want or even need them. You could log out of your social media accounts (or at least mute everyone … Continue reading Stripped back
Unhelpful habits
Most of us have at least one habit that we know is unhelpful, in fact perhaps you can clearly see how at times it hinders your life. However, you choose to do nothing about it. You've accepted the habit as part of who you are instead of it being something that you're open to changing … Continue reading Unhelpful habits
Why are you online?
There was once a time where we would tune out of 'real life' and go online. These days many of us live online and tune out to experience 'real life'. We go from Instagram to Twitter to YouTube to Amazon to clothes shopping to reading articles to watching webinars. Not necessarily in that order and … Continue reading Why are you online?
Why people give unsolicited advice?
When someone you care about comes to you with a problem even if they don't ask you for advice you're instinct is to help them and to make the problem go away. You tell them what you think they should do or what you think will fix the problem because you feel like it's the … Continue reading Why people give unsolicited advice?