Time To Get Started - 5 Tips To Get You Motivated!

 

 

With a lot of tasks, getting started is the hardest part. I am going to share with you my top 5 tips to get you motivated to start any task.

 

 

1. Decide exactly what it is you want to do

Don't flit from task to task. Decide exactly what it is you want to achieve and stick with it, whether it's baking a special cake, loosing a stone, writing a book, increasing your social media following, starting a blog, changing jobs, anything you want to do.

 

 

2. Do some research

There is nothing more off putting for me than getting part way through a task and realising you don't have what you need to complete it. Research your task. What do you need to know to complete it? Do you need to learn any new skills? Write a list.

 

 

3. Build your foundations

Look back over the list you created in step two, and work through it. Depending on what the task is and how much you need to learn or acquire to complete it, this can take a while. Don't get disheartened - remember by completing your preparation, you are making the task it's self a whole lot less stressful.

 

 

4. Visualize your desired outcome

Picture the end result - whether that's a beautifully iced cake, 1000 Twitter followers or a new career. Allow yourself to think about how you will feel when you get there, and whenever the task seems too much, remind yourself of how incredible that moment is going to feel.

 

 

5. Make a realistic schedule

So now you have a clear goal in mind and all the tools in place to achieve it. You know how good it will feel when you reach your target. Now it's time to make a plan. For example, revamp your CV, and apply to three jobs a week in the relevant field. Don't make the plan too unrealistic or you will get disheartened, but don't make it too easy either - you want to push yourself to get this done. I find going public helps.

For years I've said I will write a novel and never gotten around to it. I have since followed these steps, and announced on my blog that I am going to do it. I now have the first 10,000 words written!

 

And in the words of Nike, Just Do It!

 

Thanks to @avwoerkom for the topic suggestion of motivation :)

 

I hope you have found these tips useful! Now go and achieve your dreams! Good luck. Let me know how you get on.

 

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G Is For Getting Motivated

Day 7 of my A to Z Challenge. G is for Getting motivated. 

If you don't know how this works, I've posted the link back to the rules of the challenge at the end of this, along with a link to yesterday's post. If you want to read my full alphabet, just keep following the links. Each day has a link back to yesterday's post.

Sometimes it’s hard to get motivated to start something. It’s not always even that the thing you are putting off is something particularly horrible. You might find you even enjoy it once you start. It’s just the thought of where to start sometimes. I am the world’s worst for this, so as such I’ve tried to develop ways to get motivated. Obviously, it depends on what you are going to be doing, but I generally find the following helps me:

1.Set a realistic goal and stick to it. If, like me, you are a procrastinator, limit yourself. For example, I will have five minutes on Facebook/Twitter/whatever your distraction is rather than saying I’m just going to pop on for a bit. A “bit” is too general and you will still be there 3 hours later. Time yourself and come off after the five minutes.

2.Reward yourself for doing it. For example, when I’ve done an hour/halfway through or whatever you would like to measure by, I’ll have a cup of coffee/a biscuit/5 minutes in the sun. Whatever you will look forward to doing to encourage you to press on.

3.Visualise the finished result. Whether its cleaning out your closet, losing 5 pounds, decorating a room, or finally writing that blog post you’ve had floating around your head all week, think about how accomplished and happy you will feel when it’s done.

4.Listen to music. This may sound stupid, but listening to a real kick ass song, with a bit of beat really gets me in the mood to get moving!

5.Do it. Do it now. Most importantly, don’t let yourself off too easily. Give yourself a good ass kicking when it’s deserved, and in the words of Nike – Just do it!

I hope you find these tips helpful. What else would you add to the list?

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Link to rules: http://myrandommusings.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/a-z-challenge-whos-with-me.html

Link to F is for Faking It!: http://myrandommusings.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/f-is-for-faking-it.html

You Can't Wear That!

Firstly, I would like to say a massive well done to Debs, over at
http://www.wannabeprincess.co.uk  for starting the #WeAreTheThey campaign and bringing this issue to the media's attention.

For far too long, people have been telling women (and men) "You can't wear that!" Well guess what? We can. And we will.

You know why? Because we are the they you are talking about and we are taking back the power - the power to wear horizontal stripes, bold pints, white, short skirts, fitted shirts, body con dress, and bikinis. In short, the power to wear whatever the hell we want.

Why? Because we can and we should wear what we want.

What we can't do is let small minded people tell us who we are or who we should be. Your personal style is a big part of who you are. Own it!

Want to wear black lipstick even though you've been told you're too pale? Do it!

Want to wear a bikini even if you have been told you can't because you have stretchmarks? Do it!

Want to wear hot pants even if you don't have an ass like Kylie? Do it!

Want to wear whatever you want even if you've been told you're too thin/too fat/too tall/too short/too old? Do it!

I could go on here, but I think I've made my point. Show the haters their opinions are, and always will be, irrelevant. Stand up (figuratively and literally) and say "this is me and I will wear whatever I want to". Go on stand up and shout it right now, and mean it! Take back the power!

Most importantly, show the door to anyone who tells you "You can't wear that!". Because you can!

 Check out these other fab blogs from women who are giving haters the middle finger:

http://adiaryofacurvygirly.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1

http://www.darceygrowsup.co.uk

http://murderofgoths.wordpress.com

www.wisheshopesdreams.co.uk

And don't forget to check out http://www.wannabeprincess.co.uk for some truly inspirational posts from the woman who started it all!

 
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