Fear of Failure Why are we so afraid of failure? Failure means different things to different people; due to our upbringing, beliefs, values and obviously the standards we set for ourselves. Failure for one person may not be a failure for someone else. First of all, you need to really be clear about what failure…
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Ask yourself “If I was a successful author/blogger/runner, etc – what would I be doing now?”.
When someone says something about you, it is all about their frame of mind and how they are feeling.
When I first heard about Vision Boards (aka Dream boards), I thought “oh that’s nice but I don’t have magazines and glue sticks lying around and I have no intention of buying them”. I moved on.
As well as thinking about the goal and the steps you need to take; also think about what doesn’t motivate you.
Success should be aligned to your deepest values. Values are things like leadership, compassion, community, friendship, and kindness.
What stops you achieving your goals? What are the reasons you don’t finish? What’s stopping you?
In the words of Oprah – you can have it all, just not all at once
I have found, over the years, that once I am trying to do something that doesn’t fit with my values, then it becomes a chore and moves down my to do list – forever.
Today, I am sharing something I recently read, a story about an Indian man and a wolf – or two.
Write down a list of everything you are trying to do. All the things that don’t usually go on your to do list.
We are our own worst enemy. We speak to ourselves in ways we would never speak to a good friend.
You are not for them and they are not for you. You are not their cup of tea and they are not yours.
Each year, we all write a list of things that make us happy. This can be anything from “having a cup of tea in peace” to “getting to watch RHO Beverley Hills without being asked why I watch it”.
When everything is whirling around in your brain? When you’ve got a to do list that scares you? How do you clear your head to refocus?
I have read soooooo many books and articles on productivity but they all work from the assumption that you are off the sofa and ready to do. I needed something that started with me on the sofa, thinking about doing but then procrastinating.
I was the Queen of Procrastination. I made myself so many promises to improve my productivity but still found myself putting off everything until the very last minute, all the time stressing about what needed doing or reading more articles on how to improve your productivity or stop procrastinating.
When you have a child, everyone has a tip to share, their absolute must have best advice But some days it feels like everyone just wants to tell you what you’re doing wrong. Or at least that is how feels as a new mum who hasn’t had a good nights sleep for months.
Motivational quotes, such as “she knew she could so she did” are all very lovely but how many of us actually read that and get motivated.
How many of us see that and think “oh how motivational, I must share that on Instagram”
I think I saw myself through her eyes. I was explaining about the difficulties and her response was “Debs, sorry love but I think you’re just lazy, there’s no excuse”
The only way I can make next month a better one is to draw a line under this month and accept that it happened and that I cannot change it.
Life on the SEND Line is a never ending rollercoaster, catch a reply of a FB Live I did about life on the SEND Line.
Are you going to the gym because it helps you to reach your goal of being fit/running 5K or are you going to encourage a friend who won’t stick at it if you don’t push her? Are you running a group because your goal is to bring people together or do you do it because no one else will?
Its’ not the critic who counts
The joy that is Rain Man has helped to perpetuate many myths around autism; we are often asked what his talent is or if he can recall everything he has read.
Writing each day about anything which pops into my mind has made me see more clearly what issues are floating around in my head, often issues I hadn’t even thought were there.
I have tried every single diet plan there is. I know all about poor choices. I know all about what I should be doing. I know what I should be eating. So why am I not doing it?
Giving myself the chance to do things for me – without the usual guilt trip of not doing something for others – has meant I am thinking clearer; I am more able to make good decisions and I’m procrastinating less.
Having something I created, something you cannot buy in a shop, has given me a real sense of pride. My creative mojo was starting to fly.
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