I've met a few people who have decided to make life very difficult. It's easy to let yourself go, and let your dreams/goals fade away. I think each and every one of us has been in the stage of denial one way or another. Minutes turn into hours, hours into days, months, years... and before you realize, it's already too late.
Since it's the middle of the year, I thought this post would be fit for purpose; a gentle reminder to myself and to you, dear readers, to remind ourselves that we deserve everything we've worked for.
This post was inspired by a few good people.
Write out four goals you want to achieve for the rest of the year. Be realistic. Be specific. Make a long list of things you've always wanted to do/achieve, say 10. Now cut the list down to something more achievable in the span of the next few months. I think that it's so easy to lose sight of your goals when you have so much you want to do or things you already have on your plate. The longer you procrastinate, the further away you stray from actually living your life.
My goals list:
Improving my fitness routine
Boosting my brand with more collaborations
Traveling to a new city every school break
Keeping my grades at school the best they can be
Download a goals list template that you can stick up on your wall so you don't lose sight of what you need to accomplish!
Planning: Focus on what you can do to chase your dreams.
Traveling always involves cost. That’s why the planning stage is the most important for me. Knowing about my budget and the approximate travel cost helps me plan ahead. Times when I feel like I’m cutting it close to exceeding my monthly budget, I decide on an alternative travel destination which might be less taxing on my bank account.
What goes on in my head when I'm thinking of my next trip
Budget (travel tickets, accommodation, trip's daily spending)
Time - Top tip: Plan trips around public holidays
Top things to do + see
Local food to try
That’s why you have to plan ahead so you’ll know what you need to do to make it happen. Improvise when you hit a roadblock, but don’t stop moving.
Keep the ball rolling
Just remember: If you give up now, that means you didn't really want it. A little background on why it would be such a bad idea to give up. When I started my blog in March, I felt really discouraged. It seemed as though no one was interested and I would get 0 subscribers. However, fast-forward to today, although I can't brag of a lot, I'm grateful for every one of you that's subscribed and keep coming back every week to read and share what I post, even though sometimes its trash. Now, I'm just focusing on growing my blog, getting to reach more people, and consistently posting quality content. After I started, I just didn't want to stop anymore. Stop making excuses, start making plans.
Reflect: Be happy with what you've accomplished no matter how little you've done; it's much better than not even starting at all. Every end of the month, look back at when you first started to work towards your goal and see how much you’ve achieved. That’s what keeps me going. Any amount of effort you’ve put in would be more than what you’ve started with and you’d definitely be proud of that. What are you waiting for? Do it now! Share with me your experiences and if you feel like you wanna have a chat about it, DM me on my Instagram and I’d be more than willing to help! Much love and thanks for staying till the end xx What to read next: Let's talk about body image and social media!
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