It takes courage to be real and reach out. It helps all of us when we share our experience. Here are a few tips for staying with it when the path of success takes unexpected twists and turns:
1. Make a plan that you commit to daily, or at least 5 to 6 days per week!
2. Write your plan down in an app like Evernote or do it the old fashioned way and write it in a journal. Review your plan every morning. Even read it out loud. Include a morning routine in the plan so that it’s about self care, not just business. For example, taking time for a spiritual practice, exercise , making a healthy smoothie to start the day!
3. Commit to a certain time each day that you will work on your business or project and do it to the degree that you can – it’s about progress, not perfection!.
4. Set a few goals, short term (I will finish an online class by this date; I will order my first inventory by this date) and long-term (I will reach monthly sales of $2,000 by this date; 5,000 by this date). Feel free to make one of your goals a goal that seems unachievable like $100K in sales by January 2020 – it primes the mind to achieve at higher levels.
5. Keep reaching out for support to other people in your area of interest, FB groups, etc.
6. Support and encourage yourself with “positive self talk” when you’re feeling discouraged or overwhelmed; you can write it down, too, to lock it in!
7. Read inspirational books, a little each day if possible, by people that have been hugely successful in terms of wealth and personal happiness, like Ray Dalio’s Principles; 4-Hour Work Week; Start with Why; 10X Rule; Anti-Fragile; Mind-Set.
8. Watch YouTube videos from Tom Bilyeu, Evan Carmichael, Stefan James – really good human beings who are also hugely successful.
9. Learn to meditate – 10 to 15 minutes per day of sitting quietly bringing your attention to the inflow and outflow of breath at the tip of your nose can change your life! When we still the mind, we have access to downloads of creativity, releasing unwanted/unneeded emotional/physical burdens, serenity and renewed energy to take inspired action. It’s so simple and so very powerful.
10. Eat more raw foods! Fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds are packed with nutrients, enzymes and life force. Pure energy for a clean running body! Try committing to one “raw” meal a day; or one raw day each week. It will exponentially increase your level of functioning in mind, body, and spirit.
I am struggling at this time, too, but also making progress and celebrating each new discovery. Last night felt such a wave of appreciation for this journey! I am growing so much and learning so much, not just about building my business, but about navigating my own destiny. The mind is so powerful and the heart more so. We get to exercise BOTH on this amazing journey of life. So thankful!
Infinite blessings to you and yours.
Laura
Project Vibrant Life