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Day Nine: Make Believe

Remember how we used to tell children to make believe? As a child, I remember being told to ‘make believe’ something numerous times. My memories growing up include pretending we were packing things into a car and going on a trip. We would pretend we were starring in a movie, or in a wrestling match or even cooking in an imaginary kitchen. Growing up, my parents would make us (my sister and I) believe there was a tooth fairy. And Santa Claus? Well, he always magically knew what we wanted for Christmas!

The older we got, the less we started to “make believe” and the more things got real. Santa Claus wasn’t from the North Pole, he was just the biggest and happiest man in our community. There was no boogie man hiding in the closet, that was just in our imagination. As we grew older, the world became more realistic and life was not play pretend.

What if I told you as an adult to make believe?

If as children, you could make believe and make things happen (at least in your world) then as adults, you can do the same! The law of attraction tells you that you can speak something into existence. If you want something badly and believe in it, the whole universe will work in your favor to bring it to you.
For example, if you consistently make believe you will get into the best university, you will put forth the hard work required to get into the best schools. If you speak your future job and that future position you want to hold, you will achieve it. Just believing in something itself will in return make you act like you already have it, dress like you already have it and talk like you have it. And by doing this, you will be attracting that very thing you are ‘making believe’.

A perfect example of this occurred when I was working as a teacher’s assistant. Our front desk coordinator was moving out of town and her position was going to be open. Out of all the teachers and teacher’s assistants, one young lady was offered the job. A recently hired teacher, who dressed, interacted and carried herself in the way that a coordinator should, got the offer! It was well deserved and almost as if she made herself believe she will get a promotion.

Call to ACTION:

As adults, I encourage you all to make believe into existence! Pretend that you are training for the big marathon next week. Hold onto the belief that you will be offered that position you’re working hard for. Trust that you are or will be financially independent. Know you are working on improving yourself and growing your side hustle. Trust that you are part of and have the support of a loving family. Whatever it is that you need to make believe, believe in making it!

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Day Eight: It’s not easy, but it’s worth it.

In one of my daily posts, I wrote about how you can really do anything you put your mind to. You know what it takes, you know all the steps and if you do it, you know it can happen. What I didn’t mention was that it IS hard to achieve that goal, whether it be a slimmer body, financial freedom, a better relationship or anything in between.

That is because anything worth having doesn’t come easy. If getting fit and in good shape was easy, then everyone would be fit. If reaching financial freedom was easy, then everyone would be financially free. If completing a triathlon was easy, then everyone would do it. You get my point. Whatever it is that you are trying to do, whatever that goal may be that you are trying to achieve, getting there will NOT be easy. It will take lots of time, hard work and dedication.

So what do you do?

My photography up on the walls of SJ Methodist Hospital, where I worked for three years!

You have to do something more than you are now. You have to do what others are NOT doing. When your friends may be partying it up over the weekend, you may have to skip out and attend that weekend conference to get that promotion at work. When others sleep in until 10 on Saturday mornings, you may have to wake up at 6am to work on that side hustle. You may have to skip out on those Sunday brunches with co-workers if being at church is your priority.

The underlying question becomes this; what are you willing to give up, skip out on and change in your life so that you can achieve that goal? The answer is completely different for everyone that reads this, because everyone’s priorities and lives are different. There is no right or wrong. It’s whats right for you.

Call to ACTION: You already know what you need to cut out OR add to your routine to get closer to that goal you have been thinking of getting to. UNDERSTAND that it WILL be difficult, but know that it will also be worth it. So, just do it!

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Day Six: You can do ANYTHING

You can do ANYTHING. Anything at all, but you have to WANT to do it. In this day and age, with an unlimited supply of how-to YouTube videos, blogs, articles, there is literally a how-to for EVERYTHING. So with all this free information and knowledge of how to do something or how to gain (or loose) something, why is it that we complain about not being able to accomplish the goal? We have all the resources needed, so doing it should not be a problem right? WRONG.

It’s not that we lack the knowledge or resources to accomplish something; that never was the problem. It’s because we lack either desire, motivation, accountability, or simply, self discipline. We will take the one most common goal that majority of people have, at all stages of life. If you guessed loosing weight, you are correct!I’m going to use this as our base example because it applies to myself as well. I know what it takes to loose weight and get fit. If not for all the information online, my husband has majored in Nutrition and my career is in physical therapy. So, it’s definitely not those things that are keeping me from doing it.

This also can apply to all aspects of life, like starting that business you have been dreaming of or learning how to cook or traveling abroad! You know what it takes to do all these things. But that is only half of it. The other half is YOU.

  • Ask yourself how badly you want it and WHY you want it. (Read Day Five: Why Why Matters.)
  • Make that reason (the why) your motivation
  • Hold yourself accountable:
    • Make smaller specific goals and deadlines
    • Ask someone close to check up on your progress
    • Do the task with someone else so that you don’t let them down.
    • Review your progress from time to time
  • Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Learn from them instead of allowing those mistakes to stop you from progressing.

Call To Action: Figure out what it is that stops you from achieving a goal. Realize that no goals are small and no reasoning is absurd. Give your goal a WHY and plan out single steps to work towards it.

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Need motivation during the quarantine?

Today is April 21st and we are about six weeks into quarantine. If you’re feeling down and unmotivated during this time, you’re not alone. A day home without work seems to drag and become very unproductive. A few of my days were the same, no matter how much I tried to get up and going. One day though, when I woke up, instead of staying in my pajamas, I changed out into work out clothes. I realized that the simple cues we give our mind is powerful and is motivation in itself. Just by one small change in routine that morning, I was able to complete so much more things that day. So I have put together a very basic list of things you can do to help boost your productivity, motivation and mood!

Note: Many of the things on the list are basic things we do on a daily basis. However, when we stay home for days on end, we tend to not do these things and not see the point for it. But these little things make the biggest difference!

1 Make your bed! During quarantine, people tend to not make their bed after sleeping in or knowing that they will be back for a nap in a short time. However making your bed right when you wake up gives you a sense of accomplishment right from the start. Another reason is that it prevents you from just slipping under the covers for just another ten minutes of lazy time.

2 Cold Shower! A cold shower early in the morning can help get you going, EVEN if you have no where to go. It doesn’t matter that you have no where to go. This will help your body to wake up from slumber and get your mind moving and ready for the day.

3 Change out of your pajamas! Changing out of your pajamas into work out clothes or even casuals will change your mood immensely. When you are in pajamas, you automatically are in a relaxed, lazy phase versus if you are in work out clothes. If you are in work out clothes or just anything other than pajamas, you will increase your motivation and feel ready to tackle something! And that’s exactly what you should do. Something. Anything.

4 Brew coffee! Or whatever it takes you to get going in the morning. The smell of coffee alone makes me wake up and feeling good! It activates your mind and uplifts your mood.
PS. Starbucks is giving free coffee/iced coffee to all healthcare workers during this pandemic! And they are very sweet about it!

5 Get some sunshine & fresh air! Open up those blinds, crack open a window and maybe even a door. Step outside for a few minutes, maybe with your coffee in hand and enjoy the morning sun.

6 Go for a walk/jog. Getting up and going out for a jog can be the very routine you need in the morning. This alone will make you do most of the things on the list above. If doing this is hard, just change your clothes and put on your sneakers without thinking twice. Then, decide if you want to go for a walk and do this every day. Daily walks have become our thing since we can’t go to the gym these days and it helps us to keep up our motivation during these gloomy days.
*If going for a walk or jog is too much for you, at least go check the mail! Walk to your mail box, no matter how far it is and check your mail!

7 Play music. Playing music can lift up your mood and you can get a lot more done at home without it being a drag. Playing music helps me to get into my workout mode; it pumps me up and there I am, already off the couch.

8 Make up, hair and more! This is my sixth week going without no foundation. The funny thing is that I actually still go out for work >_<
The days I take the effort to put makeup on, I feel better and ready to do more! And that’s because when you put makeup on, do your hair and dress up, you don’t do it for someone else; you do it for yourself!

9 Write a list! Make a list of things to do the day before. It can be anything you want to get done and doesn’t only have to be work related. You can put self care things on there, a new dish idea to make or even to clean up one area of the house. When you see a list of things to do for the day, it’s more likely that you will them done without having the option to decide whether to do it or not.

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0 Put away your phone! While everything else on the list was something TO DO, this is something you should avoid. This is the one thing I still have a hard time with when I am at home all day, even though I am fully aware that excessive screen time is harmful to the mind and body. I can’t leave my phone next to me; by habit, I will pick it up and end up on Instagram scrolling away mindlessly. I have to physically take it and put it in another room. Does it work? Definitely. Out of sight, out of mind. I get so much more done if I take my phone and just leave it somewhere in the house that I don’t go to often.

Often, its the simple things that are harder to follow through with. Comment below and let me know if these small tips helps you to get motivated again and boost your productivity during these long long days!

Are you one of the people who have the motivation to do something, but don’t have anything to do? Check out this list of travel related activities you can do during the quarantine!

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