Always ask then you receive

Don’t beat yourself up for a few weeks of lowered productivity because of bumps in the road. You can’t judge your life based on a period of temporary lowered motivation! Put it in perspective!

We can get so overly-wrapped in the “numbers” of our brand/business — how many likes we’re receiving on our Instagram, how many followers we have on Twitter, how many sales we’re making, if we’re gaining much awareness for the brand, and the list continues. We need to know when to STOP focusing so much on these “numbers” and when to reposition ourselves and put our attention to the REASON(S) we actually started all of this in the beginning! Deploy patience and focus on your passion.

Always allow yourself to look back on your past and understand where you took missteps and why you did. In doing so, you will learn some new value that you can apply later in life when similar situations arise. Regardless of the goals you’ve set for yourself, we all must be improving ourselves for the betterment of our future.

Stop focusing so deeply on the things that make you unhappy. Start structuring your day around the sources of your happiness and dive into that. Chores, errands, your WORK, these things are just that; THINGS. Take them just as that. Don’t let them define you or control your mood/happiness.

Today I read off a bunch of ideas and concepts that I wrote at 15 years old on receipt tape when I worked on a register at a grocery store... Your “bad” work ethic should never define who you are or your values. There’s always room for improvement and reflection upon this “bad” work ethic (or whatever it may be) and to make it better for yourself and your aspirations. If something aren’t where you want to be in life, or if there is something in life dragging you down, fix it, change it, purge of it. We have the power to CHANGE our surroundings for a more fulfilling, happy, loving, SUCCESSFUL life. Use this power. One more thing I cover: PROGRESS. It’s different for everyone. Don’t get discouraged because of other people’s progress toward their personal goals. Progress should be defined by what you think of it to be. Be proud of how far you’ve come and how much closer you are getting to your goals. NEVER base it off someone else’s d

Your goals require hundreds of different types of expertise that you must build upon and ultimately master. If you’re stuck on a plateau with your goals, you need to branch out and incorporate other methods to get closer to your goals (ie. if you aren’t gaining much awareness with marketing on Instagram and Twitter, you employ Youtube as well, learn the community & how to attract viewers and post quality content). At the same time, don’t get this confused with starting out on the GROUND FLOOR. If you’re just starting out and working toward your goals, whatever they may be, you need to keep working, learning and gaining experience and most importantly, be PATIENT.

Decision making is typically overlooked because it’s such a basic concept that we all recognize. In truth, it’s significant and we must build upon it, while not reading into it so deeply. When formulating your next step toward your goal, don’t be fearful of failure. Because like you see SO often, your failure TEACH you and help you grow and mature! We see that “phrase” so often but it’s time YOU apply it to your every day life. Of course be mindful and strategic when making decisions that progress you toward your goals. At the same time, though, don’t be scared of the outcome per se. Don’t be afraid of the potential fail. If you fail, you fail. It’s simple. Don’t dwell on it. Instead, rise back up, improve your analyzation of the steps you must take to move forward toward your aspirations, execute on them and be CONFIDENT (aka your DECISION MAKING).

As you go into the new year, set astronomical goals for yourself. Not “new years resolutions,” I’m talking about aspirations that will call for an extenuating process; a goal that will make people UNCOMFORTABLE when you tell them. This process will require patience and hard work for you. It will never come instantly. Along with this patience comes resilience. This long road to “success” will ultimately test you to see if you have the perseverance and the capacity to recover almost immediately when life hits you. You MUST be resilient to life’s unpredictable obstacles. Analyze the roadblocks and determine and alternate route around this detour that will propel you closer to your goal. Rise when life smacks you and NEVER dwell in discouragement. Remember the exact reason why you started on this journey, build upon that foundation, push back when life shoves you and work your ass off.

Being self aware of you every single action on a MICRO level is IMPERATIVE to reaching your huge desires. Evaluate EVERY action throughout your day and ask yourself is it helping you reach that goal or holding you back? If it’s hurting you, reassess it and figure out what you could be doing instead: Reading, learning from successful people who came before you, working on your brand, and the list goes on. Many people don’t seem to understand what self-awareness truly is, and this is what it is; being AWARE of EVERY action you perform throughout the day and understanding if it’s beneficial or not.