This episode of The Smart Twenties Podcast is a little different. I hadn't planned to record this episode but felt compelled to get out my microphone this morning and chat about what I've been thinking about with my business and sharing the messy middle with you – because I don't always have it figured out!

And if you're a student and you struggle with procrastination, make sure you check out my new online course Your Perfect Semester that is coming out this week!

• The Tim Ferris Show Podcast
• 17 Questions That Changed My Life
• The Life Coach School Podcast
• Brooke Castillo's program: Self-Coaching Scholars
• My Daily Vlog: 365 Days of Personal Growth

Excuses can be hard to spot in our own lives (as they always feel so real) so I hope by sharing this experience you'll be able to reflect on your own life and see where you too might be using 'too busy', 'too tired' or 'too broke' to keep yourself safe from rejection and failure.

Listen in to hear about the big planning process I just went through for 2018 and my best advice on how to plan your life so you can get everything done!

• The Best Alternatives To New Year's Resolutions
• Episode 5: All Things Productivity
• Brooke Castillo's program: Self-Coaching Scholars
• My Daily Vlog: 365 Days of Personal Growth
• Facebook group: The Smart Twenties Community

I loved recording this podcast episode because I get so many emails from you guys saying that you feel overwhelmed, confused and disheartened, and I'm so glad that my experience with all of that can finally be put to good use! If you've just started a blog or Youtube Channel (or want to) this is the perfect episode to help you set the right expectations and give yourself the space to create something amazing!

• 7 Fears I Had Before I Started A Blog (And Why I Started Anyway)
• My YouTube Channel
• Wayback Machine
• My Daily Vlog: 365 Days of Personal Growth
• Facebook group: The Smart Twenties Community

• How To Stay Consistent Even When You're Unmotivated

And if you're a student and your goal is to stop procrastinating, make sure you find out more about my online course Get Out Of Your Own Way!

• Brooke Castillo of The Life Coach School
• Tim Ferriss: 17 Questions That Changed My Life

And if you've spent the year struggling with procrastination, make sure you find out more about my online course Get Out Of Your Own Way!

This was such a fun episode to record and I highly recommend you create a list of your biggest lessons from this year too. Here are the lessons I chat about in the episode:

1. Believe the what before the how
2. Success is simple, stress and overwhelm are self-sabotage
3. My opinion of me is more important than anything else's
4. Perfectionism is a protection mechanism against shame
5. Coaching is so worth the money
6. Procrastination is draining
7. Courage is a prerequisite for growth
8. Do math without the drama
9. No matter how much busywork you do, you will never be productive
10. Defend your plans
11. Impatience is ego
12. There's always enough time
13. Ask for what you want
14. Marketing makes all the difference
15. Either you run the day or the day runs you
16. The perfect time to start is now
17. Go for it

And if you've spent the year struggling to achieve your goals and want to make sure that next year isn't the same, make sure you find out more about my online course Get Out Of Your Own Way!

In this episode, I also chat about my advice on how to make that decision for yourself and how to know whether you should travel or settle down. This isn't a topic I've really talked about anywhere else so I hope you find it insightful!

In this episode of The Smart Twenties Podcast I share my thoughts on motivation, why I choose determination over motivation, an exercise that will help you create the feeling of determination and my thoughts on using accountability buddies to keep you motivated!

If you've spent the year struggling to achieve your goals and want to make sure that next year isn't the same, make sure you find out more about my online course Get Out Of Your Own Way!