How self-belief impacts productivity
Being unsure of ourselves can have a lot of different side-effects. One that shows up for me is procrastination. I get so scared of taking action that I freeze, retreat into myself and procrastinate like my life depends on it. My procrastination weapon of choice is my phone, particularly Instagram and Twitter. Whenever I feel the discomfort of fear, I decide it’s a great time to watch every Instagram story…
What ‘showing up’ really means
If you’re in the online business world, whether you run your own business or you have dreams of being your own boss one day, you have probably heard the term ‘showing up’ before. It’s a term I hear a lot in podcasts, live videos, Instagram posts and it can feel a little intangible… like, what does it actually mean? So I wanted to use this blog post to explore the…
Managing time when you have a side-hustle
I listened to Sara Tasker and Jen Carrington talking about building a business alongside a day job in their podcast ‘Letters from a Hopeful Creative’ today and could relate to a lot of what they discussed. Managing time when you’re trying to blog/start a business alongside another job is bloody difficult. In the podcast they made a point about there being a lot of content and ‘how-to’ articles out there…
Compassionate goal setting
I mentioned this here recently, but there is such a back to school vibe this September. I don’t know if it’s always like this and I’ve never noticed before, or if it’s because I launched something new myself, but wow - there is some energy in this month. I think that energy is change… it’s calling for us to develop, learn and grow. It’s making us want to declutter all the…
Self-worth in your business
Having low self-worth basically means you don’t think a huge amount of yourself. Maybe you don’t like what you see in the mirror or the way you always apologise when you don’t need to. You might have a raging self-critic, telling you you aren’t good enough and that you can’t do that awesome thing you’d love to do. There are hundreds of different reasons why some of us feel this…
An anxious gal’s guide to networking
I’ll be honest, I kind of hate the word networking - what I really mean here is attending events and meeting strangers. But ‘An anxious gal’s guide to attending events and meeting strangers’ didn’t work so well as a title. You all know the events I mean though. Perhaps they are work events, maybe you’re going to blogging conference or Instagram meet-up. Whatever it is, if the idea of walking…
How I organise my life
I never used to be particularly organised. In fact, I was messy, always late and very forgetful in my teens and early 20s. I’m not sure when the shift happened, but these days I’m very tidy, hate being late… maybe still a little forgetful. Being organised and planning ahead is something I’ve found so important for my general wellbeing (and mental health). It helps me feel prepared, eases anxiety (to…
How to handle Sunday night anxiety
Last weekend Dan and I had the loveliest weekend. We had zero commitments and zero plans which meant we could do anything we wanted. We filled our time with trips to town, getting coffee, getting breakfast, him drawing, me writing. It was exactly what I pictured our weekends looking like when we decided to move in together. After such a lovely couple of days, it’s perhaps unsurprising that I felt…
Perfectionism vs productivity
Ahh perfectionism. A great way to procrastinate and an excellent way for self-doubt to manifest. How many times have you had a big, exciting or downright terrifying project ready to launch into the world but you keep holding back because it isn’t quite perfect? Or maybe you’ve had a great idea for something, but you can’t start it until you’ve done all the research and spent all your money on…
How to find your USP
When I look back at my personal and professional history, where my career is right now could not make more sense. It took some time and I flirted with several different career paths along the way, but I feel like I’ve found the right path for me and discovered my ‘USP’ (unique selling point). Although, when I really think about it - it isn’t a singular USP. It’s several different…