Being online can be pretty overwhelming. Believe me, I know from experience! There is so much to learn and so many different pieces of expert advice on what we SHOULD be doing that oftentimes we end up doing nothing at all!
In order not to be paralysed by inaction and do what many people do online – get excited, fired up and then drop out when they don’t become instant millionaires we need to establish a few things first.
If you do something you love, it’s hard to get scared, bored or overwhelmed. That’s not to say that you might not experience the occasional panic or tantrum but if you first establish exactly who you are, what you love and find the perfect niche for yourself you will be 100% more likely to put the time and effort in and to sail through the rough patches with grace.
If ever you’re feeling overwhelmed or frustrated then do this 5 minute exercise below – it will place you back on the path to your goals with PASSION and PURPOSE!
5 Minute Exercise – Mind Clarity
Get a pen and lots of sheets of paper…
1) Write down everything that means something to you
2) Write about what you love, what inspires you and what you’re good at – just keep writing!
3) Let it flow – get it all down and keep it coming – you should have over 200 words…
4) Now add your personal strengths to that list. Write about what you can do, who you can help and what skills you have
5) Keep going until you have that deep gut feeling
6) Stop writing
7) Go back and cross off the LEAST important of these – cross off the things that don’t give you a deep gut feeling or that you can do but don’t enjoy
Now, write down every job you’ve had, your life experience and what it taught you
9) Write down your best 5 hobbies
10) Check for patterns in what you have written – are there any jobs/experiences that you learned from or learned FOR A REASON
11) Be honest and write about what you feel is restricting you or making you feel enclosed.
12) What do you hate or love the most
13) Now – FOCUS on this list of things. This list is everything that you should be doing, everything that you are and it represents your entire lifes lessons, experience and path that has lead you to this point.
Hopefully by now your thinking is crystallized, you are excited about all the things you can do to help and empower others using the skills that you have had all along. It should help unblock creativity, give you ideas for blog posts and help you to remember you are a person worthy of teaching and helping others!
Good luck and feel free to share this……
Hi Mel,
You have a fantastic blog. Great advice about how to gain clarity of thought!
Hey Mel,
Great exercise. Seems longer than 5 minutes to me but I guess that means that I'll have to work on keeping it short. I'll try it and see what happens.
VaNessa
Mel,
Thanks for sharing this exercise, I am going to try this today, Mind Clarity is so important and being more efficient and productive
Thanks Rebecca! So often people neglect this type of exercise and it can really help! Best of luck with your planning…!
Awesome exercise! I love it.