Stop putting it off! š¤
- Jaimie's Mad Mind!
- Sep 2, 2019
- 4 min read
Updated: Jun 6, 2020
Monday morning after night shifts seems to be the best time for me to write, but I seem to get writers block every time I go to jot something down... I keep writing lists of things that I want to cover but when it comes to finishing the actual posts I seem to side track myself... One of the many down sides to anxiety I guess. Procrastination seems to be one of my strong points š¤š But it has got me thinking about how I can become more proactive... It helps that my other half is a 'do it now' kinda guy and when he has something in his head that he needs to do, it gets done; so he is a great influence. But I need to do a bit of rewiring in my brain... Again... To get over this and stop procrastinating and putting things off. When I discuss this with my friends and colleagues, they always suggest that I'm scared of posting my blog entries (and photos) because I'm scared of what people might say or think... But I can tell you now... A girl with green hair doesn't care what people think (negatively) about me or my posts, and I love a bit of CC, so I still don't really get why I take so long to do something I love doing... It's almost like I'm punishing myself... For what? I don't know! It's stupid! it really is! In reality, I know what I'm talking about through my own experience and so I should be able to post, knowing I'm confident in what I'm posting. So I'm telling you this, to reassure you lovely anxious people, that you can do it if you put your mind to it! My goal for today was to get this posted and that's what I have done (although feeling anxious about pressing the post button). And remind you that you have to push past the thought process of giving up or putting it off! Way, way easier said than done, I know, but you have to stop yourself from thinking 'meh, I'll do it tomorrow', because guys, tomorrow never seems to come. You will keep putting it off until it's too late or you never do whatever it is you need or want to do. You are worth more than the universe, each and everyone of us is... Unfortunately, including the arse holes (just remember there is a reason they are arse holes and it's not you. Treat them with even more kindness than you would your best friend, they need it more than anyone ššš). Please give yourself a chance to shine and believe in yourself, because it doesn't matter if you have 100 or 1000 people behind you cheering you on, if you don't believe in yourself and cheer yourself on, then you won't be able to be true to yourself and seek out the adventures and opportunities you deserve! And don't you dare let any one tell you, you don't deserve it! YOU DO DESERVE IT! (whatever 'it' is). Be who you want to be, act how you want to act, do what you want to do and shoot for the frigging stars! I heard someone say once, that 'you should be interested, not interesting'. Forget what people think about you or your work and as long as you're interested in what your doing, nothing else matters. Share it with the world and shout about it, to find those lovely people that mutually share your interest! Don't try to be interesting by copying or following the crowd because that's what's expected... Follow your own road, your own way! And never be scared to shout about what you love. I hope this has given someone a shove in the right direction to share their passions and feel a little more confident in yourself, to disregard the haters and do your own thing how you wanna do it!! We are all unique individuals and we need to start believing in and celebrating our own unique views and creativity! We are not clones! So stop acting like it! Be the odd one, the weird one, the bold one, the excited one. Most importantly be the happy one! If you suffer with the torment of procrastination or find it hard to focus or motivate yourself in the same or similar way as me, please comment (if your happy to) and we can start a discussion of how we can kick ourselves up the arse to start sharing our uniqueness to world! š We are all in this together, negative comments are welcome any time of the day, however I do prefer the constructive, positive comments, and discussion starters more, so please feel free to get involved whatever your views. If you haven't done so already please do follow me on: -
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Please feel free to share and comment if you relate to anything I write. I'll keep writing and hopefully I don't get stuck in a procrastination battle again š let's hope I have taught myself a lesson through writing this! Be a 'do it now' kinda person like my man teaches me every day! š¤š As always, peace and love to you all! And keep fighting with me! ā¤ļø
Thank you linsay! I'm glad it's not just me. I often have to give myself pep talks to get through social situations and I always worry I'm not going to have anything to say... Which is mad because Iv been nicknamed little miss chatterbox before now, so I know I'll figure something out to talk about... But like you say its that little voice in the back of your mind saying I hope they like me... Sits pretty prominent in my mind, desire being told I'm an easy person to get on with and I'm a very welcoming and accepting person. I was the kid that had no friends and I hate seeing people on their own or that feel they aren'tā¦
Aaaah Jamie I too was, and still am in certain situations, a worryer and over thinker. I too would worry so much about what people would think of me. I would put off certain situations that would normally involve meeting new people. I would try every trick in the book to get out if it, and shamefully told a few white lies. I would get myself in such a worried mess about the whole situation. That I missed out on so much. Then something just clicked, and I got brave, and put myself in these situations and actually started to feel comfortable. Now look at me!!!, I feel a bit like a butterfly, I have broken out of my cocoonā¦