Yay that's awesome Sally, can't wait to hear how it goes for you!
I lacked inspiration a LOT, so if you're feeling that way then don't worry it's completely normal (or at least it was for me). There are a few things that I found helpful:
- Start capturing interesting ideas somewhere (I wrote about this in a previous post called Notice, Note-Take, Curate, Create). I'd start really simply, either using a physical notebook or the Notes app on your phone. Whenever I read or hear or think something interesting, I note it down, no matter how small. This way, if you're stuck then you have a bunch of ideas to draw from.
- In order to have outputs (ie. writing) I need a lot of inputs (reading, listening to podcasts, thinking time etc.). On the days you're really struggling I'd dedicate 5-10 minutes of your 30 minutes to reading an article or a few pages of a book, and then use that as inspiration for the rest of your writing time.
- Chat GPT is awesome for coming up with writing prompts.
- I released ALL pressure from publishing anything last year. I wasn't writing to share or publish, it was purely for me to play around, experiment and build a habit. Having a more fun and playful approach really helped release any blockers.
- Acknowledge there will be days when you don't feel like it and you're over it, and that's totally normal and ok. I remember on one of those days for me I wrote a letter to Writer's Block. It was so silly and not that great a piece of writing, but it didn't matter, because I stuck to the 30 minutes.
- I also originally set end of Jan as my first milestone. Even though I wanted to do it the entire year, that felt really overwhelming, so getting to the end of Jan was the real original goal. Once I got there, the next goal was end of Feb. Once I got there, I felt confident I could keep going.
Ain't that the truth! The hard part is slogging away until you're at the 100th rep, but once you cross that hurdle things get a little easier for sure 💖
This is a great list Anna! I really like # 8 and #10! If not now, then when? is such a powerful question. Life's too short to not try! The worst that happens is we find out instead of wondering. Happy new year!
I’m following your cue Anna, and have set myself the goal of writing for 30 minutes each and every day this year.
Would love to know the types of things your write on the days when you’re lacking inspiration 😞
Yay that's awesome Sally, can't wait to hear how it goes for you!
I lacked inspiration a LOT, so if you're feeling that way then don't worry it's completely normal (or at least it was for me). There are a few things that I found helpful:
- Start capturing interesting ideas somewhere (I wrote about this in a previous post called Notice, Note-Take, Curate, Create). I'd start really simply, either using a physical notebook or the Notes app on your phone. Whenever I read or hear or think something interesting, I note it down, no matter how small. This way, if you're stuck then you have a bunch of ideas to draw from.
- In order to have outputs (ie. writing) I need a lot of inputs (reading, listening to podcasts, thinking time etc.). On the days you're really struggling I'd dedicate 5-10 minutes of your 30 minutes to reading an article or a few pages of a book, and then use that as inspiration for the rest of your writing time.
- Chat GPT is awesome for coming up with writing prompts.
- I released ALL pressure from publishing anything last year. I wasn't writing to share or publish, it was purely for me to play around, experiment and build a habit. Having a more fun and playful approach really helped release any blockers.
- Acknowledge there will be days when you don't feel like it and you're over it, and that's totally normal and ok. I remember on one of those days for me I wrote a letter to Writer's Block. It was so silly and not that great a piece of writing, but it didn't matter, because I stuck to the 30 minutes.
- I also originally set end of Jan as my first milestone. Even though I wanted to do it the entire year, that felt really overwhelming, so getting to the end of Jan was the real original goal. Once I got there, the next goal was end of Feb. Once I got there, I felt confident I could keep going.
I hope this helps xx
Thank you Anna - this is all so helpful and reassuring 💞
Love this. And you never really know if you do love something until you've done it like ~100x. Or more. Best to take a crack at it!
Ain't that the truth! The hard part is slogging away until you're at the 100th rep, but once you cross that hurdle things get a little easier for sure 💖
This is a great list Anna! I really like # 8 and #10! If not now, then when? is such a powerful question. Life's too short to not try! The worst that happens is we find out instead of wondering. Happy new year!