Life Responds to Effort

“I’m not where I want to be, but I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”

Ya it’s a little cheesy, but isn’t it refreshing?

Maybe you feel “behind” or “stuck” or maybe you’re even considering making a huge life or business change.

Instead of looking outward for confirmation on how you’re doing in life, choose to look inward.

Are you living a life in sync with your values?

Do you keep the promises you make with yourself?

Are you cheering yourself on or are you fully relying on others to do that for you?

I believe the sooner we tap into our inner selves, the happier we’ll be.

Now with all that being said, that doesn’t mean you can just sit there and “attract” everything on your vision board.

Life responds to effort!

And when your effort aligns with your inner voice, that’s where the true magic happens.

Here are 3 ways to make sure you’re putting in the maximum effort everyday:

1. Intentional Planning

Are you making consistent steps towards your ultimate vision?

Or are you reacting and hoping you get something done?

I’m not going to give you a talk on “this is how you should schedule your day”, but I will encourage you to look at how you use your time.

What things should you NOT be doing that you’re doing on a consistent basis?

Maybe you do get some stuff done, but just enough to get by.

Do you find yourself completing a task and then spending the next hour scrolling on Instagram to reward yourself for your efforts?

Maybe it’s time to replace that with a short 15 minute walk.

Are you doing more maintenance tasks than move-the-needle tasks?

There needs to be a balance, otherwise those big dreams you have will struggle to exist.

So take some time to write out what an intentional day looks like for you.

2. Keep The Promises You Make With Yourself

Too many people lack the self-awareness to realize they are directly affecting their own self-confidence when they don’t do what they said they were going to do.

You were intentional about planning your day, now be intentional about how you spend your day!

This is where most people fall flat on their face.

When it comes time to get off the couch and actually complete something, the struggle can be real.

I think we’ve become so accustomed to living a life high on dopamine from endless hours in front of a screen, that we don’t realize how addicted we are to only doing things that are “comfortable”.

If this is a problem for you, I suggest you create a plan to replace the majority of unnecessary screen time with something else that helps you level up.

Once I realized how my daily actions directly impacted my inner voice and confidence, I made it a point to keep the promises I made with myself.

And my life hasn’t been the same since!

3. Surround Yourself With Others Chasing Their Dreams

Entrepreneurship and being a content creator can often times be a lonely road.

And I think we each need a genuine support system of some sort to keep us sane and moving forward.

There’s nothing more motivating than having a group of solid friends who believe in you and push you to succeed.

When you’re cheering them on and they’re doing the same for you, you can’t help but think positively about where you’re headed.

And it refocuses your energy on the tasks that actually matter and turns you away from the ones that don’t.

This is one of the reasons why I started Happy Creatiive Coaching.

I noticed an incredible amount of creators that just needed that community aspect to help them level up and get “unstuck”.

And I’m extremely grateful to be a small part of it!

We all have incredible potential inside of us, sometimes we just need a supportive community to help us realize it.

I hope these tips helped you get more clear on where you’re headed in your life.

Let’s get after it👊🏻

-Landon

PS - This video with Todd Pedersen was the inspiration behind this week’s topic. You can check out the video HERE.

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