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How do you stay inspired?
Ever wondered how to stay inspired and
create great web pages day after day? Here's how to take
procrastination, apathy, depression, all their toxic cousins, get rid of
them, toss them in the trash, and never be bothered by them again.
According to dictionary.com, inspired
means: To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence.
Hmm, divine influence? How does one stay inspired or "in the spirit?"
Here's a few tricks I've learned along the way, and I hope you can put
them to good use.
Everything you do is infused by the energy with which you do it. If you
feel lousy and are in a bad mood, it's going to come across in your
writing. And it's the writing which is at the core of any web page, its
ability to persuade, inform and communicate.
Procrastination, apathy, listlessness, depression... sheesh, just
writing those words makes me feel like carp ;-). But you know what?
There's an easy way out. Here's a few simple things you can do, to put a
smile on your face, and be happy once again.
If you're feeling down, the worst thing you can do, is think about how
you are feeling. The first thing you have to do is stop thinking about
you. The second is to get your body in motion. The third is to do a
selfless act. Let's get started shall we?
I feel... most depressing thoughts start with "I feel" follow by tired,
or lazy, or depressed... snap out of it by doing something. The easiest
thing to do, and the easiest way to stop thinking about how you feel, is
go for a walk. Doesn't matter rain or shine, 20 minutes later, you're
going to feel very different.
Same thing if you suddenly jump to your feet and do 25 jumping jacks.
Your heart will be pounding, your breathing will be heavy, you'll have
flushed all sorts of toxins out of you body and released all sorts of
good hormones.
Our blood is moved around our bodies by a circulatory system. But most
of the fluid in our bodies is this yellowish stuff called the endocrine
system. It's in charge of moving around all the hormones that get
released into our bodies. Ones that make us feel bad... or great.
Without exercise all that gunk just sits in there. That's why we feel
good after exercise. We've essentially washed away the bad stuff. Trust
me, you might be grumbling and cursing me for the first 10 minutes, but
after walking for 15 you'll feel pretty good. Once you hit the 20 minute
mark, you'll feel like walking for hours.
See you're feeling better already. The first step to beating
procrastination or depression, is to get into motion. You'll find that
your emotion, will always follow in step with your motion. Simply get
into action, even if it's just bouncing a ball for 10 minutes, and
you'll suddenly "I feel..." a whole lot better.
(And at the risk of sounding like your mom, you're probably sitting in
front of the computer for hours and not eating right either. You're not
getting enough raw, uncooked, unprocessed foods. If you take a multi
vitamin with minerals on a daily basis, you'll probably feel a whole lot
better too. Just being low on something like vitamin B5, zinc, potassium
or iron can make a big difference in your mood.)
With procrastination it's a very simple visual technique. Just image how
much bigger the problem will be tomorrow.
If you have a pile of dishes sitting in your sink and you don't do them
today, the pile will only get bigger the next day... and the next.
The trick to beating procrastination, is to not even let it get a
foothold. Do what needs to be done immediately. That includes the
dishes. If you clean as you go, you'll have a lot less dishes after the
meal. And if you do the dishes immediately after eating, there will
never be a pile in the first place.
At the risk of sounding like mom again, this not only applies to dishes,
but everything in life. It could be the monthly accounting for your
business. Dealing with it a little at a time, instead of putting
everything in a shoebox and having a disaster once a year. It could be
paying the bills or taxes. It could be shopping for that wedding
present...
Whatever it is, do what needs to be done first. Then, and only then,
will you have the freedom and peace of mind, to do what you want,
including inspired writing or making new web pages.
Speaking of web pages, the next time you're going to make a batch, don't
think of it like work. If you wake up in the morning and think arrggg,
I've got to make pages to make a living, that's a very weak beam to send
into the universe.
Instead, think of it as helping people. Sure, you may just be making a
minisite about camping stoves, but if you approach it from the angle of
service instead of sales, your attitude and your writing will be a whole
lot different.
If you really put your mind to it, you'll be helping people decide which
camping stove is right for them. What are the differences between white
gas, propane and butane? What's better, one or two burners? What
accessories are available? Which performs better at high altitude?
What's better for hiking. Which is the safest around kids?
As you can see, if you truly set out to help people, it's easy to get
inspired and it doesn't seem like work at all. Oh yea, see... we almost
forgot. We get a commission in exchange for helping them decide which
stove is right for them. Because it doesn't matter which one they
choose, every link leaving our site generates affiliate revenue.
In the words of Ernest Hemingway, "If you find yourself writing the
story, as opposed to the story writing itself, it's time to stop for the
day." Once you are writing though, don't stop. Keep going until you find
yourself stuck.
Tap into that momentum and let it take you for a sweet ride. Hours may
pass before you even notice. And that my friend is true inspiration.
So stop thinking about how you feel. Get up right now and go outside for
a walk. Get the dishes done, clean the office, or whatever else it is
you need to do.
Come back home, sit down in front of your computer and start making web
pages that help somebody else make a decision. Not only will you be more
healthy and energetic, you'll feel happy inside. That's how you stay
inspired. :-)
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