When you struggle with motivation and staying focused, it can feel like fighting an uphill battle with yourself. You feel blocked by an invisible wall – whether it’s fear, self-doubt, distraction, or a sense of just being overwhelmed.

If you are having these thoughts, please know that you DO have what it takes, and what you’re experiencing is very normal. And it’s also solvable! You just need the right tools.

Take it from me – it is really, really hard to change these behavior patterns through sheer will power alone. (You'd think it’d be easy to control your own behavior, but it sure as shit is not.)

Because your subconscious is stronger than will power, and it's fighting against you.

But there are techniques and strategies that actually work. They vary from the woo-woo spiritual to the very mundane. Some of them provide a small boost today, others will have a slow-motion impact over the next 10 years, and others can completely change your way of being within a few days (that's not an overstatement).

Business, Inspiration & MotivationAshley ChymiyFebruary 9, 2018productivity, new business owner, motivation, focus, creativity, confidence

Resilience as a New Entrepreneur

Hello, wonderful you! Ashley here, coming at you analog-style.

That’s right – I’m writing this post with a good old fashioned pen, on good old-fashioned paper, using my good old-fashioned hand. (Okay, it has to be typed up at some point, but this draft is totally old school).

Why am I writing this blog post by hand? Well, just moments ago, I was settling in at my desk to write my weekly-ish blog post. I’ve worked over the past few months to maintain a regular blogging habit, and it was time to reinforce it.

But just as I pulled open a new document, the power went out.

Yep – no flickering, no off, then on, then back off. Just out, FOREVER.

Okay, not forever. It will come back on eventually I’m sure (unless this is the end of the world, in which case this day is going very differently from what I expected).

I’ll be honest – for a split-second I thought, “Oh well! Too bad! The universe doesn’t want me to blog, I guess. After all, my blog post ideas are in a Word doc I obviously can’t access right now.”

Inspiration & Motivation, Mindset, BusinessAshley ChymiyJune 22, 2017motivation, resilience, entrepreneurship, habit, blogging, persistence, inspiration, writing, manifesting, imperfection, grit, learning, growing, confidence