It's Been A Month…

I've always been told consistency matters. That's how you achieve results. I guess subconsciously that's been ingrained into my head that if I wasn't always doing something, whatever progress I was striving for would fall off. In full transparency, I still think this way. When taking a break or seeing some progress backslide, it's easy for me to turn into "hands-off mode" as my dad calls it. I tend to give up.

Giving up is never something I'm proud of. I've always wanted to be the go-getter who could do it all. Rather than the fact that that's formally impossible, it ran me dry. I could never and still can't keep up with the goals I set for myself internally.

A slow process that I'm still trying to learn, is that taking a break or seeing progress decline, isn't necessarily a reason to stop trying. Followers will fluctuate, engagement will fluctuate, sales won't happen sometimes. The number on the scale will change everyday, the amount of calories eaten change, the amount of music you listen to will change. Everyday. No two days will hold the same numbers.

It's disheartening. You can be doing everything right and still see nothing. Taking a break or a backslide will inevitably happen. It's not the end. And I'm still learning that. You should too.

I encourage you to make a list of everything you've done. When you feel like you've done nothing in life, refer to this. Add to this. Even something simple. I have two lists of memories I don't want to forget and things I've done that made me feel like a good person. Separate from the numbers. I'll include my list below as a snip-it from a poetry project.

Don't measure progress day by day, step back and see how far you've come.

Sending lots of love and motivation

Becca

list of "reasons why i don't inevitably suck"

• helped carry the hot chocolates to the group of crazy children because the mom only had one free hand

• talked to the guy on the train about surviving heartbreak, he was thankful 

• paid for the girl in front of me’s lunch when her card declined 

• helped the blind lady cross the street

• i’m not buying a new eyelash curler i’m using one i already have

• i took photos for this random couple at the dma and they were so thankful 

• gave a dollar to the homeless man with one leg and he told me to have a great day