How to Think Better Thoughts

You get to choose your thoughts. They’re just sentences you make up in your head.

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Thinking About Running vs Actually Running

Okay so when I set my August goals, I decided that I would run 2x per week.

And to be honest, I've been dreading it 

I've been telling myself I'm "working up to it" these last few months by walking.

But in my heart I know that's just an excuse.

So this week, I did it. Both times. And it wasn't that bad at all.

The actual running part was easy.

It was thinking about running that took all the effort.

• Thinking about putting on my shoes and going out in the cold.

• Thinking about how to fit it into my schedule.

• Thinking about when I could take my post-run shower.

But it's never the actual task. Ever. It's all just mind drama.

New thoughts I'm practicing:

• Running is easy.

• I am a runner. It's who I am.

• I get to choose how I feel about this.

• I am unstoppable.

Note to self: No more mind drama about the thing. Just do the thing.

Your unhelpful thoughts are eating your dreams alive

Your unhelpful thoughts are eating your dreams alive.

Because when we think an unhelpful thought, we take unhelpful action.

It's 11:59pm right now. Fact.

I do not feel like writing. Thought.

Only the first one is true.

The second one is just a sentence I made up in my head.

"I don't feel like writing" isn't going to get me to write. So why am I choosing to think it?

I can just make up a new sentence in my head instead.

It's 11:59pm right now. Fact.

"I'm the kind of person who can push through discomfort for her goals." Thought.

A much more helpful thought.

Because now I am writing.

If I allowed myself to accept the first thought, I would have gone to bed already without following through on my commitment to write.

You get to choose your thoughts.
They're just sentences you make up in your head.

So what thoughts do you need to think to get what you want today?

10x The Effort

What if you put in 10x the effort?

Just for this week.

Just to test it.

What if you spoke to 10x the people?

Sent 10x the emails?

Did 10x the reps?

Put in 10x the hours?

What if that’s all that’s standing between you and your result?

Are you willing to put in 10x the effort to create the result you want?

2200 Members

Okay. This is kind of crazy, but we’re at 2200 members in my Impossible Girls Facebook Group. Whaaaat?!

I’m so excited about how quickly this group has grown. I started it on April 1st, 2020.

So in four months, we’re at 2200 members.

Even though I am kind of surprised, this was not an accident.

This was very deliberate.

It was a hustle.

It was a grind.

For the first 12 days, I didn’t have anyone join at all.

Zero people.

I was too afraid to invite people because I thought I wasn’t “ready”.

And in June, when I didn’t invite anyone the whole month because I was focused on other things, we might have got about 10 new members.

This is a massive learning lesson for me:

Facebook groups don’t grow themselves.

Goals don’t hit themselves.

You get to make your goals happen.

Friendship Goals

Behind everything I do, I have the most incredible support team.

My family, my partner, my friends, my coaches.

But there is one person who makes the biggest difference in my life.

My best friend, Georgia.

She was the one who forced me to press publish on my first ever blog post in 2017.

She is the one who risks her safety to get bizarre shots of me for Instagram.

She is the one who helped me write a viral post of 31k likes this week.

And she is the one who I can share anything with, and never feel judged.

You know when people say “I wouldn’t be where I am right now without you”?

That’s an understatement for how I feel about Georgia.

I can’t thank her enough.

#friendshipgoals

My Ideal Schedule

July was super intense with a ton of goals to hit, so in August I’m back into my daily work ethic.

I’ve created myself a plan of what my day looks like as the future ideal version of me, and I’m stepping into that version of me now by living her schedule.

Here’s what that looks like:

• CEO time from 10am to 11am (emails, connecting with my audience, writing my blog)

• Coaching calls from 11am to 3pm

• Growing my audience and connecting with people from 3pm-4pm

• Doing a weekly task 4pm-5pm (e.g. filming, editing, PR, emailing my list, or doing a Livestream)

I’m super excited about this new schedule. I set it up from 10am-5pm so I will actually get a chance to have my evenings off. I realised that although I have been hustling a lot, I haven’t been working very efficiently. So following this ideal schedule is my challenge this month!

What is your ideal schedule?

The Power of Helpful Thinking

It’s really started to dawn on me: positive thinking isn’t the answer – helpful thinking is.

Sometimes a “negative” thought is more helpful than a positive thought.

E.g. FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) can be more motivating than the desire to join in.

For the last few days, I’ve been in conscious awareness of my thoughts, regularly asking myself “Is this thought helpful?”

Helpful thoughts might not guarantee I hit my goals. But they do give me a better chance.

Some helpful thoughts I’ve been having:

• Michael Jordan would do it.

• I’m willing to do whatever it takes.

• I’m ready.

• I can do this.

• I am enough.

• I don’t want to look back and think I didn’t make the most of this opportunity.

• What would my ideal self do?

Whatever you’re struggling with right now, no matter how good or bad it may seem – you can change your thought to be more helpful.

What thoughts are helpful for you to achieve your goals?

August 2020 Goals

It’s time for August Goal Setting!

1. Run 2x a week

2. Put out a YouTube video every week (and start a video release “day”)

3. Show up every day in my Facebook Group with mega value

4. Learn the YouTube Algorithm

5. Create a way to make my work more environmental/sustainable/contributing to climate action

What are your August goals?

Let me know!

Q&A: Career, Passion & Imposter Syndrome

Today I’m answering your questions about my work, how I found my passion, my evening routine, and my best advice.

I’d love to know what you think, so please leave me a comment!