I recently made an inspirational corner in my room. It's not finished yet. I'm going to be making a vision board to put on the corkboard and will be finding some more inspirational quotes and pictures to include. Loving it so far though ☺️

I usually have no problem waking up in the early mornings to get started on whatever I need to work on. For me, it feels better to know that my tasks have been completed as the day goes along. By lunch time or early afternoon I have usually put a dent in the to do list usually for work/school. This also allows me to look forward to a more creative afternoon/evening to focus on things that I am more passionate about.

The fear of failing has been a huge obstacle for me over the years. Growing up, I can remember times that I told those close to me my dreams and goals. I even went as far as to tell them the reasoning behind why I wanted to do whatever goal I had in mind. To my dismay, they were sometimes met with such cynical backlash, and reasons why it wouldn't come to fruition, that made me feel stuck and unsupported. I learned to suppress the idea of sharing my thoughts and kept them to myself. I now realize that I developed a fixed mindset as I worried about who will have what to say, and how those words could possibly discourage me. I am still a dreamer, but have been very hesitant to share what I have going on as I don't have all the answers on how to make them reality. The explanation of Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset, has ignited something in me for sure. I also see myself adapting the concept of failing forward, and putting effort to learning as much as I can. This has left me very inspired and I will be referring to this article frequently - Thank you! ☺️

Taking the time to do this mind map really was meditative for me. It took me a minute or two to come up with a few adjectives to describe ME, but they started trickling in after the first one. I will definitely spend more time in this reflective space in order to strengthen my self love and confidence. I am happy, I am kind, I am Calm, I am determined, are just a few examples I came up with. ☺️

I am an INFJ - I find myself on the introverted side of things. I do appreciate connecting with people but find that I have to recharge alone, especially when interacting for a long period of time. While in discussion I usually take a moment to get my thoughts together before adding my 'two cents' in - I have a lot to say, but I find that I take interest in how its presented and the impact it will (hopefully) have. I am a dreamer and creative and go off of what 'feels right' , and what could be. I have a lot of great ideas and goals I want to see come to fruition. Empathy and consideration has been a blessing and a curse, as I am usually able to put myself in peoples shoes and be considerate to their circumstance - but for whatever messed up reason - kindness can be misconstrued as weakness instead of strength. I believe it is a strength. The last one that really stood out to me is the need to plan and organize. For the most part I am on top of my game as far as organization for outside commitments like work or even doing things for friends and family. I find that I procrastinate a bit more in organizing my personal goals and making them a reality. I'm not sure why that is but I'm acknowledging it and hope to turn that around.