5 Ways to Get Out of Your Own Head
You CAN get out of your head and crush any obstacles in your way.
I have goals I want to achieve, but at times they seem crazy which makes me feel inadequate.
Do you ever feel your goals are way out of reach?
Do you have a dream, a vision, and think man if only I had a magic wand I could do this?
Do you ever get super excited about something and then doubt starts to creep in and you begin to think there’s no way you can do it. That you were crazy to even think about the possibility?
I know I’ve been there. To feel doubt is to be human.
There are always going to be obstacles in the path to your dreams. If it were easy, it wouldn’t be a dream.
More than likely the ONLY thing holding you back from all you’ve ever wanted is YOU.
Most of us are our own worst enemies. Even the most successful person on the planet has those moments of doubt when they wonder if their dreams are even possible.
To be successful and live your most happy and fabulous life you need to get out of your own head. You need to stay positive and as my boot camp instructor says, ‘have that can do attitude!’ Though I will be the first to admit at 5:30 am my attitude is rarely CAN DO and sometimes I want to punch her in the face. But I don’t because she really is a lovely person and I completely agree with her point – half the battle is just showing up!
So what do you do if you’re in that funk of thinking you’re not enough, and you can’t do it?
You have to actively TAKE OUT THE TRASH.
Your head trash, so its’ festering negativity no longer has any place in your mind.
One negative thought can spiral you out of control into an entire mindset of negativity. You can’t let that happen and derail you so I thought I’d share with you some tips I use to push that negativity out and bring the positivity in.
1. Affirmations – I can’t stress enough how important daily affirmations are to your mental health. You know that saying, ‘fake it until you make it?’ It can be easier with a dose of positivity in the morning. I have audio affirmations by Louisa Hay that I absolutely love, I read a Christian devotional each morning, and have other various books and apps that I turn to depending on my mood. You might not believe you are awesome, but you absolutely should keep saying it until you do. Because you ARE! You just need to BELIEVE it!
2. Being Grateful – It can be easy to focus on all the things you don’t have or haven’t accomplished, and while we all have bad days, weeks, months, it’s easier to focus on the bad and forget all the good. Which I usually find outweighs the bad, it just doesn’t always seem that way. I write down what I’m grateful for each day. Some days are easier than others, but this process makes me realize that I have so many awesome things in my life that I shouldn’t get so caught up in what hasn’t happened yet. Because look at all I’ve accomplished thus far in life. Sometimes we get so focused on the next we don’t take the time to savor the past and use it as momentum to push us forward.
3. Have an accountability partner – That friend who can pick you up when you’re feeling down. The person who can give you the kick in the pants when needed and tell you to go get ‘em even when you don’t want to. It’s good to share your goals with someone or many someones. Nothing wrong with telling everyone you meet what your big goals are. In fact, you should. When you talk about your goals not only do they become more real, but you have people to share your journey with.
4. Listen to your favorite song – music has a way of motiving me like nothing else in a short time frame. Like in the 4 minutes 32 seconds the radio edit version of It Takes Two by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock last. That song is a guaranteed miracle worker for me. We all have the certain song or two guaranteed to put a smile on our face regardless of what’s going on. So make sure they’re on your phone so you can plug in those headphones and jam out.
5. Take a beat – stop thinking about what’s got you freaked out and relax. Grab a latte and a good book. Take a nap or go for a walk. Anything that will distract you and take your mind off obsessing over what’s getting you down. Sometimes we are so focused on what we want that it’s all consuming and that’s not healthy. Strong focus YES obsessing NO.
Being happy, being positive, being motivated have one thing in common.
They ALL TAKE WORK! But you can do it.
I’d love to hear from you about how you get out of your own head and stay positive.
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