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How to Challenge Yourself in Life

July 21, 2021 By in Lifestyle Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

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Everyone needs to find a new challenge in life from time to time. If you’ve found yourself lacking motivation and you want to find a new way of challenging yourself going forward, now is the time to make that happen. It’s never too late or too early to challenge yourself and add a little added spice to life. We’re going to talk today about some of the ways in which you might do that, so keep reading.

Create Goals That Scare You

When you’re setting goals for yourself in life, you should try to create goals that really scare you and make you want to run in the opposite direction. Those are the kinds of goals that force you to leave your comfort zone and maybe even learn more about yourself. In short, they’re exactly the kinds of goals that are worth setting.

Unleash Your Creative Side

It’s never a bad time to express yourself creatively, and it’s often something that we overlook or ignore in life as well. We all need that creative outlet from time to time, and it might be a good idea for you to find a way to express yourself too. Finding a project or a creative skill to learn might give you the outlet for expression that you’ve been searching for.

Take on a Physical Challenge You Have to Train and Prepare For

Taking on a physical challenge is something else you might want to consider. For example, some people make it their aim to climb a particular mountain or to run a marathon. It all depends on what you want to do, but having something that you have to prepare for and get in shape for will give you purpose as well as a real challenge.

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Start a New Life in a New Place

Starting a new life in a completely new location is one of the most drastic and daunting things you can ever do. But it’s nevertheless something that you might want to do if you’re looking for a real challenge in life. If you are going to do this, take into account legal requirements around immigration and indefinite leave to remain processing time 2017. Laws will differ depending on where you’re interested in moving to.

Make an Effort to Make Connections and New Friends

Finally, you should make connections a priority. If you often struggle to meet new people and put yourself out there, challenge yourself to do precisely that. Making connections and being more social than you’re usually comfortable with being is something that might really pay off for you. You’ll make new friends and enhance that side of your character.

If you ever feel as if life is not challenging you anymore, it’s up to you to create your own challenges. At the end of the day, this is all about finding the confidence to leave your comfort zone and pursuing things that’ll help you to grow as a person and experience new things as you do so.

 

 

Happy 8 Years Fashion and Style Police

October 31, 2020 By in Lifestyle Tags: , , , , 10 Comments

Hey blog readers! Fashion and Style Police turned 8 some days ago and I am super excited!  I can’t believe I have been doing this for 8 years already! Time really does fly when you are having fun. I was planning to mark the anniversary in a special way this year but life got in the way and I won’t be doing anything special this time around. Hopefully, we can have a couple of giveaways next year to celebrate and to make up for the quiet anniversary this year. I even almost forgot completely on the anniversary day itself, which was last Sunday. Thankfully, WordPress reminded me and I got to share a quick post on social media.

Happy 8 Years Fashion and Style Police

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This is just a quick post to mark my 8 years of blogging on Fashion and Style Police. I am looking forward to many more happy and prosperous years of blogging. This year has been a rollercoaster for many of us in many different ways but it has also been a rewarding year. I have learned a lot about myself and I have found new ways to work and just be. It is amazing what you can learn and how you can adapt when there is chaos everywhere. Here are 8 things I have learned in my 8 years of blogging –

8 things I have learned in my 8 years of blogging
  1. Be creative. Bring your creative style to your blog. Your creativity could be in your writing tone, pictures, videos, or anything. We are all unique and it is easy to forget that in the saturated blogging industry but you must remember to be yourself.
  2. The more you blog, the better you become. Success is never done overnight. Work on your craft.
  3. Never settle for less than what you want. In my 8 years of blogging, I have never worked for a brand for free. If a brand wants something from you, they should be able to pay for it.
  4. Buy your own domain. This should be the first thing you do when setting your blog up.
  5. Set up your pages on social media platforms with your blog name even if you don’t plan to be active on all platforms. You never know what tomorrow may bring.
  6. Diversify your blog income. You can make money through sponsored posts you write, guest posts sent to you to host, link inclusions in existing posts, banner ads, social media promotions, affiliate links, and so on.
  7. Look for other ways to make money through your blog but outside of it to diversify your income. That could be in freelance writing, virtual assistant, social media management, and so on.
  8. Have fun.

Happy 8 Years Fashion and Style Police!! Thank you!

 

A beginner’s guide to working from home

March 9, 2020 By in Freelancing/Self-employed Tags: , , , , , , , 11 Comments

With all that we have going on, many people will find themselves working from home now. If you are one of those people and working from home is new to you, this beginner’s guide to working from home may help you make the most of it. Working from home can be a blessing and it can be a curse. It depends on your personality and the work you do. I have been working from home for about 6 years now and have tried various techniques to help me stay productive and actually work from home amidst all the distractions. My working from home is going well, and I have recently started studying from home too!

Having reliable WIFI helps me stay productive and I am glad I have a stable internet provider. If you are thinking of working from home, the first thing to do is to run an internet speed test to see if your connection is good enough. Then check out the tips to help you start working from home efficiently.

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Work when you are most productive

You need to figure out when you are most productive and aim to complete the main tasks then. This will allow you to work on other tasks that are not as important or demanding when your concentration levels are low. Being a freelancer means you can set the times you want to work. You may not have to work the traditional 9-5 if those hours don’t favour you. I love the flexibility of setting my hours around when I am most productive. Once you figure this out, you can work from home and get work done.

Have a routine

I love routines. They keep me focused and productive. I would be lost without a clear schedule of how my day needs to go. One of the first things you need to do when you start working from home is to have a routine and stick to it. That way you know what needs doing and when it needs to be done. For every working hour, you have a clear schedule. There should always be room for flexibility when needed. After all that is the beauty of being self-employed. Once you have a routine and you stick to it, you will find working from home easy and productive.

Take regular breaks

Don’t get tempted to keep working without taking regular breaks in between. Remember sitting is the new smoking. It is good to move around for a few minutes after every hour of sitting down. Regular breaks are good for the body and the mind. You could go for a short walk to clear your head or just walk around the house doing chores.

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Days off are important

Back in my early days of working from home, I worked every free time I got and I did this pretty much every day. This is no longer the case for me. I now take a day or 2 off every week and that helps me recharge. It can be difficult to not work every single day, especially if you have just started freelancing. The anxiety or the fear of missing out keeps you grinding, but this is dangerous for your health and productivity. Days off are important so factor these days in when planning your schedule.

Avoid the distractions

I am not easily distracted. The bed, TV, and chores don’t distract me when I need to get work done. If that is the same for you then you will find it easy to work from home. If you are easily distracted, you will need to find ways to deal with your distractions. Working on a chair/table will help so you don’t get too comfy on the bed. Switching the TV off or working in a room without a TV helps too!

Do you work from home? How are you finding it?

 

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