Motivational Mantra of the Month 1 | June 2013

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Motivational Mantra time :)
Sorry its late this week, but its better late than never, eh?

I think this speaks for itself really. I'm a serial worrier, from the trivial to the serious. I can worry about anything, even things that could never happen. I like to keep this quote on my mirror to give myself a bit of perspective. It was only once I'd done my GCSE's that I could really understand that my worries weren't that important and to take life less seriously. I think its great to quickly do for a reality check. Most of my worries I can't remember and i find it helps me to let the stupid things go. 

Let me know if you like these motivational mantras, I hope that they're useful.

Ciao for now, G x

Motivational Mantra of the Month 5 | May 2013

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Today's quote is about accepting that what will be will be, and there's no point worrying about something that you can't change.

These kind of quotes are significant for me because I can't let things go... When I felt that an exam didn't go well for me, I'd be plagued for days about it getting wave after wave of 'I feel so bad about that exam, I don't want to exist, it was awful, I've ruined my life forever...'

Except it never did ruin my life, and the majority of the time it really wasn't that bad. 

So the quote is basically saying that if you spend all your time worrying about how yesterday went badly, then you waste the time that you could be using to make the most of today. 

So if you've been worrying about something - make the decision to let it go, and concentrate on today...

Ciao for now, G x

Motivational Mantra of the Month 4 | May 2013

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It's that time again - another motivational mantra!

Today's is:

Ok, so this is quite a harsh quote, I get that.. But I think that sometimes being blunt is the best way to chivvy you along to just get on with it. A lot of the quotes I use seem to faff around, sound great and look intelligent. With this one, you get straight to the point:

If you do something stupid, and you feel silly/embarrassed/mortified/I-want-to-die....

Then it's your own fault, and there's a reason that you feel that way. Hopefully you won't do it again. And for those doing exams the best example of how this helps is mock exams - every question that you get wrong in the mock exam (should) make you revise and not make the same mistake again - it's painful for a reason!

Good luck to everyone doing exams at the moment. Hope these quotes help you :)

Ciao for now, G x

Motivational Mantra of the Month 3 | May 2013

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So, week 3 of mantras for May. We're coming to the middle of exam time, so as motivation until the end of the exams I'm sharing with you this quote:

There are two different quotes here, but both of them say the same thing. Things may be difficult now, but if you keep at it then they can only get easier. 

There's not much else that I can say really, but I find this a comfort when I find what I'm doing challenging  - I even used it when I was teaching myself HTML which has been very challenging at times.

I hope this helps to spur you on with whatever you find challenging at the moment, being at work or exams or even if you're learning a new skill :)

Ciao for now, G x

Motivational Mantra of the Month 2 | May 2013

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Phew, it's been a while since I last posted. Well 3 days felt like a long time...
So, as promised, this is the second installment of weekly mantras for May/June. They're on the theme of exams, and I hope that they'll get you guys through, but most of them can be applied to everyday life as well.

Anyone who's done exams (or even just something that's really important that you've spent ages preparing for) knows the disappointment when you come out of the exam (or whatever else) and you think it's gone bad. And I'm the kind of person who worries about it. And worries about it. And worries about it some more. 

I discovered this quote only recently and I wish that I'd have known it when I was doing exams last year. I'm the kind of person who really feels any kind of failure, even if it isn't really a failure, I just take it as though it is. So I really try and listen to that part of the quote.

But I also like the first half. Success doesn't really happen to me in the way that I want to, but I think, not letting it go to your head is really grounding, and reminds you to appreciate what you've got and not to go mad if things go the way you want to!

Hope this helps you all :)

Ciao for now, G x

Motivational Mantra of the Month | May 2013

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A new month - a new mantra.
I've decided to do a mantra every Wednesday for May and June, especially for those taking exams in the coming months. But they'll also be useful as an everyday approach to life. 
(Which is how I use them at the moment)

And this really is true. Even if you have an amazing talent, if you don't put the work in , you won't get the results that you deserve. This was my art teacher's motto. She'd read it in a fortune cookie and made a poster for the wall. Every time I was a little down about my work, comparing it to other peoples, she'd point to the sign. After a while, I had to ask her - which am I, hard-working or talented? She said: "You're a bit of both Grace, you'll be fine".  A* GCSE later, I decided that she must've been right. 

That faith from my teacher really kept me calm in the exam - so good luck to those who are doing exams this month - you'll do fine don't worry.

I have faith in you!

And to everyone else - I hope this motivates you, if you put the work in now, you'll have less to do later (I know it's easier said than done...). It'll be over before you know it!

Ciao for now, G x

Introducing: Motivational Mantra of the Month

Hello there!
New month, new challenges, new opportunities. 

It's the 1st day of a brand new month, and with it comes a new feature to my blog:

'Motivational Mantra of the Month' 

I want to help inspire you to try new things, life life to the full and be the best version of you so each new month I'll share with you a motivational mantra that I try and live my life by. 

This month the motivational mantra is:

It is also featured in my sidebar, so you'll be reminded of it every time you read my blog. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

This is my favourite saying and I find that it is the most important one for me to take notice of. I have a tendency to become very downhearted when things don't work out for me, so I focus on this saying to keep me going. And it reassures me that I just have to keep trying. 

I hope that this saying will inspire you today - You CAN do it!

(Hopefully inspire you to follow my blog)

Ciao for now, G x