Have you ever set yourself a goal or challenge and failed? Or…..you had set yourself a challenge and succeeded! If you really think about it, was it the goal or the challenge that was the biggest pay off or was it the journey as much as the goal? For me it was more the journey to the goal! It was the mind set and the overall feeling of knowing that I was working towards an end that made me feel motivated and inspired.

When you set yourself a goal or challenge, you not only have something to show at the end of it, but you build up that motivation, the mindset and the skillset to apply the dedication in other areas of your life. Much like going to the gym, you need to build your muscle and taking a course or giving yourself a challenge for a day, week, month or year helps build the mind to tackle other things in your life.

When I started my challenge, I actually wasn’t sure I could do it. I felt very concerned that I wouldn’t get the time, but as the days went on and I painted a piece of artwork each day, I got quicker and I got more and more confident. I then felt a big increase in my self esteem which meant I tendered for more projects that I wouldn’t have had the confidence to do before and to I learnt to say yes to offers of works regarding large murals and huge creative tasks. I not only could produce work quicker for clients, but I became more skilled and confident in my art work which lead to other areas of my life becoming more and more inspired.

I ENDED UP SELLING THEM IN SHOPS AND TURNING THEM INTO GREETING CARDS

Even on those days when I didn’t want to paint anything, pushing myself to do it, even if it wasn’t that great a result, it was worth the effort as at the end of the year I had learnt so much about myself.

That I can trust myself. I can believe in myself and I can achieve what I set out to do.

I NOW USE THEM IN MY ART CHANNEL WHICH HELPS PEOPLE SEE WHAT THEY ALSO CAN PRODUCE

Set a challenge for yourself today. Maybe it is a week of getting up early or a month of going to the gym. It could be a course you sign up to, ignoring the fear that you wont be any good!

The results from taking a risk and setting yourself up for success, transforms your life as there is no such thing as failure if you think about it as everything tried is something we learn from!

Come join me for an Accountability class for £3.00 and see how you feel after you’ve set yourself a goal or challenge and smashed it in that hour!

Have a wonderful day and let me know how you get on.

Love Emmylou xxx