Six Month Challenge

Planning, without taking into account my fluctuating energy, was always going to fail, leaving me feeling frustrated and quietly eroding my confidence. So this week I stopped planning by days and times altogether. No Monday goals. No hourly schedules. No long to-do lists that silently judged me. Instead, I started planning around energy zones. I’ve only been doing this for a few days — but the impact has been immediate.

Ever wondered what happens to our motivation when it seems to disappear? This week, I explore where motivation really comes from, why progress continues even when it feels gone, and how I’m building something more sustainable for the long term. Motivation : What Is It And Where Has Mine Gone ? “As long as you don’t quit, motivation still exists — even in silence.” I’m a bit lost this week. I don’t really know where this challenge is going anymore, and I think that’s because

" Growth doesn’t come from pretending things are fine — it comes from managing what isn’t. We all have negatives. Ignoring them keeps us stuck. Managing them is how we grow. This week was meant to be about me finding my rhythm, getting into some sort of productive and healthy routine and beginning some real change. It turned out to be quite the opposite. Instead, the week proved to be a lesson in negative energy - the things that drain me, derail me, and quietly influence my

“Progress begins the moment courage outweighs comfort—forget the fear of failing and step forward anyway.” This week didn’t start perfectly, that’s fine. But when Friday came and I’d achieved very little, well....that wasn’t so fine. Something had to be done if I was to make any progress in my challenge to improve my life, and that something had to be done now. And, on Friday night something did get done, something that I believe will alter my journey. I realised that you can