#get started

[positivelypositive]

🌼

here to remind you...

...that starting again is a sign of strength.

a failed attempt is not a failure. every new beginning is an indication that you refuse to give up.

you're willing to start again & again. you're strong, resilient, and brave ✨

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[superstarfighter]

August 26, 2023 :: ugh, so much time has passed since I last posted on here and I've got quite a few things and photos to share still.

But for now, appreciate me being in the university cafeteria, which I love, and I am all by myself here, trying to rush through my paper. I need to hand this one in at the end of the month which is 5 days from today.

I'm writing about inequality in education and it is depressing but I'm currently looking into organisations and programs that counteract on the systemic failures.

#studyblr #study motivation #studyspo #university #teacher to be #Hausarbeiten got me #get started #get studying #study like granger

[breelynnxoxoxo]

COULD REALLY USE YOUR HELP! 💋💋💋

#getting ready #get me going #get started #moving forward #not motivated #get with it #get moving #start the day

[theprincientist]

Cultivate Your LifeStyle - The Life You Want Won't Just Happen. It's Practiced

No one will come and change your life for you. You will not just start exercising or eating better.

There is no moment where it all magically gets better.

You can't wait for life to happen, you have to make a decision to start living life.

Between you and the life you want, there is only a budget and a plan.

With the budget you have, you can live a life with the habits you wish to cultivate and slowly upgrade from there.

Time and money are interchangeable. If you have money you can save time. If you have no money, you will spend more time to achieve your goals.

If your budget is small you will need to dedicate time to understand how you can do what you want within your budget.

Maybe you'll need to plant your own vegetables or work out at home to be healthier before getting that gym subscription.

Maybe you'll have to shop second-hand before going to other stores to get new clothes.

Maybe you'll have to start going to free and cheap places in your city before you get the money to travel abroad.

Maybe it will take you a year of saving to buy that trip.

But get started. How you can. With the resources you have available.

This post is not about telling you to get started.

It is for you to think if you are the type of person that is waiting for perfect conditions for life to begin.

Are waiting to be happy, and healthy. Are you waiting for money to fall from the sky and make things better?

Are you waiting until you have time to read more, laugh more, go out more?

You won't do these things when you have time. You have to make time to do these things.

Make them a priority.

#theprincientistpersonaldevelopment #self improvement #black beauty #black women #melanin #african beauty #black girls travel #gymlife #enjoy life #get started #do it

[downfalldestiny]

Go for it, I dare you 🍁 !.

Mark Victor Hansen says : "Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful".

#Reality #Mark Victor Hansen #I dare you #challenges #Perfect #Obstacles #Get started #Skilled #downfalldestiny #downfall #life #Choices #Grow #Rise #Try #Move on

[videoreligion]

Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh (1991)

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[digitalgirlguide]

it doesn't have to be perfect. you just have to start. - fighting perfectionism

#get started #perfectionism #2024 goals #vision board #advice #digitalgirlguide #Becoming that girl #that girl text

[tapwrites]

How to Start Writing Fiction

Many readers feel the urge to write at some point. But getting started can be daunting. Do I need to build a world for years like Tolkien did? Do I need write it all at once? What structure do I need to use? What do I need to do to write a successful novel?

When you're new to writing, the key first step is... throw all that stuff out the window!

Writing isn't publishing. Writing isn't success. Writing isn't making money. First you've got to be able to write without any of that. If you're lucky, maybe those things will come for you. But you cannot control those things. And so, there is no "way" to make them happen.

Your sole focus should be on what you can actually control--on writing as an activity...

In the early days, you may feel discouraged at not writing amazing stuff. But don't be so harsh on yourself. Think about your favourite book. Do you think it came out as amazing and perfect as it is when you read it? I can tell you for a fact it wasn't.

It came out with glaring flaws and huge issues and grammar problems and all the rest of it--just as yours will. They then spend months, even years polishing it, redrafting, revising, editing, using feedback... to turn it into something that looks like it just "came out that way" effortlessly.

Think of what you first write as a first draft, not the final version you'd see on the shelves for the world to see. When you start writing a new story, your job is to throw down messy blobs of clay--simply getting raw material on the table so you can work with it. Later you'll shape it into something pleasing to the eye... something that looks like it just fell out of the sky fully formed, painted, and glazed into its beautiful final form.

You don't know how to shape it yet. You will, over time. But for now...

All your focus should be on throwing down messy clay.

And by that, I mean, get used to writing new stuff. You don't need it to be good, you don't need it to be the next hit, you don't need it to be long. You don't even need others to see it! You just need to be able to write words.

Writing short pieces or short stories is a great thing to aim for at the start. Nothing fancy. That way when you want to improve later down the line, you'll at least be able to write something new to try out what you've learned. You could even make a new draft of something old you wrote with your new understanding.

But then... even knowing how to begin that stage can be daunting. How do people write? It varies.

Every writer has their own process, their own methods, their own style. There are generally considered two extreme ends to the method of writing:

Discovery writers make stuff up as they write the story. If you don't yet know what your preference is, I'd recommend starting here.

Just sit down, put pen to paper, and write what pops into your head. Find out what comes next as you write it.

Note, you don't have to put literal pen to literal paper. But "pen-or-pencil-to-paper, or finger-to-key, or voice-to-dictation-software" isn't nearly so pithy. However you like to record words, record them! XD Don't worry about what medium to use, what equipment, what software... use whatever is easiest to get out of the way and get on with writing!

A good way of getting started with this is an exercise: Freewriting Exercise to Stretch the Writing Muscles This gives you a short challenge that forces you to stop worrying about what comes next and if it's good and how to publish it and stuff like that... put all those aside, and get into the flow! Just start writing!

Give it a good try at least. Even if you don't turn out to be a discovery writer, being able to get into the flow of writing is still going to be a valuable skill as you progress.

And you may come up with new ideas for full stories, and start on those!

If you're finding you lock up in the face of the infinite possibilities of making-it-up-as-you-go... you may want to try a little outlining.

Outline writers make stuff up before they write the story.

So... they still sit down, they still put pen to paper, and they still write what pops into their head. But they don't do it in prose form. They do it in outline form. Then they turn their outline into prose form later.

This might be bullet points of important plot beats. It may include summaries of various characters and world elements.

I'd recommend just dipping your toe in before going full-bore into being an outliner. Somewhere else, just write a short line for something that will happen in the scene after the one you're writing. Or a short line about what happens at the end. You don't need to stick to that plan. It's simply a little pointer to give you just enough direction to not feel lost while writing.

Outlining can be a lot of fun by itself though! You can spend hours, days... years noodling with worldbuilding and moving plot points around, and never actually writing any of the story at all!

The problem is, it can be too fun. You can feel productive while actually spinning your wheels in worldbuilding-land. Getting stuck like this is referred to as (thunder sound effect) "WORLDBUILDER'S DISEASE!!!" (evil laugh)

Remember that writing isn't worldbuilding. Writing isn't outlining. Those can be part of your process. But...

A writer is a storyteller

You can do all the worldbuilding and outlining you want to and still be unable to write that story, because you have no practise writing.

So please, please, practise writing. Whether you're an ouliner or a discovery-writer, you still need to actually write to get started as a writer.

It can even happen that you have great fun outlining a story, but when you try to sit down and put pen to paper all that drive and fun has left you.

You may think, "How could I do such a grand vision justice?" Or, "Writing the story just isn't as fun as inventing the world and what happens!" "Am I destined to only make up worlds and outline things but never write a real story?"

These are telltale signs your brain enjoys discovering new things the most. That's probably what made outlining and worldbuilding so fun! But it also means that when you come to writing the story itself, you're no longer discovering anything, no longer imagining new things on a blank map of possibility...

Now you're following a very narrow route you've set for yourself and feel like you can't put a foot out of place because it's so carefully constructed that it could ruin everything if you do!

If you recognise that feeling, back off from outlining. You're probably a discovery writer. Sure, you can just worldbuild and outline for fun. Nothing wrong with that if you enjoy it. If your goal is to write stories, however, you've got to dial in that balance of planning and improvising that your brain likes.

This is why every writer has their own way of writing. Their own routines, their own process... it's whatever method their brain likes that also lets them get a story down.

So this is how to get started writing. To write stories. To figure out how you like to write.

When you've got past that point, and you're comfortably writing new stories... still try to hold off from wanting to become the next hit author and write the next epic fantasy or 5-book series. You can get to those if you want to, later down the line.

To even get published in the first place, you'll need to not just be a writer, but a good writer. So next, focus on becoming a good writer.

A good writer isn't publishing. A good writer isn't success. A good writer isn't making money. Those things do not define who is a good writer and who is not.

A good writer crafts the experience of the reader

You can only do that if you a) know what experience you want the reader to have, and b) know how to use language to shape the reader's experience into what you want it to be.

How can you do that? It's actually fairly simple. I have another article about the different things you should be doing to reach this next step: How to Become a Better Writer

So start your writing journey today, and I'll hopefully see you over there soon :D

#writing #get started #start #begin #fiction #discovery #outlining

[mattsmemes]

#meme #mattsmemes #memes that make you go hmmm #cat meme #cat memes #relatable #relateable #unstoppable #get started #called out #gurl same

[blacksmithingreststop]

hello, i am a guy interested in learning how to forge. i have, however, absolutely no idea how to start, what to invest in etc. so yea if you could give me some tips that'd be great. if you cannot it's ok, neat blog btw

Thanks, and right on man! you really only need a couple tools to get started: Hammer, anvil/or any metal piece you can use to hit on, a heat source and some tongs/pliers. For a hammer I recommend any smooth surfaced 2lb wood handled sledge to start. My first one i got at walmart for 10$. For an anvil, harbor freight has a really decent Doyle 60# one, has amazing reviews for a little over $100. If that's out of reach, go to any salvage yard and get a block or any metal object that is bigger than what your working with really. The forge itself, there are many options. I recommend propane, since coal isn't always available to everyone locally. You can get an inexpensive one on amazon for about $80. Or make your own charcoal forge out of firebrick, and something to force air into the fire. Probably need 6 fire bricks at most (2-3$ per brick on average). Get creative! Tongs/pliers: My first pair of "tongs" were literally a pair of irwin slip jaw pliers. Anything to hold the metal. The anvil, hammers, and tongs can also usually be found at flea markets/antique shops for a good price. Found a railroad track anvil for $20 at one. Small metal bucket for water to quench the steel or just cool off areas you don't want to shape. Don't forget welding gloves, and eye protection!! I'd say a bare bones caveman style setup. you are looking at about $50 if you improvise a lot. A decent budget for legit basics you are looking at $250- $350

Do research, I highly recommend watching: DF - in the shop, Christ centered ironworks, or black bear forge for looking up their takes on getting started. Essential Craftsman is also an amazing channel to look at too though he isn't only about Blacksmithing. Good luck and may the Forge be with you my friend!

#blacksmith #beginning #forging #hand forged #oldschool #handmade #hobby #get started

[getfitgoodvibes]

30 Minute Exercise Bike w/ Intervals | GFGV

#youtube #exercise bikes #exercise bike workouts #home fitness #get started #exercise regular #stay active #get fit good vibes #get fit goodvibes #YouTube videos

[positivelypositive]

💜

if it seems like...

...life is a lot for you to handle right now, then please know that it WILL get better.

life has no option but to ride the sine wave of good and bad times. it may take a while sometimes but the flip side always shows up.

keep holding on. you got this ✨

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[infiniteideasinc]

#motivation #inspiration #creative inspiration #creative process #get started #let's go #Youtube

[themandalalady]

23-201 Commitment #5

Today’s Mandala Message: Just Start This week I’m working through Principle #35 from Jack Canfield’s “The Success Principles” entitled “99% is a Bitch; 100% is a Breeze”. I set my intention today to ponder a small step I can take to get started on one of my projects. As it turns out, today is the anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon and his famous quote about how his first…

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[travelinglowcarb]

Make Today Count! 🎯❣️

Every morning you have a new opportunity to become a happier version of yourself. 🫶

https://www.travelinglowcarb.com/31802/mindset-and-motivation/

What are you going to do today?

#create your life #monday #mondaymotivation #happiness #weight loss motivation #get motivated #motivatedmindset #motivation #inspiring quotes #life quote #quoteoftheday #get started #takecontrolofyourhealth #takecontrolofyourlife #self love #loveyourself #mindset #mindful eating

[twgregory]

Energize your morning: The power of a simple body weight workout

Greetings, fellow adventurers, Today, I want to share with you the transformative power of starting your day with a simple, body weight workout. As our lives become increasingly fast-paced, it’s crucial to find ways to nourish our minds and bodies, setting a positive tone for the day ahead. Engaging in a morning workout routine can be a game-changer, and here’s why. Amplified Energy Levels:By…

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