Ever wondered how to stay inspired and be happy day after day? Here's how to take procrastination, apathy, depression, all their toxic cousins, get rid of them, toss them in the trash, and never be bothered by them again.

According to dictionary.com, inspired means: To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence.

Hmm, divine influence? How does one stay inspired or "in the spirit?" Here's a few tricks I've learned along the way, and I hope you can put them to good use.

Everything you do is infused by the energy with which you do it. If you feel lousy and are in a bad mood, it's going to come across in your writing. And it's the writing which is at the core of any web page, its ability to persuade, inform and communicate.

Procrastination, apathy, listlessness, depression... sheesh, just writing those words makes me feel like carp ;-). But you know what? There's an easy way out. Here's a few simple things you can do, to put a smile on your face, and be happy once again.

If you're feeling down, the worst thing you can do, is think about how you are feeling. The first thing you have to do is stop thinking about you. The second is to get your body in motion. The third is to do a selfless act. Let's get started shall we?

I feel... most depressing thoughts start with "I feel" follow by tired, or lazy, or depressed... snap out of it by doing something. The easiest thing to do, and the easiest way to stop thinking about how you feel, is go for a walk. Doesn't matter rain or shine, 20 minutes later, you're going to feel very different.

Same thing if you suddenly jump to your feet and do 25 jumping jacks. Your heart will be pounding, your breathing will be heavy, you'll have flushed all sorts of toxins out of you body and released all sorts of good hormones.

Our blood is moved around our bodies by a circulatory system. But most of the fluid in our bodies is this yellowish stuff called the endocrine system. It's in charge of moving around all the hormones that get released into our bodies. Ones that make us feel bad... or great.

Without exercise all that gunk just sits in there. That's why we feel good after exercise. We've essentially washed away the bad stuff. Trust me, you might be grumbling and cursing me for the first 10 minutes, but after walking for 15 you'll feel pretty good. Once you hit the 20 minute mark, you'll feel like walking for hours.

See you're feeling better already. The first step to beating procrastination or depression, is to get into motion. You'll find that your emotion, will always follow in step with your motion. Simply get into action, even if it's just bouncing a ball for 10 minutes, and you'll suddenly "I feel..." a whole lot better.

(And at the risk of sounding like your mom, you're probably sitting in front of the computer for hours and not eating right either. You're not getting enough raw, uncooked, unprocessed foods. If you take a multi vitamin with minerals on a daily basis, you'll probably feel a whole lot better too. Just being low on something like vitamin B5, zinc, potassium or iron can make a big difference in your mood.)

With procrastination it's a very simple visual technique. Just image how much bigger the problem will be tomorrow.

If you have a pile of dishes sitting in your sink and you don't do them today, the pile will only get bigger the next day... and the next.

The trick to beating procrastination, is to not even let it get a foothold. Do what needs to be done immediately. That includes the dishes. If you clean as you go, you'll have a lot less dishes after the meal. And if you do the dishes immediately after eating, there will never be a pile in the first place.

At the risk of sounding like mom again, this not only applies to dishes, but everything in life. It could be the monthly accounting for your business. Dealing with it a little at a time, instead of putting everything in a shoebox and having a disaster once a year. It could be paying the bills or taxes. It could be shopping for that wedding present...

Whatever it is, do what needs to be done first. Then, and only then, will you have the freedom and peace of mind, to do what you want, including inspired writing or making new web pages.

Speaking of web pages, the next time you're going to make a batch, don't think of it like work. If you wake up in the morning and think arrggg, I've got to make pages to make a living, that's a very weak beam to send into the universe.

Instead, think of it as helping people. Sure, you may just be making a minisite about camping stoves, but if you approach it from the angle of service instead of sales, your attitude and your writing will be a whole lot different.

If you really put your mind to it, you'll be helping people decide which camping stove is right for them. What are the differences between white gas, propane and butane? What's better, one or two burners? What accessories are available? Which performs better at high altitude? What's better for hiking. Which is the safest around kids?

As you can see, if you truly set out to help people, it's easy to get inspired and it doesn't seem like work at all. Oh yea, see... we almost forgot. We get a commission in exchange for helping them decide which stove is right for them. Because it doesn't matter which one they choose, every link leaving our site generates affiliate revenue.

In the words of Ernest Hemingway, "If you find yourself writing the story, as opposed to the story writing itself, it's time to stop for the day." Once you are writing though, don't stop. Keep going until you find yourself stuck.

Tap into that momentum and let it take you for a sweet ride. Hours may pass before you even notice. And that my friend is true inspiration.

So stop thinking about how you feel. Get up right now and go outside for a walk. Get the dishes done, clean the office, or whatever else it is you need to do.

Come back home, sit down in front of your computer and start making web pages that help somebody else make a decision. Not only will you be more healthy and energetic, you'll feel happy inside. That's how you stay inspired. :-)


by Michael Campbell

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