5 Minute Friday

Welcome to part 2 of how to write a personal growth plan or a self development plan. In part 1 we talked about how to analyse the quality of your life with a tool called “the wheel of life”. If you haven’t already, listen to part 1 first and complete your wheel of life, because in this episode we’ll be diving into the next few steps of your self development plan.

There are things I want to change about myself and I’m trying to be proactive in making this happen. Maybe you want to make changes too, but don’t know where to start or maybe you find it too overwhelming. If you’re like me, you might get excited at first, but then lose sight of the goals and changes you want to make. So how do we make sure we keep on track? Keep listening to find out how to create a self development plan, a.k.a. a personal growth plan.

Let me ask you a simple question. Have you ever felt bored? I’m willing to bet that you said yes. Have you ever said: I don’t know what to do? Probably also yes. So what do you do? If you’re like me, you might have watched a show on Netflix, scrolled aimlessly through Instagram or TikTok, ate everything that’s within eyesight and afterwards felt guilty or like you’ve wasted so much time. So what can we do that’s more productive and might make life better or more interesting?

Today I would like to share 10 ways to simplify your life and create a little bit more space. Head over to my Instagram page, @5minutefriday to see an easy overview of all 10 ways, it’ll make it easier to follow along.

Sometimes I wake up and I feel like I’m ready for the day, ready to start tackling my “to do list”, but other days I just feel like rolling over, maybe making myself a cup of coffee and spend the entire morning in bed. Where did my motivation go? And how can I get it back? If this sounds familiar, keep listening to get some useful tips to get you going again.

Have you ever asked someone how they are, and they replied with: “oh you know, busy busy”. Or do you maybe answer that question the same way? We are all just so so busy, all the time…. So, in this episode I would like to share some advice on how to “unbusy” yourself.. How do we create some more space in our busy schedule?

Have you ever noticed how often you actually say “sorry”? I catch myself quite often saying sorry and of course it’s good to apologise if you’re actually sorry, but what if it’s nothing to be sorry about? It’s like an automatic response. Even though I know I shouldn’t apologise for everything, it just comes out of my mouth straight away. So how can I stop saying sorry when I don’t need to?

Last week's episode was about how to deal with burnout, but wouldn't it be even better if we can avoid burnout altogether? Listen to this week's episode to get some ideas on how to prevent burnout.

If you find yourself burnt out or on the verge, listen to this episode for some tips on how to deal with your burnout. 

Before I get into the next few episodes, I thought I’d share my own experience with burnout. Hopefully you'll feel less alone knowing that other people go through the same things you might be going through right now.