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Spring is here and hopefully that means some nicer weather and some lighter evenings. With the start of a new season, I thought it would be a great opportunity to break down my 30 before 30 goal list and start checking off some of these goals. I like writing posts like this for me on a personal level, I am putting out there and they make me accountable for achieving them.
I do not want to overload myself and give myself a long list. I have given myself focus areas I want to work on and everything else I achieve is a bonus.
1. Posting for National Stationery Week
In April from 20th-26th is National Stationery Week, I loved getting involved last year and I am really looking forward to sharing my posts this year. I have some amazing brands to share with you for this year. I will be sharing a new post each day for the week. So if you are a stationery lover, you are going to want to look out for the posts and giveaways. You can look back at my stationery posts from last year.
2. Create a media kit
I have been pitching to brands for over a year without the use of a media kit. I usually write out statistics and previous work, but I think it will be more productive and efficient to use a media kit. I can show everything I want a brand to know about me and I can include some previous work and photographs. I can do this in one click rather than typing everything out several times.
3. A solo cinema trip
This is not blog related but another thing on my list to do this year. I chose Spring to achieve this as there are quite a few films in the cinema that I would actually like to see. I don’t mind going on solo shopping trips but a cinema trip is definitely out of my comfort zone. Personal growth doesn’t come from staying inside those zones, I keep telling myself!
4. Reach out for more collaborations
I think with the use of the media kit, I will have more time to be able to pitch to brands. I have some brands in mind that I would like to work with and stationery week this year has a brand I have loved and pitched too for the collaboration.
5. Try Yoga
I have heard a lot of positivity about Yoga and how it can help you with your health and wellbeing and it is something I have always wanted to try. So I am definitely going to give it a go. If you have any tips on any youtube channels or any yoga tips in general, help a girl out and leave them below.
These are my main focuses and tasks for this Spring. I am looking forward to getting these checked off. Making goals and having focuses is a great way to challenge yourself and motivate you to be successful, I know it works for me.
What goals do you want to focus on this Spring? I’d love to hear in the comments.
Hope you can fulfill your goals! Good luck!
Thank you!
Great post, inspired me to make a goal plan for springtime esp as it’s my favourite time of the year😊Oh I have a question (as I’m still a newbie to blogging) how do you do your internal links? Mine come up with the full link showing…yours are in blue..do you need a plugin?
Are you on WordPress, there is a link chain icon, highlight the text you want linked and click the button and you put the link. If that makes sense x
Yes I’m on WP I’ll give that a go thanks so much😘
You are welcome x
Yeah I will go shopping etc. Just the cinema seems to be different. But I am looking forward to it x
I have long and short term goals. Short term are this year and long term is over is over 2 to 3 years, which I’ve blogged about, to help me keep focused and something to look forward to.
I usually do goals over just the current year of things I’d like to do. But the long term is different.
As for Yoga. My advice is give it some weeks to really see the benefits. I remember it took me 7 weeks to completly feel relaxed, when doing the relaxation part at the end.
I did Yoga for a few years until the class stopped and then I went on to do Pilates. Pilates, I had been doing longer and although I liked Yoga, I like Pilates better. I some how remember the moves better, to do them at home.
Thank you for the tip! I will give it some time! Good luck with your short term and long term goals! Thank you for reading and commenting
These all sound like great goals, Lauren! I can’t wait to read your posts for National Stationery Week, that’s really exciting! Yoga is awesome – I love doing yoga on YouTube, my favourite channel is Yoga With Adriene, she’s such a fab teacher with so many videos for all levels. She has a quite a few ’30 Days of Yoga’ series which is a great place to start and make it a daily habit if you wanted to 🙂 Hope that helps! Lovely post, hope you achieve everything you want to this month <3 xxx
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Thank you for the tip on this channel! I will definitely make a note of her channel! Thank you lovely! I hope you have a great Spring too ❤️xxxx
I’d highly recommend creating a media kit as it’s much more professional and a great way to really show off what you can do and what you can offer! I did my first solo cinema trip last month and I loved it, hope you manage to tick that one off! And the Yoga one! I couldn’t live without Yoga now so hope you enjoy it. Best of luck with all your goals! x
Yeah I am hoping it will work better with a media kit. Thank you! That’s great you loved it! I am excited to do that one! Thank you x
More yoga and a solo trip cinema trip are both on my list too. 🙂 I made a media kit for my blog towards the end of last year and it definitely makes things easier. Good luck with your goals Lauren and I look forward to seeing your stationery content.
Thank you for your kind comments and for reading. I hope you have a great Spring x
YOu will love yoga – and it will make everything else fall into place more easily!
Thank you!
Best of luck!! I’d love to hear your thoughts at the end of the month about what you liked/didn’t like
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Good luck with your goals 💕, especially going to the cinema by yourself as I would find that one daunting but hope to do it one day too! 🍿 In spring I would like to be up to see the sunrise at least once 😂🌞
Thank you! That’s a great thing to look forward to in Spring xx
These are some great goals…I really want to go to the cinema by myself too…I don’t know one but I find that so hard to do…
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Solo cinema trips are fantastic, enjoy. When I go with others we always discuss the movie and while I like to listen to others views I want to go and just enjoy what I want without having to justify why. Looking for ward to the stationery blogs.
That’s a good idea! Thank you! Can you link your latest post so I can have a read c
Just posted one called Excuses, Excuses on livingeveryday2017
These are really great goals Lauren.
I love the idea of having a monthly focus list, really keep you on track.
I hope it’s a successful month for you x
Thank you! I hope you have a great month too x
That’s awesome! I hope you manage to achieve both of those! Thank you for reading and commenting! X
I can’t really plan anything due to hubby’s chronic health issues.
That’s understandable
All the best for fulfilling your goals.
Thank you!
These are some lovely goals you plan on doing this spring Lauren. Oh yes going to cinema solo is scary to me. But my younger sister goes alone and doesn’t feel odd. I need to do that too some day 🙂 Media kit is what I want to do as well. I have never pitched a brand yet. Loved reading your post after long time. I was very busy lately. 🙂
Via | https://glossnglitters.com
I have pitched without and worked with brands, but I definitely think it will make the process a lot quicker. Thank you for reading and commenting! 😊
Enjoyed reading this, a change from my usual blog reads, so thank you for taking me outside the beauty bubble 😁 My goals include Project Pan, improving my beauty blog and using social media more.
That’s great! Thank you for reading and commenting! Good luck with your goals!
Thanks 😊
Good luck with all of your goals! I have a media kit that I purchased via Etsy as a template and it’s definitely easier than making my own haha xo
Gemma | Makeup Muddle
I didn’t know you could do that! Thanks for sharing!
I need to update my media kit, it’s such a useful tool to have for your blog x
Thank you! I am looking forward to designing mine! X
Definitely a big fan of yoga. Theres an app called Yoga Life that I use but theres so many apps and videos out there 🙂 feel free to try a few and then you will figure out what works for you. Emma x
That’s great! Thanks for the tip! X
Thanks for sharing about your goals. I found some of your links to be helpful as well! Going to the cinema by yourself is something that seems weird at first but it’s really not. I went one time when I was traveling with a friend and her flight left WAY before mine did, so I had a ton of time to kill. I found out that going to the cinema alone wasn’t as awkward as I thought! After you’ve done it you will be proud of yourself. 😊
That’s great! Thank you for reading and commenting. I am looking forward to a solo cinema trip x
Hope you get to complete your goals 🙂
Nic | Nic’s Adventures & Bakes
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Great Goals Lauren. I really wanted to watch the film ‘Just Mercy’ but totally chickened out of a solo cinema trip. So respect to you if you step out comfort zone & rock off that goal, as I appreciate what it would take to do that one the most. Helen x
Well, it seems you’ll be busy for a little while. Hope all goes well.
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You have some really great goals on your list for this Spring! The stationary posts project looks fun! I had gontonthr movies in my bucket list a few years ago and I ended up really enjoying myself. Something about the independence of it was so freeing!
I am looking forward to it! Thank you for reading and commenting!
Love your Spring goals! Especially reaching out to brands for more collaboration, and creating a media kit (I look forward to reading how that goes, as I’m approaching a place in my blog where I’ll be doing the same thing soon). My spring goals are to work on my novel, learn how to use my sewing machine, and get a reading set up for the play I wrote. Best of luck this spring!
Yeah definitely using a media kit will help make the process quicker. They sound like great goals! Thank you for reading and commenting!
These are some great sounding goals. Good luck in achieving all of them. This is my first time hearing about National Stationery Week, I had no idea such a thing existed. I love stationery, so I look forward to seeing your posts for this. I should look into creating a media kit as well as I’m hoping to start pitching to brands later this year.
Yes definitely look out for it. I have some giveaways from brands too. Thank you for reading and commenting x
I like that you’re approaching your goals by breaking them up!! I love your post about stationery goods! Looking forward to seeing your content for that week! Oooh! It’ll be cool to see the solo cinema trip! I agree with you – growth comes from going out of your comfort zone. Good luck with all of your goals for the season!
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
Look out for two giveaways I have going on for stationery week x
These are great goals! I need a good media kit. I have a so-so one I made in Canva but don’t like it enough to use it.
I was going to make mine in Canva. Can you link your blog so I can read
I really need to create a media kit too! I keep putting it off as I’m too busy but it’s such an important aspect of collabing with brands x
I hope you manage to find the time x
It makes such a difference to write goals down doesn’t it? Since I have been doing this I have been able to make huge shifts. Your goals look great, look forward to hearing more and yoga – you’ll love it!
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A pleasure. 😊
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Great goals! You’ve inspired me to look into a media kit, too. I keep hearing about them and I know I’ll need to get one sooner or later 🙂 Looking forward to your stationery posts – I do love a colour-coordinated notebook and pen set!
That’s great. Look out for some giveaways I have coming up too 😊x
I have one goal this spring and it’s to paint my living room. The colour right now is truly a non-colour. It’s time! 😀
That sounds like a great goal for Spring. What colour are you thinking? C
I’m thinking grey. Really liking grey lately.
Grey is nice!
I love the wholesomeness of your spring goals.
I think goals are meant to encourage us to remember to reach out, or get the things standing in the way of making reaching out easier done. Small and big goals alike all help us grow. 🙂
Definitely goals encourage and motivate me! Thank you for reading and commenting!
These are such great goals! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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My blog is JoyfulDailyLiving.com 😊💜
It’s funny that you mentioned the media kit I need one as well. Best of luck
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Thank you
Love these goals, they’re all so achieveable as well! Omg i didnt even know theres a national stationary week!
Yes there is a National stationery week! I have giveaways coming so look out for them in April
Good luck with all these goals, I know you will smash it! Keep writing x
Thank you! Can you link your blog so I can comment x
You’ve definitely got some great goals & I highly recommend doing the media kit – it’s professional, like you said – time saving, but also a good reminder of how well you’re doing or how far you’ve come, if you’re ever in need of a little moral boost. One of my goals at the moment is finish all the personal development books I have sitting on my shelf (and there’s a fair few of them!) it has meant less screen time which can’t be a bad thing right? Good luck with your goals xx
Thank you! That sounds like a great goal! Good luck with achieving it! Less screen time is always a bonus! Xx
I can’t wait for the stationary posts!! I’m a huge fan of stationary… overly obsessed!
Lovely post and good luck with your spring goals girl!
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Look out for the stationery giveaways I have coming took thank you for reading and commenting ❤️
Great goals!! I’m going to check out your pitching post next!! I cteated my media kit on canva and it’s made things soooo much easier for me!! Good luck on all your goals!!
I hope the post helps you! Thank you and thank you for reading and commenting! Can you link your blog so I can read and comment x
These are some great goals! I didn’t realize there was a week set aside for stationary, but that’s really cool! I look forward to seeing your posts that week. I’ve been meaning to try yoga for a while now-maybe I’ll finally try it this spring! Good luck with your goals this spring! ☺️
Look out for the giveaways I will have going on too! Thank you and thank you for reading and commenting 😊
Good achievable goals. I’m hoping to lose a little weight and exercise more.
Thank you for reading and commenting! I hope you manage to achieve your goals!
Great list, good luck! I also need to create a new media kit!
Thank you!
Solo cinema trips are one of my favourite things to do! It’s such a great experience. I hope you’re able to make a media kit too x
Thank you lovely! X
My biggest goal lately has been trying to lose weight! I’ve lost 8 lbs so far. 😁 Good luck with your goals! 👍🏻
That’s awesome! Good luck with yours too
These goals are very achievable, I really want to go on a solo cinema trip!
Do it ☺️
Great goals!