Dream Updates: I have a job!

Hi everyone! Lola here!

Sorry for the lack of posts, but I'm out of ideas. I've already said so much on personal life dreams!
If you have any questions you'd like me to answer on the subject of life dreams/goals, just post below. :)

Great news on my end: I finally found a job! ^^
I'm very lucky to be trilingual, because that's what got me it, really.

I have found a job not far from Switzerland as a hotel receptionist. I'll be speaking a lot in Italian as there are many Italians over there.

For now, I'm doing a trial lasting three weeks. After that, if the people I work for and me are satisfied with the outcome, I'll either stay a bit longer or forever.

I can finally start paying my parents back for hat year at University! :P

Plus, I've been offered a small place to live while I'm there.
It'll be an awesome opportunity for me to make videos, because I find it a lot easier when I'm alone. I'm a lot more productive than I am around my parents.

I'll also be able to play my instuments in peace and concentate on my passions without having anything on my mind that worries me (most of the time, haha).

The only downside is that I won't have the precious computer I use that's equipped with everything I need to edit my Youtube videos and audio!
That's why I'll be saving up for a better computer and new video-editing equipment.
In the meantime, the first week or two, I'll be putting up videos that are being prepared and scheduled to come out as we speak.

For now, I don't know if I'll be staying for more than three weeks for this job. But if I do, I'll try and maybe get a desktop computer instead of a laptop. I'd much prefer it, to be honest and it'd be excellent for making Let's Plays, too! I'd finally be able to create videos like I've always wanted without making my subscribers wait more than a week (or sometimes a few months)!

I'm pretty excited about this job. It's my first ever job and I am very lucky they take beginners with no experience or diplomas (except for the Bachelor degree, which everyone has, haha).

I won't be able to post many blog posts in the next few days, as I'll be quite busy. But I hope to tell you guys about this new experience very soon!

Your turn to share! What was your first job? Was it a good experience? If you haven't had a job yet, what would you like to try out for?

Thanks for reading; keep on dreaming!
~ Lola out! 

Do You Dare To Dream?

Hi everyone! Lola here!

A dear friend of mine (+Mégane Steiner) sent me a link to a video that is perfect for motivation!

The title's in French, but the video is in English. It's 7 minutes long and is very informative!
It basically sums up how we grow up, what we grow up to believe and teaches you all about over-coming your fears of change!

Feel free to go and watch it. Whenever you feel down, this will make you feel a lot better! :)

Thanks, as always, for your support!
~ Lola out!

Dream Updates: Getting More Organised!

Hi everyone! Lola here!

If you follow my Facebook fan page, you'll know that I've dtarted a new daily schedule.
It's a pretty strict schedule and a bit tight, but it's great for getting everything I need to do done!

I wrote it three days ago and started today...

Basically, I get up at 8:00am (something I haven't done in months :P).
Since I usually sleep all morning, I figured it'd be a perfect time to work on my personal projects instead!
Which includes, Youtube videos and publishing a blog post. So I should post every day at the same time (except for Saturdays when I post slightly later). I've also decided to get a bit of exercise in the morning. I don't do it enough and I get tired very quickly whenever I run or do something else that requires effort.

My afternoons will be reserved for job-hunting (while I still don't have one), any important stuff I have to get done and my hobbies. I have one hour of "hobbies" during which I'll either draw, play an instrument, sing, or do anything else I love.

I've even managed to put Facebook into my daily schedule, so as not to get addicted like I used to!
I've dramatically downsized my friends list and I only go on there to post about my projects and talk to my closer friends.
Every day, I post about something different. On Thursdays, I'll post all of the week's posts on my Facebook fan page along with the titles and a few words to describe them.
Which means that's what I'll be doing today!

The end of the day is when I catch up with my Youtube subscriptions. Since I'm subscribed to people who post a lot (some of them post daily), I need to watch their videos regularly. Now I can, without worrying about anything else of importance I was supposed to do that day! Hooray!

Then I'll go to bed at around 10:30pm. Except on Saturdays, because I get up a bit later on Sundays with this schedule.

I tell you, when I wrote down this schedule, I really thought it sounded too unrealistic and perfect... but I've actually managed to do everything I was supposed to do so far! I'm also using this site called Habit RPG, which is awesome! It basically treats life like a game. You set dailies, to-dos and habits. Every time you get something done, you click on what you did and gain experience. You have this little character you can make level up this way and can collect items, pets and mounts. Try it, it really makes you a lot more productive! :P
I hope I can stick to the schedule properly and every day. It's going to help me do so many things I've been wanting to do!

There are a few problems, though (aren't there always?).

My dad is a computer whiz and needs the desktop computer for work. I wasn't able to edit my Youtube footage today because he was already working on the computer. Apparently, I can't be allowed a tiny hour of video-editing while he uses the computer the rest of the entire day (I did propose the arrangement, but he said no). I can't use my laptop because it's not powerful enough to play HD videos and the desktop one is lagging enough with my software, so the laptop would probably explode, haha. I think I"ll just have to schedule my Youtube stuff a little earlier in the day, when he's still in bed.

Also, I don't know when I'll be getting a job, but when I do, it's going to affect my schedule a lot, of course, since I'm currently pretty much free (but dependent of my parents, haha!).
I don't know how long I'll be working, how many days a week... whenI do, I'll have to take some time re-organising everything. I might have to take some stuff off my schedule or reduce the time (including Youtube stuff!), but I hope I can manage something not too full and not be too tired from work to respect the schedule.

Ending this post on a positive note, I will now proceed to start doing the important stuff I was going to do this afternoon!
I thought I'd be done by midday, but I've managed to do all my morning activities already. :P

Your turn to share! What do you think about daily schedules? Do you use one? If so, how would you feel if you stopped using it during a week? If you don't have a schedule, do you feel it could help you accomplish more every day?
Share your story!

Thanks for your support!
~ Lola out!

When You Feel Like Giving Up...

Hi everyone! Lola here!

Sorry I skip a few days at a time. I didn't have a lot of inspiration for new posts and haven't received any questions to answer (yes, you can still ask something :P). I also don't want to make too many Dream Updates, because I'd just be repeating myself and it's not all that interesting.

But I found something! Actually, I wonder how I never thought of making a post on this subject...

We all have these moments when we feel totally demotivated. Some people, like me, go as far as thinking themselves worthless, a waste of space.
Yeah, that does happen to me... but I know exactly what to do at those times.

Today, I'll be giving you some tips on what to do when you feel like giving up on your dream. I'll use my own situation as an example, but this goes for everyone.
I've learnt different methods to keep calm and carry on...

The Situation

Okay, so let's say you make Youtube videos. You don't make them often, but you do your best. You love making videos. It's how you let out your creativity and it feels good to know you're doing something you find worthwhile (yeah, I did say I'd use myself as an example :P).

Then, something happens... someone tells you your videos are worthless, have no value and that you should quit while you're ahead (okay, this isn't actually true for me, but it's something that could happen).
This is just one example of many that could make you demotivated, of course. What counts is that you suddenly want to give up.

You're a very sensitive person and start to question what you do.
"That person's right," you say. "I'm bad at what I do but I can't do anything else".

And that's it. You've been crushed. You don't know what to do anymore. You have a dream you can't even accomplish because you're bad at it.

Or are you?

The Methods

Okay, so, first of all, if someone does ever tell you what you do is worthless, then get that person out of your life as quick as you can. Or at least ignore their comments. If that person can't find anything to say to actually help you get better, then there's no point in listening to such negative things.

The main thing to do, in this case, is to stay positive and keep away from anything or anyone negative.

Here are some methods I use to help myself get better. Try one. :)

1. Talk to someone. If there's someone out there you trust and are close with, then tell them what happened. Spend some time with them if you can, and get your mind off what just happened.

2. Distract yourself. Whether it be cleaning the house, going shopping, going to the cinema with some friends, or spending time with a close friend or family member, do it. Find a way to distract yourself and calm down.

3. Be aware of what you're good at. Make a list of things you know how to do. Better yet, do this when you're feeling positive. Maybe even write yourself a letter to read when you're feeling down. Don't hesitate to compliment yourself and don't be modest. :) It's important to remember that you have value. Everyone has something they're good at. If you think you don't, you just haven't found it yet. Trust me.

4. Keep going! Don't do like I used to do and sit around wondering what to do with your dream. Keep that dream alive and ask people around you what they think of what you do. If they find something's wrong, ask them what it is exactly and how you could make it better.

Above all, remember that the only person keeping yourself from reaching your dreams is you alone. Don't listen to anyone who's ready to crush you. They're likely jealous or just bored with their lives.
On the other hand, don't be paranoid. Not everyone who tells you you're doing something wrong is having a go a If someone says you're doing something wrong, stay calm. Depending on how they say it, respond well.

Never blame anyone else for a failure. It's normal to fail at times, but it's not the end of the world. It's a waste of time to blame someone else. In that time, you could be working on another project instead or doing research on how to be better at what you do.

Well, I hope this was helpful! I'm sure there are other ways to deal with this problem, but the ones I have stated are the ones I use.

Your turn to share! Tell me what you think about my methods. Do you agree? Do you have any other methods you use to stay positive and keep going? Share your story!

Thanks for reading; keep on dreaming!