Self improvement

I Want To Be Creative, Write and Make a Legacy — I Just Can’t Find the Time To Do It

Time to make a mindset shift!

Elin Melaas
2 min readAug 20, 2022

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I must get better at prioritizing things that are important to me. My time is finite, and I need to use it better.

Somehow, I always make sure everyone’s needs and wishes are met first. Thereafter, it will be my time. Of course, that time never comes.

I need to make a mindset shift

  • I shall do self-reflection every week and ask myself questions like
    What is important to me?
    — What am I thankful for?
    — What do I want to change?
    — What do I need to do now, and what can be postponed?
  • I need to stop feeling guilty for everything. My dreams are important.
  • I must accept that I can’t always meet what I think other people expect from me if I want to follow my dreams.
  • I shall be present. I will take each available moment and use it wisely.
  • I will believe in myself.

“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

What about you, do you make the same mistake as me?

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Elin Melaas

Books, reading, health, parenting, and coffee 📚 MSc in Medical Physics and BSc in Nutrition. Editor at Illumination. Owner of Hooked on Books.