We’re two months into the new year. 🎊

And I know we’re all still on track for our 2024 goals. Right? Right?!!

Fear not, ladies.

If you’ve found yourself slipping in the past few weeks, falling back into old habits, and/or succumbing to limiting thoughts like, “Why did I think I could ever do this?” or, “Fuck it, I’ll just try again next year—”

I gotchu, boo.

And don’t worry, slumps happen to the best of us.

But while they do—as an UNTOUCHABLE BABE—you’re different from the rest because you’ve got the self-love and self-respect NOT to let yourself stay there. (In the slump, I mean.)

So today, I’ll show you how to *actually* exit your lazy girl era.

I know there’s a lot of “exit your lazy era” content out there, and I certainly don’t want to add to the over-saturation. Y’all are smart, intelligent, capable, badass babes.

Instead, our framework today to get you back in the zone of “productivity”—whatever that means for you—will be unique in that we’ll be working from the inside out. 

A holistic approach, if you will.

And for anyone looking to get out of a slump or any sort of “era” that they’re not satisfied with, a holistic approach is ALWAYS what I will recommend because everything in your life is interconnected. 

If your health is shitty, you can’t possibly do good work.

If you’re not getting your baseline needs met as a human, then fuck all else.

To target just a SYMPTOM of a larger problem is a waste of time. So today, we’re clearing away the bullshit and starting from scratch. After we make sure you’re solid from a foundational standpoint of health and wellness, we’ll then set you up with a strong baseline to achieve your goals—whether personal, professional, or both.

So enough idling. Grab a notebook, pen, and your warm bevvy…

And let’s get into it.

1: Figure Out WHY You’re in a Slump

🗓️ Week 1

First, you need to figure out WHY you’re in a slump to begin with. In Week 1, we’re purely just self-reflecting.

I know it can be tempting to just skip this step and get to the good stuff, but unless you take the time to really understand WHY you’re feeling the way you do—i.e., unmotivated, lazy, indifferent AF—then you’ll only inevitably repeat this cycle at some point in the future.

So take some time, whether it be 10 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour…grab a notebook, hole in up in your favorite cafe, and self-reflect.

Ask yourself if anything noteworthy has happened recently in the past week, month, or even year. See if you can pinpoint when things started going south for you. Write down what was happening during those times and how you reacted.

Remember that slumps are usually incited by something that’s recently happened in your life. Maybe a difficult period, loss, conflicts in your family, some sort of transition—the list goes on. Oftentimes, when we’re dealing with something hard, we resort to a coping mechanism of just…withdrawing. Saying “fuck it” to our responsibilities, to basic self-care and hygiene.

And for some, life may even start to feel pointless.

After you’ve reflected and have a good guess as to why you’re feeling the way you do—you’ll need to do 2 things.

1. Make any necessary arrangements in your life to either DISTANCE or HEAL yourself from the circumstances you’ve just identified. Then,

2. If it’s within your means—find emotional support. Find a counselor, life coach, or even just a friend or mentor that you trust. Work through your emotions. Talk through them. Identify HOW you can heal or distance yourself from the circumstance that incited your slump.

For instance, if you realized that you’ve been feeling shitty because of recent current events that just aren’t sitting well with you, consider turning off the news for a couple weeks, or at least limiting your consumption of news and political outlets.

Or if you’ve moved to a new town, or are adjusting to a new job, or going through any sort of transition, see if there’s something you can do to make an otherwise scary, new situation more warm and inviting. Maybe take your new neighbor up on their offer to join them for next weekend’s BBQ. Join a spin class at a local studio. Join a book club—or hell, start one.

This phase—and your intentional effort to heal yourself through it, at least initially—is so important because you won’t be in the right frame of mind to execute ANY action in your life until your mind and beliefs are sorted first. The inner world has to be good BEFORE you can begin executing. So, the point of this step is to take time to heal your emotional turmoil, and get back to a state of equilibrium before you start taking any more onto your plate.

And remember—have grace with yourself.

Even after you’ve identified your “slump-inducer” and started taking the steps to heal and distance yourself from negativity and toxicity—CONTINUE the self-reflection. Make journaling a constant practice. Do it weekly, or at least monthly, and continue to reflect on your highs and lows. Ingraining this habit will help you since you’ll get yourself in the practice of self-awareness—so that hopefully, if another slump is waiting for you in the future, you’ll be better equipped to nip it in the bud sooner rather than later.