Showing posts with label #8. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #8. Show all posts
Sunday, 20 March 2016
Motivation to Record Music
So, today I woke up at 5:30 a.m. because me and my husband will leave for a trip to Germany to see our family, I did my workout and recorded a short video message which I just edited and added the 3rd song of this challenge that I recorded.
It's always amazing how the habits I choose to build turn out. This challenge's goals were to record and upload one song every week, to get some experience. You know, I don't want to be perfect in my recordings, I just want to DO them. There has to be a start somewhere and we all know we will suck the first times but it's "getting better all the time" ;-)
Once you make the first step, there's only improvement - even if you try to tell yourself that you're awful at what youre doing, you can't deny that there still is some improvement anyway.
The same is true for my recordings and you know what? I got motivated to record not only myself but also convinced my sisters to let me record them playing the piano and make a CD for our grandma with just 6 songs. I could easily add one of the songs I had recorded and wow - never thought that could be possible!!!
The only thing I can tell you if you have a dream is to make one first step in any little way towards it - one where you can overcome your fear. If it's just to record you playing the drum on your cell phone and only listening to it yourself, that's fine. Next time you might share it with a close friend.
What really is important is that you choose a goal for yourself so you get to do it. Otherwise you'll push it away for later and never do it. Take 4 weeks, set some really easy goals and let yourself get inspired!!!
Make sure to check in here again during the week to see pictures from our trip to Bavaria!!!
Yours,
Elanor
It's always amazing how the habits I choose to build turn out. This challenge's goals were to record and upload one song every week, to get some experience. You know, I don't want to be perfect in my recordings, I just want to DO them. There has to be a start somewhere and we all know we will suck the first times but it's "getting better all the time" ;-)
Once you make the first step, there's only improvement - even if you try to tell yourself that you're awful at what youre doing, you can't deny that there still is some improvement anyway.
The same is true for my recordings and you know what? I got motivated to record not only myself but also convinced my sisters to let me record them playing the piano and make a CD for our grandma with just 6 songs. I could easily add one of the songs I had recorded and wow - never thought that could be possible!!!
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The only thing I can tell you if you have a dream is to make one first step in any little way towards it - one where you can overcome your fear. If it's just to record you playing the drum on your cell phone and only listening to it yourself, that's fine. Next time you might share it with a close friend.
What really is important is that you choose a goal for yourself so you get to do it. Otherwise you'll push it away for later and never do it. Take 4 weeks, set some really easy goals and let yourself get inspired!!!
Make sure to check in here again during the week to see pictures from our trip to Bavaria!!!
Yours,
Elanor
Thursday, 17 March 2016
Lonely Day - What is depression? - SoaD Guitar cover - Elanor's Journey #8
Forgot to share the 2nd song!!!!!!!!!
Leveling up my workout
I'm preparing for a trip to Germany at the moment, but I also found my motivation again to work out. Maybe I'll even find a way to work out while I'm on the road - I'll update of course here ;-)
In lack of a gym nearby I do some bodyweight exercises like push ups, squats, lunges, planks etc. Of course, I reduce the movements so I can do them in good form. If somebody is ready that has no idea what this might look like, here are some examples:
Instead of push ups on the floor I do wall push ups (yes, just standing in front of a wall).
Read me soon!
Yours, Elanor
Sunday, 6 March 2016
Monday, 29 February 2016
Here comes my Nerd fitness Challenge #8!
This are my goals for the challenge starting today on rebellion.nerdfitness.com :
Challenge from February 29th to March 25th 2016
My diet quest:
track the "unhealthy" food (all that's not paleo) in my agenda
My fitness quest:
Do at least 9 workouts in those 4 weeks (2-3 per week)
My life quest (I consider it fitness related):
Record one song per week and upload it to YouTube
Mini-Quests
What I want to get done in those 4 weeks
- Work with each of my horses at least once
- Do a 10 km hike with my husband and the dogs
- Finish to install my fitness space
- Reorganize my workspace
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