12 Habits That Made Me Successful This Year (Month By Month)

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“LET GO OF THE LIE THAT STOPPED YOU FROM REVEALING YOUR DREAM.”

Hello people! Today I will be sharing with you good habits that I learned in 2017 month by month that I think changed me to be a better person this year. If you are interested to know more about them and instill them into your life to have the 2018 like my 2017, then keep on reading.

My gosh, when I say that I love 2017, I mean it. I like to believe that all of the years were good to me, but 2017 was a different story.  It was my year, everything I dreamed and more happened this year and I was happier than ever and better than ever.

I am not sure is this because I worked so hard to install these habits into myself, or is it the other way around. This year and the events in it, helped me to get these habits into my life. I am not sure of the answer, but there is something that I am sure of, I don’t care about what caused what, all I care about is that it happened in both directions.

Without further ado, let me show you these habits that I think can shape your 2018 into perfection.

#1 CALM DOWN

So January was the hardest month on me from all the months that are to come ahead. It made me think that this year would be bad, but actually because of this month, I learned something that I didn’t have. A habit that is so hard for me that I must work on daily to make sure it is still in me and grow in me and that is to calm down. I get angry so easily and when I am angry, I say things that I regret after this, I threw rocks at people and it hurts them, but most importantly, it hurts me. Because of some argument with a friend happened in January (Without going into details) I actually learned to calm down and think before you speak. Nothing in this world is worth your anger and frustration and most of these will hurt you, so take a deep breath and calm down.

#2 JUST START

I think it was in February when I started my INSTAGRAM and taking my blog seriously. I thought that it is not that good and will never become a thing. I honestly couldn’t see myself where I am today. I realize that I am not there yet, but I am happy with what I am doing on my blog and on my Instagram these days. In February, I had nothing, no knowledge what so ever with blogging and isntagraming and I honestly have been putting it off for the longest time waiting for the perfect plan to form, but no, just start working on whatever you are doing and you will get better and have the perfect plan along the way.

#3 FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU LIKE

My mom and basically everyone around me said no to fashion blogging when I wanted to start. You need to understand that I don’t come from the artistic types of family. Hell, my family don’t even encourage us to have a hobby, so they refused at first, but I learned to stand up for what I like and want to achieve this month and I am so glad I did this.

#4 YOU CAN NEVER LEARN ENOGUH

Keep learning. Let me tell you the amount of content about how to grow your Instagram account that I have watched when I first started Instagram was magnificent, from how to shoot the image to how to edit them to how to get the word about your blog out there. I watched every youtube video possible on this topic and I am so glad that I did, because my hard work and learning made it easy for me to take better action.

#5 DON’T PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT YOU

I was so afraid of what my friends will think about when they know about my blog, but they actually was so supportive and still so supportive with me when it comes to my YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Even if they weren’t and laughed it off, it doesn’t matter because people will always judge you and have their opinion on what you do, so do it anyway.

#6 LISTEN TO THE OTHER’S ADVICE

This lesson is learned the hard way. I didn’t listen to my brother’s advice when he told me something and brushed it and worse, I hated him for giving it to me. But thinking about it now, my brother loves me, probably so much, more than anyone else, I should have at least taken time and thought of what he was telling me, maybe I would have saved myself the agony I am going on now (Losing weight)

#7 BE OPEN

This one probably shaped my entire summer, but this one, I already had it in me. It wasn’t new, but it played the biggest part in shaping the summer of my life. I was so open to meet new people and try with them new things, learn new experience and enjoy my life in a way I couldn’t think possible. Just keep your mind open to new things and it will pay off.

#8 TO EARN MONEY YOU NEED TO WORK HARD

Work is hard, yet it is so enjoyable. I had my first hard job this summer and it was so hard, but it taught me that to earn money you need to deliver value, and this jumped right into my blogging. It taught me to work hard on my blog and on my youtube in order to get the monetary and the non-monetary benefits out of it.

#9 YOU ATTRACT WHAT YOU WANT

This one might seem weird for you, but I imagined someone in the beginning of the summer, working as a doctor and having a three years old girl and I imagined him and I together, like what I want my lover to be, then in September, I liked someone that was the same way, a doctor and had a three years old daughter, he just looked way different than what I have dreamed of, but the same quality. It made me believe for the first time in the law of attraction.

#10 HARD WORK PAYS OFF

As I said in the rights habits that to earn money you need to work hard and deliver value, this one is the same, but when it comes to your dreams. Basically, I have crossed everything in my 2017 resolutions by October because of the hard work I have put into achieving my dreams. I will always work by this habit.

#11 BE RESOURCEFUL

I put starting my own youtube channel way too long because I thought I didn’t have the right resources to do so, but honestly, using what you have is great, you can work magic with it and create something that you like and admire.

#12 BE PROUD OF YOUR HERITAGE

I write my blog in English, because, I hate to say this, but my Arabic writing skills sucks and no one will understand anything if I talked in Arabic, but doing my youtuber in Arabic, feels so good and it gives me this sense of fulfilment that I haven’t felt before.

These were the habits that shaped my 2017 and I plan to take with me to 2018. If you liked this video, please let me know, I will be happy to share with you similar content.

Till next time,

Bye

Esraa

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HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED + OOTD.... ازاى تحافظ على ارادتك + طقم اليوم

OOTD by s-thinks on polyvore.com

“FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF FIRST DOESN’T MAKE YOU VAIN OR SELFISH, IT MAKES YOU INDESTRUCTIBLE.”

I have been facing a problem with my blog for more than a month now and I don’t know what caused it and what actually happened. It doesn’t allow me to upload images to my blog so I couldn’t share with you or anything at all. At first, I thought that all of my hard work for the last year has been destroyed and that is it, no more blog. I actually grew really sad, because I have formed a relationship with my blog and you my readers. I stopped posting for a while and posted halfhearted posts because they weren’t something I loved.

I lost my motivation for my blog for a second, but then I realized that I am destroying my dream that I have worked so hard to achieve. And I thought it couldn’t be that easy, there must be a way around my problem and there was. I have thought for days till I found a solution and it is all because I have regained my motivation after losing it for circumstances.

My advice for you in order not to lose motivation in anything you are working one currently would be to look at your goal, not your way. If you walked on any road while looking down at your feet, you will hit a tree or end up falling down, but if you looked at the road ahead, you will see the halls from far away and will have time to stray away from. Same with your goals, don’t look down at your feet because you will fall down and lose you motivation, look at your goal because then you will have time to figure out the solution early on.

So, what keeps you motivated to go on with your goals? Would love to know what, so leave it in the comments down below.

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How to mix Between Work & Exams... ازاى تمزج بين الشعل و الأمتحانات

Society Fix by s-thinks featuring a travel purse

“IF YOU ARE NOT DOING WHAT YOU LOVE, YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME.”

Hello, people. By the time this post is live, I would be deep in my exams, so currently I am preparing for my finals and let me tell you, I am as busy as it gets. I am trying to stay ahead of track and prepared all the outfit and Instagram posts, working to finish my required Polyvore sets before I dive in any deeper and I had this idea, why shouldn’t I just share with you the tips and tricks that help me to work through exams.

1.      I am the luckiest person on the planet because I am actually doing what I love for a living, which is blogging. So, working for me is my free time. I take to break through my studying time and work, blog a little bit, do some Polyvore set or simply catching up on the latest in the fashion world, so my advice is a little bit deeper than what to do in the current period and I would say, do what you love for a living, it won’t feel like work and you will be more productive.

2.      My second tip is to make it a side hustle. Which is basically finding an online job on freelancer or Upwork. I haven’t tried either, but they are the best if you have a hobby or some free time and work up to your own schedule.

3.      The third tip is to stay motivated. Working itself is so motivating because you take your salary by the end of the month and you have someone watching your performance and your schedule, studying can be a little bit tricky to stay motivated but try to find a light at the end of the tunnel. I usually divide my to-do list into small chunks and promise myself with everyone is finished, I will just watch a YouTube vide, this works magic people, believe me.

4.      The fourth thing will be a yearlong tip which is study regularly and don’t push all of the materials till the finals’ week, because this will just put you in a position where you would either stop working or you are working, but you stopped sleeping.

So these were my tips for studying for finals and working at the same times. As always I would love to know what you guys think. Also, if you have any useful tips, please share it in the comments down below so others would find values in it.

PS, to all of my Arabian readers, do you want me to write the posts in Arabic as well? Please tell me in the comments if you do. Bye.

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How To Finish You New Year's Resolution

“WHAT YU THINK OF YOURSELF IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK OF YOU.”

I am on the perks to finish my blogging New Year’s resolutions. You can CLICK HERE TO READ MY ENTIRE LIST OF RESOLUTIONS that I have written about a couple of months ago. At that point if seemed like it is too far away and that it will take the entire year, I haven’t thought that it could be done within two months of the New Year. I couldn’t be more grateful and I thankful to god for allowing me this opportunity of doing something this powerful in my life.

When it comes to my New Year’s resolution, my personal one, you can find it HERE. I have achieved a lot, but most of them were something characteristic so it requires a lot of work, but the material ones are almost finished. Yes, I have dreamed to high without even knowing if my resolutions were even possible or not, one of them turned out to be impossible because of the government, not me, but other than this, most of them are done now. I am also extremely grateful for this.

To me achieving your goals is so easy, you just have to focus on them and take baby steps towards achieving them. Don’t become anxious about achieving them all at once, because this is so hard, but you can start with the easiest ones and work your way up to the hardest ones or the ones that seemed so far away from achieving. If you became overwhelmed by them, then you were doing something wrong, take a step back, relax and then start again with a relaxed mind.

By the way, do you like this image? I took this by my I-phone and edit it on free apps. If you want to read how I take and edit my images, just leave a comment here and I will work on a post this week or the next, according to my schedule.

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A computer Tool To Help You Be More Productive & Focused

“PRODUCTIVITY IS NEVER AN ACCIDENT, IT IS ALWAYS A RESULT OF A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, INTELLIGENT PLANNING, AND FOCUSED EFFORT.”

Do you want to know the story of my life? Here you go, Student, check. Full-time Blogger, check. Studying, double check. A daughter, check. A friend, check. A human being living on the edge of Instagram and Facebook, YouTube with all of its great creators, double the double check. I might be as busy as Elon Musk who manages tesla, space x and I can bet he is so busy. With all this going on in my life, let me tell you that I need something to keep me focused and track my time.

One of the things I love to do while I am styling myPOLYVORE outfits is listening to podcasts and there is this podcast called eOfire (go check it out, you will love it) this guy interviews entrepreneurs all week long, seven days a week. So, he was doing this interview and he shared a tool that keeps track of how he spent his time during his days and how productive he was. I really wanted this. I wanted to know how long do I spend really working and the time I spend just watching YouTube videos, so I went ahead and checked it out. I was so afraid that it would be a paid service that I won’t be able to use (see I am a student and you can imagine how much money I have in my bank account after saying this word), but no, it wasn’t paid, they have this free device that will do just fine for you since you don’t need much other than a tool installed on your computer and plugged to your browser and track every single second of your time.

This tool is RESCUE TIME. Go ahead to their site and install it now. By the way, this is not sponsored or anything, but it really makes a difference. Since I get to see how many hours I spend doing nothing to add value to my life or the lives of others, you get motivated to stop scrolling through your Facebook feed and start actually doing your job, study or whatever you do in your day.

The good thing about this site is that it allows you to custom the site you use according to you. The first day I checked my performance it was really low even though all I did was work that day, but then when I saw the details, I found that it had blogger, Bloglovin’, twitter, Instagram, Polyvore and all the sites I use for work as an entertainment and then I changed it to very productive and labeled it as scheduling and work, I found out that I was pretty productive that day. I really think that it is a life saver because each job has its own sites and not many sites allow this flexibility in changing the type of work, so by doing this, they really helped me.

My productivity is now more than 80% which I think is great, since I need some time to relax and enjoy my day and my life, but not just that I upped my productivity, I also knew which tasks I spend most of my time in and if that is okay or do I need to change it, so I am really liking this site. Try this tool and tell me what you think of it and if it helps and if you want more posts like this, leave this in the comments down below and follow me on the links down here👇

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The 5 Most Romantic Cities To Spend Valentine's Day In

“HE BROKE DOWN HER WALLS WITHOUT HER EVEN NOTICING AND WHEN HE REBULT THE WALLS HE ADDED WINDOWS TO LET THE SUNSHINE IN.”

Did you like this week till now? In case you haven’t caught up with all the posts about Valentine’s Day, you can read them now (5 60 seconds style for casual valentine) (White Valentine: 5 Sexy Modest All-white Outfits To Make You Stand Out This Valentine). Today we continue with the Valentine’s Day theme and today is all about the top 5 destinations to spend Valentine’s Day with your other half.

 This post is in collaboration with DUNHILL TRAVEL DEALS a great site to find the best deals for all of your travels including top hotels, CHEAP LAST MINUTE CRUISES  and plane tickets. You won’t need to visit any other website when you are planning your travels. So we thought about sharing with you the destinations for your Valentine’s Day, maybe you want to surprise your other half with a trip to one of these destination and many more if you like. 

PARIS

Of course it had to be the first destination on my list.  Why? Well, what can be said other than it is the most romantic city in the world! How I wish to be there. 

CAPE TOWN

You’ll find the most unbelievable views no matter which was you turn. That’s just a taste of the beauty and romance that Cape Town has to offer. You absolutely can’t miss an open air cinema. There are several in the city and shows often sell out – especially on Valentine’s Day.

NEWYORK

The city that never sleeps, what a better way to spend Valentine’s Day. Double the fun, double love. If you want to check the BEST NEW YORK CITY HOTELS for exploring Manhattan, Brooklyn and beyond.

PRAGUE

The fairy-tale architecture and European atmosphere combine to make romance come alive. The city comes alive at night and has a magic feel that completes this marvelous and romantic package.

VENICE

Here we go with Europe again. If you are into Europe, make sure to check their EUROPE VACATION PACKAGES AND DISCOUNTED HOTELS where you will find great destinations with prices you could only dream of.

Which city is your favorite? I will love to go to Paris with my other half, when I find him in the first place, but I would love to know where you would go. Please leave in the comments down below and let us start the conversation.

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Minimal Style Bloggers That All The Minimalist Need To Follow

“GETTING THE MOST OUT OF LIFE ISN’T ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU KEEP FOR YOURSELF, BUT HOW MUCH YOU POUR INTO OTHERS.”

In case you missed the first two posts “5 60 SECOND MODEST MINIMAL OUTFITS AND HOWYOU SPICE THEM UP WITH WATCHES”, “GET THE MODEST LOOK: MINIMAL + MODEST +CLASSY” and “MODEST MINIMAL ITEMS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR YOUR WARDROBE”, I am dictating this week, entirely for Minimalism and sharing different ideas and items you can buy and adopt to look your best in the simplest way possible.

I wanted to share with you some minimal style blogger that will make you love the minimal style so much. They did to me. These bloggers are amazing, have a great quality images and thousands and thousands of followers on Instagram, presenting to you The 5 Minimal bloggers that will make you love minimalism.

                                                   MIJA Instagram

Mija is one of my favorite bloggers way before I even know what minimalism is all about. Her style is amazing and simple. If you checked her Instagram you would totally fall in love with her style, just like I did. I also love all of her Instagram images, they are so pretty. In fact why don’t you go there now and tell me if you liked it or not?

MODERN LEGACY Instagram

This one is my newest discovery and I absolutely adore her. I love her structured outfit and her play with colors. The all-white looks she style, are my favorite. Go and check her Instagram now and you will see what I am talking about. 

MY DUBIO Instagram

This blog is your destination if you want to know why I love minimal interior. Outside from her effortless and gorgeous fashion, the interior she shares leave me speechless. 

FIGTNY ( Fuck it I am going to NewYork) Instagram

 Before I understood what the name mean. I used to stumble to pronounce it. I kept going on and on for hours trying to pronounce it right, till I finally figured out what it means and this was a life saver to me. But outside from her very cool name. This blog is minimalism in its truest forms. The only shades she uses are black, white and denim. How cool is this? Leave cool out of it, how practical this is. I want to be like this and I believe I would be like her soon enough I am going in this direction.

MOIMINNIE Instagram

Simplicity in its most amazing forms. MoiMinnie is a new discovery, but I love her style so much and the ways she works with basic and make it look so chic and don’t let me start with her Instagram account. She is my role model.

So what about you? Who are your favorite blogger? They don’t have to be minimalist, but someone you see their style and admire. I would love to know all about this, so why don’t you leave it in the comments down below and let us start the conversation. And if you are a minimal style blogger, please leave your blog link down below I would love to explore more and more bloggers and learn much from them.

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