Motivation Through Social Media

As a new year dawns, many people make the mistake of committing to resolutions that are too strict or unrealistic. When it comes to social media, many of these resolutions can be to deactivate Facebook or delete certain apps off your phone. While I am all for this if the need is there, I decided to take a more positive spin with Social Media in 2015.

I decided to flood my Instagram and Facebook feeds with positive images that motivate me and encourage my goals for 2015.

Here are some things I’ve done to nourish the resolutions I’ve set in place:

1. Follow a few people whose recipes inspire you to cook and/or eat better. The key component here is to feel motivated by their posts, not discouraged that your diet or cooking ability won’t or can’t measure up.

2. Follow someone who can encourage an area of need in your life. For me lately that has been preparing meals for my kids. I love following “planetbox” to get ideas for fun and healthy kid meals.

3. Follow someone who is successful at what they do. I love seeing someone who is fired up about about their goals and putting plans into action!

4. Follow someone who urges you to be better! I want to get stronger physically this year so I started following a few amazing yogis to encourage my fitness goals.

5. Join a challenge. I love yoga, but don’t have the time right now to join a studio and have not been practicing much since I had kids. However, I joined a really fun yoga challenge that is rekindling my love of yoga and making me realize the benefits of fitness and areas I’m excited to improve upon.

6. Don’t forget about your friends! It can be tempting to just browse my friend’s pictures on Facebook and Instagram and just hit a quick “like,” but I’m realizing the value of COMMENTING. By commenting I am participating more in my friend’s lives (which is really at the heart of social media – right?) and fostering friendships through social media. I know it feels good when friends comment on things that I post, so I’m trying to do the same in return. And you know what? It feels good to participate!!

So don’t forget to follow Growing Weisser on Facecbook and comment on our posts! You are welcome to follow me on Instagram @iloveernie.

Who are some of your favorite people to follow on Instagram or Facebook? I’d love to add your suggestions to my feeds!