The importance of inspiration for introverts

Hello and welcome to the not so travelling Introvert. TodayI want to talk about inspiration. Every now and then I get asked about whoinspires me, why do I do the things that I do? And to be honest, I don't have aspecific, specific person in mind. There's not someone I want to be or someoneI admire per se.
And maybe it's because I don't really understand the admirepart. I don't know. But inspiration is different as far as how I findinspiration to do the things that I do, or for new podcast episodes, forexample, or a cross stitch pattern or whatever it might be. Inspiration happensall the time in everyday life. But sometimes we get so bogged down in the grindof stuff and just getting through each day, you know, go to work, eat, comehome, eat, sleep, repeat that we lose the access to avenues for inspiration.

And that can be a bad thing. Finding inspiration can be thekey to success in any area of your life. It can help you develop new ideas,overcome challenges and stay motivated. And if you don't have a way of lookingfor inspiration, then life can become very stuck. Inspiration can come frommany places.

It could be a book, a movie, a song, a person. Maybe youhave a hobby that you're passionate about, or a cause that you care deeply for.Finding ways to spark inspiration or finding things that inspire you, can helpyou achieve goals in really random ways. So I want to talk about six reasonsthat will help you understand why it's important to find inspiration. So let'sstart with new ideas.

If you're feeling stuck, inspiration can give you the pushyou need to come up with new ideas. It can help you see things from a differentperspective, maybe create or develop creative solutions to problems. Let's sayyou are a writer struggling to create new ideas for stories, for a book thatyou're writing. You could try reading books in a genre that you don't usuallyread, or watching movies from different cultures. That could help you seethings in a new light and then come up with fresh ideas for your writing.

Having inspiration can help you overcome challenges. Whenfacing a difficult situation, inspiration can give you the strength to kind ofkeep going. It can remind you of your goals and why they are essential to you.If you are dealing with a personal challenge, you could look to someone who'sovercome a similar obstacle. Reading that story, watching them speak, listeningto them speak, watching a movie about them, can give you hope and ideas of howyou too can overcome that challenge.

Inspiration can help you stay motivated. Losing motivationwhen things get tough is so very common. But if you have something to lookforward to, it can help you to sort of just get through those tough times.Inspiration can give you a reason to keep going even when things are tough.

Inspiration can help you find your purpose or a purpose. Ifyou're unsure what you want to do with your life, inspiration can help youdiscover a purpose. It can show you what is possible. Help you see the impactthat you could have on the world. Maybe your goal is to start your ownbusiness.

When reading about successful or maybe even unsuccessfulentrepreneurs, note what it takes to repeat their success or avoid theirfailures. It can give you inspiration and motivation at the same time. Also,inspiration can help you connect with others. When you're feeling inspired,it's so much easier to connect with others. Inspiration can help you findcommon ground and build relationships.