One of my main goals for this year is to be more active on Ecency and Hive. Last year, 90% of my main posts here were my reports in @actifit. I'm grateful to the community for motivating me to move more and share at least a brief report.

I also had a few publications about my travels for the @travelfeed community. Although I had some short trips within the country, visiting museums, exhibitions, and various events, I didn't find the time to share them here.

In addition, there were posts with banners for the @ecency community. It's one of my favourite communities, and I always want to support it.

I also participated several times in various contests from other communities, but there were almost no regular posts like this one.

But why was my activity so low last year?

One of the main reasons is my offline life. Unfortunately, last year wasn’t the best one. A few times, my employers delayed salary payments for several months, and some didn’t pay at all. Unfortunately, I couldn’t reduce my expenses because taxes and other mandatory payments couldn’t be cut down. So financially, the year wasn’t great, but it was definitely a good lesson learned.

Additionally, I often lacked inspiration. One goal and motivation are not enough. I need inspiration to write an article. It may not be the best or the most popular, but when I write, even a short article, I put my heart into it. Whatever I do, I put a piece of my soul into it. And I believe this is a must!

And time flies at rocket speed, and I didn’t even notice how the year passed.

But this year, I will try to improve! To do so, I analyzed the problem and identified several important actions:

1. Make a plan for writing articles.
2. Write a list of topics I want to talk about. I'll write about how to choose topics and where to find them below.
3. Read and comment every day
4. Wake up 30 minutes earlier every day
5. Don't give up!

Where to get ideas for articles

I might not be the only one who sometimes doesn't know what to write about. I decided to share some of the sources that came to mind while writing this article.

1.** Read articles by other authors**. You can write about the same topic but from your own point of view or experience. For example, if someone writes about their trip to New York, and you’ve been to New York too, you can share your experience. Or write about another city in the same style or a different one, depending on what you prefer.

1. Read the news. The news often covers certain events. You can express your opinion or share your experience.
2. ChatGPT. AI has become a part of our lives today. You can ask it for article ideas, and it will provide you with an endless number of them.
3. Communication. Talk to other people, and they might give you an idea for a new article. You could even interview someone (By the way, this article topic came from @nathalie-s. Thank you so much!).
4. Travel. Travelling is the best source of inspiration and article ideas!
5. Hobbies. Share your passions. If you don't have one, try to find it.
6. Books. If you love reading, you can write about the books you've read or find inspiration and ideas in the books themselves.

Where to find inspiration.

Everyone has their own source of inspiration. Here are mine:

1. Travel.
2. Communication and meeting people.
3. Books.

Share my ideas for writing articles and sources of inspiration!

Thank you.
Your Iris.