I have been severely lacking motivation lately. I know that when I'm active my energy levels will increase but it's hard to start when you're already ready for bed at 9am. I find that when I wake up already drained it takes everything I have to complete the minimum required in a day, never mind stacking on form reps or housework. I know there are a few factors I can't control that are contributing to the problem, but that only seems to make it easier to wave it off. That is not what I want to do.
I've been writing out daily or weekly lists for myself and that seems to help. The simple act of crossing something off is motivating. Problem is I'm finding myself doing little bits here and little bits there. Instead of doing my 5 reps I'll do one and then I never seem to get back to them. I'm never able to cross that off on any given day. Which in turn becomes disheartening.
As Sifu Beckett mentioned, when I've committed to someone specifically I find the motivation to follow through. I managed three days of pulling fence this weekend which tells me expenditure of energy is not going to kill me. But I'm in a rut. Self motivation is something I've struggled with for what feels like forever. My permanent downfall.
2 comments:
The thing about ruts, is that the only direction you have to go is up. And a little bit here and there is better than none at all. I think the biggest thing here is that you recognize where you are, so I know you are already ahead. You got this Sifu!
I am in the same boat a lot of the time. You can't always control your motivation, but you can control your engagement. Taking a brief 5 to 15 minute break when you need to reset is always valuable, but the problem starts when 15 minutes turns into an hour which turns into a day, etc. Instead of merely relying on motivation to do things, do things to become motivated.
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