When it comes to motivating myself and inspiring myself to get things done, (such as a workout, task or something of the sort) there are many instances where one of two things happen. Firstly, something that I notice commonly happens is I can talk myself in to an unhappy or negative/unproductive mindset. This is a trap that once I fall in, it is hard to pull myself out of. This most often happens when i tend to procrastinate something once I wake up, maybe by going on my phone (which can commonly put you in a bad mood once you wake up, and I have experienced this numerous times) or maybe I slept in really late or felt bloated and as if I had been eating quite unhealthy. Maybe I didn’t sleep well and feel too tired to function well or be in control of my mood. When I decide to just bite the bullet that is when I feel as if I am most productive, happy, and in control of myself and of my life. What I mean by biting the bullet is that I just push myself to get what I need to do done as soon as possible after I wake up in the morning. Never leave what can be done today for tomorrow. This philosophy has very much helped me with my ability to push myself to my greatest limits. As great as it is to go down path two, sometimes you go down path one and there is simply nothing you can do about that, but you can change the way that the rest of your day can go. You can redirect yourself back on track even if the beginning of your day has been difficult. There is no way to change the past, no point in stressing about the future, so all we can do is think about the present and do everything in our power to make it the best we can with no regrets. It may be cheesy, but everything I’m saying is true. These are things I have been able to learn over time. Struggling with motivation has been one of the hardest things I believe I’ve had to deal with during my time in quarantine and initially all together. When I was a competitive swimmer, towards the end of my time doing that due to the fact that I strongly disliked it I realized one of my main issues was the fact that I had no motivation for the sport. When I don’t have my own personal drive to do something its almost impossible for me to be able to do it to my fullest potential. This is the same for many people. May it be buckling down to study, or getting to all your workouts that day or week, getting up to a big presentation. People need motivation, excitement, and compassion. Without these things, life wouldn’t have zest you could say.
