Staying Motivated

This week we are discussing staying motivated. There are times where we may have a difficult time staying motivated. It happens to all of us. We may go through a few days where we just don’t have that energy that we need to keep moving forward. How do we keep the motivation? How do we stay focused on our goals? How does motivation work in our life?

No one can motivate you. You’re the one that really has to understand the reasons why you’re doing the things that you want to do. You can listen to someone, read materials that empower you. Certain things like these can get you fired up but only you can motivate yourself. Motivation comes from inside.

Change Your Physiology
You can change your physiology. You can get healthy. When you go out there and create energy by physically moving your body, it can help you Energy creates energy. Find the mentors, teachers and make the investment in yourself. Move your body. Go to the gym, take the dog for a walk, even just stand up from your desk when you are working and take a walk around to get yourself energized and to change your physiology. Sometimes that’s all you need to get jumpstarted.

Create Accountability
Get people around you to help you. Find someone that you can confide in and that you can count on. Get other people involved in your training and in other goals. For example, if you don’t show up at the gym there will be someone that will be calling you and asking, “where are you?” (that's me!) I hope the blog will keep us all accountable and to create a community of like-minded individuals to support each other.

Change
Change it up sometimes. Change your routine. Challenge yourself. Do something new and different. Add some new goals (SMART goals!). Surround yourself with people that are super charged and positive. If you have some “negative nellies” in your life you can change the way that you see them. Reframe the way that you perceive those people. The positive people around you who share their passion and strength with you will positively influence you. Make the choice to be around people that will empower you and move you forward.

Every Day
Work on it every day! Small incremental changes each day will make a difference. It’s amazing what will happen when you make the commitment. Improve, focus, challenge yourself, grow and move forward every day.

-D.J.