What to Do When You Feel Unmotivated: My 3 Favorite Tips

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” Zig Ziglar Some days you wake up motivated and ready to go. On some days things feel heavy and it is hard to get going and find that inner drive. And there are often roadblocks, plateaus and valleys along the way towards what you want where you can fall into a slump. Or get lost in a rut. And you feel like your motivation has flown away. So today I’d like to simply share three of my favorites and in my experience most effective ways to find that motivation again. 1. Do the 10 minute recharge exercise. Here's how you do this motivation exercise. Sit down in a quiet place. Close your eyes. Ask yourself these two questions: How will my life look in 5 years if I just continue to stay on the same path as now? How will life likely become worse for me and maybe even for the people around me? It may be uncomfortable but try to see the negative consequences as vividly as you can in your mind to kickstart your motivation to get going for that positive change. Then ask yourself: How will my life look in 1 year if I stick with it and I keep going with this change? How will it look in 5 years? How will life improve not only for me but for the people that I love if I stick with it? With these two sets of questions try to not just to see the future as detailed and as vividly as you can but also find your own very personal reason(s) for making the change. For examp...
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