Motivation is a funny thing. Some days you wake up on top of the world – pumped up and ready to tackle everything you need to do. Other days, it vanishes and you can’t get yourself to do anything at all.
I usually consider myself a well-motivated person. But still, I come across days when my motivation dries up.
On those days, I’ve learned a few ways to get myself back on track.
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“I can’t go on…”
I was lifting weights the other day when that thought crept into my head. I was reaching a point where I was doing more than I normally did – past my limitations.
I almost listened to it. I almost packed up my stuff and left.
But I didn’t. I know that the only way to get anywhere in lifting is to go beyond your limits. That’s how you get stronger and build muscle.
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A few weeks ago, I watched a documentary about Hawaii – specifically about its history and culture.
It’s a good documentary overall, but the story about how Hawaii was discovered particularly caught my attention. It is easily one of the greatest stories about perseverance and determination I’ve ever heard.
If you ever need an inspiring kick in the butt to reach your goals, this is it.
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We’ve all heard that life is short. There’s just not enough time to do everything that we’d like to do.
I know I still have a lot of things I still want to accomplish before I die. It sometimes seems never-ending.
But the problem isn’t that life is too short. It’s usually because we’re not using the time we’re given effectively.
No matter how you look at it, there are only 24 hours in a day. We have to fill that time doing something. Instead of wasting that time, we should be living it.
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Do you have a big goal you want to do “someday”? Whether you say you’ll do it tomorrow, next month, next year or just plain whenever, it’s that thing you just seem to keep putting off into the future.
I think everyone can relate to this. We all have that goal we want to do, but haven’t gotten around to doing it yet. It just keeps getting pushed off until the timing is right. But what if “someday” never happens?
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We’ve all heard that success doesn’t happen overnight. A lot of articles have already been written on the subject.
It’s generally agreed that it’s much better to take the long-term approach to success.
And that makes sense. Big goals and achievements take time. It might take months or even years to reach some of the biggest goals.
Since success means looking into the long-term, it’s important to ask what qualities you’ll need to sustain you in order to reach them.
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When I reached my early 20s, I saw something I thought I’d never see. My bank account rolled over into five digits as I passed the $10,000 mark for the first time.
I rarely tell people this because I don’t want to come off as boastful.
I’m saying this now because a lack of money is a huge obstacle preventing people from traveling. So I want to write about what I did to save up so much money to see the world.
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