Motivation - the general desire or willingness to do something.
Joe and I had covid recently. It wasn’t too too bad physically, but mentally it really kicked our butts.
The brain fog and fatigue lasted 4ish weeks.
Like about the same time as it takes for a habit to form. Not great.
I still tried to conduct business as usual most of the time, but it was still really confusing and draining.
I’m super out of the habit, and really needed to kick in some big motivation. It’s also mid July and it feels like everyone is kind of taking a summer break, and that’s awesome too.
Do you ever feel like this?
Here are some things I’m doing.
My brother was talking to me about a challenge he wanted to do, called 75 Hard. Have you done it?
We both started together, I’m on Day 3.
It’s a 75 day challenge that is about mental strength, and trickles down into business strength, and physical and spiritual also.
Basically it is working out twice a day, for 45 minutes each, one workout must be outside.
Reading 10 pages of a self help type book (I’m currently reading my Bible, I’m also going to throw in a book I’ve been wanting to read by Jamie Kern Lima, called Believe It).
Drink a gallon of water.
Take a picture of yourself.
Follow a diet, your choice.
If you mess up, you start over. Even if it’s on the 74th day. That’s enough to motivate me for sure sure.
I seriously need something difficult sometimes like this, to challenge myself and gain back my motivation. It’s really working.
What’s even better, our sister has joined in too, so it’s giving us something to do together, and we’re long distance so that’s even more fun.
And what does that lead us to in the next point?
Accountability.
It’s something we’re talking about in LBC+ this week, and something we’re adding in as a monthly deliverable.
It really helps to have someone by your side really keeping you accountable.
The next thing, and this is kind a best for last thing, is grace.
Sometimes we get really fierce and fired up with motivation, and build huge to do lists and expectations for ourselves.
Sometimes we don’t quite meet the expectation and pressure we put on ourselves.
(This is the opposite of the expectation 75 Hard puts on us with the starting over if you mess up. Most things don’t require that, isn’t that great?!?!?!?!)
Really do give yourself grace. Taking a breath and a break and even a little nap can be all you need to get that motivation back.
The important thing is fulfilling obligations, keeping integrity, and using the momentum you have to keep yourself going in the most efficient way possible.
I went hunting for a quote that I love that talks about how most people give up right when the success they’ve been working toward is literally right around the corner and they don’t even know it.
I found 3 and couldn’t choose, they’re all short and hopefully you love quotes as much as I do.
It’s always too soon to quit. By Raymond Edman. Always is a strong word, but the sentiment is amazing.
97% of people who quit too soon are employed by the 3% who never gave up. This one is author unknown, and also pretty fierce, but so motivating.
It’s a slow process, but quitting won’t speed it up. This one is also author un
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