OUR BLOG: Sometimes motivation isn’t enough
Last week, I mentioned my misty morning motivation. Unfortunately that’s often not enough, and sometimes I need to look further afield. Luckily, I have a few techniques to choose from.
Sometimes, pure, simple routine will do the trick. If I just roll out of bed when the alarm goes off, stumble into my walking gear and stagger out the door - all before I’m awake enough to consider other options? That makes walking easy.
Other times, I make deals with myself: if I just get 6k in now, I can stop into Starbucks for a peppermint mocha. Or I reframe: it’s not “walking”, it’s a chance to listen to some of the awesome podcasts I’ve just downloaded. Or I remind myself how this walk, today, contributes to my greater long-term goals.
Some days, though, nothing’s enough. Take last Friday. The weather was shocking – intermittent rain and hail all day. I was sniffling and fighting off a cold. My brain yelled “DO. NOT. WANT!” emphatically every time I so much as thought about heading out the door.
So you know what I did? I listened... Read the full text of this blog entry.