Recently a friend asked me how I have stayed motivated after all my 11 years of training. Honestly Its never a question of being motivated with me…and that’s just it. I don’t question motivation. If you have to question your motivation, then you’ll be spending more time looking for answers then you’ll be doing. It’s not a how, it’s not a where, its not a when. Motivation isn’t something to be waited on.
If you’re waiting to be motivated to go to the gym, look for a job, clean up your room, or whatever, then you’re doing just that; WAITING! Waiting for some motivation rock to come and hit you out of your laziness. Meanwhile you sit on the sofa and watch TV. Who’s in charge of your life? You or the sofa?
OK so to answer the question of motivation is not to question it. Its not to wait for the feeling and see if it comes to you. The feeling of motivation comes from choosing to being motivated and doing something no matter how you feel about it. I have plenty of days when I’d rather be sitting at home with my PS3, but going to the gym regardless is what I call being motivated. For the most part, we’re creatures of habit, and the actions we take on overtime will become more of who we are.
Next time you find yourself being lazy. Don’t turn to yourself in agreement and say “I’m being lazy.” Don’t wait for some external thing to turn you around. There’s no power in that! Choose to be motivated, and take action. Then you can enjoy the feeling you get along with a new source of your own power.