A real question I get asked all the time by clients -
āHow do you stay motivated all the time?ā£ā ā£ HA!ā£ Iām not motivated all the time. ā£ Not even close.ā£ ā£ā£ But that doesnāt mean I donāt stay working though.ā£ ā£ Hereās my question -
Are you motivated to go to work every day?ā£ ā£ Are you motivated to pay your rent?ā£ ā£ Are you motivated to grocery shop? Brush your teeth? Run errands? Fold laundry? Keep up maintenance on your car?ā£ ā£ I highly doubt it. But you do it anyways, donāt you?ā£ ā£ SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND!
Why do we ONLY ask ourselves about motivation when it comes to the health of our bodies, one of the most important parts of our lives?š§ā£ ā£ Everything else we just do.
We understand that it needs to get done.ā£
We donāt question it - we just put in the work to keep life moving forward optimally and prosperously.ā£ ā£ But for some reason when it comes to health and fitness, we think itās dependent on our mood for the day? ā£ Listen: If you keep bailing on fitness, youāre like the person on a dating app who keeps saying, āYou know Iām just not looking for anything serious right nowā when the truth is that a relationship (aka fitness) is simply NOT A PRIORITY.ā£ ā£ Wanna know whatās cool about your priorities?
You decide what they are. ā£ ā£ You make the decisions every day of every year.ā£ ā£ We need to stop blaming āmotivationā like it truly has control over our actions. My examples above proved that the absence of motivation is no barrier for doing the work.ā£ ā£ Next time you catch yourself saying, āI just donāt have the motivationā...ā£ ā£ Have the courage to admit, āItās just not a priority to me.āā£ ā£ Donāt like that statement? Then change your behavior.
Like that statement? Well, at least youāre being honest with yourself nowļøā£ ā£ Be the boss of your own life and stop making excuses. Put in the work.
