Monday Motivation: A tip on Motivation

Motivation is a luxury not a necessity. In order to reach your goals you can’t rely on your motivation, you have to rely on your commitment to making it happen. In fact, motivation doesn’t precede the action, it follows it. Completing a new habit or goal creates feelings of accomplishment and excitement. That feeling of accomplishment That’s what fuels motivation.

Seeing results = motivation. 

This brings me to my point…

While motivation is lovely, it is not a requirement to reach a desired goal or accomplishment. You have to first rely on your commitment to do what it takes and keep going when you aren’t particularly in the mood. It is a change in mindset when you realize that that thing you have to do to stay on track towards your goals isn’t always going to feel good. No matter how bad you want the overall result, you may find yourself in a place that at the moment, it feels easy to let go of. This is the exact moment when you put your big kid pants on, suck it up, and think about the commitment you made to yourself. 

Not every action has to be a big one, sometimes staying committed means doing more than nothing. In these times, just take a step. Any thing that moves the needle even the most minuscule amount is staying committed and worth the discomfort. The agenda doest have to be completed, but you do have to move. One more rep. One more step. One move away from nothing.

Most importantly, remember that the commitments you make to yourself are the most essential to deliver on. Building your own self integrity and accountability not only breeds your confidence, but it makes you a better human to others. 

How are you truly going to expect yourself to keep your commitments to others if you can’t keep them to yourself? 

How are you going to stay accountable to your own core values in times of weakness on the outside, when you can’t on the inside? 

It all starts with you. The person you want to be in this world starts with the person you are to yourself. ✨