What's the best thing to do if you can't get motivated to take action that you know you must take? Go ahead and do it anyway.
Sure, it's nice to be positively motivated. Yet even if you lack the motivation, you still have the ability to act.
Even if you don't feel like doing what must be done, you can still do it. Yes, your feelings are powerful, but you are even more powerful.
What if you simply laughed at those negative feelings, and went on ahead with your actions? You already know that it must be done, so you already have a perfectly good reason.
In fact, going ahead and taking action right away is a whole lot more pleasant than agonizing about it for hours or days or weeks. Plus it's a whole lot more pleasant than feeling guilty for not getting it done.
So even though you don't feel like it, do it anyway. Then see how great you will suddenly feel.
Sure, it's nice to be positively motivated. Yet even if you lack the motivation, you still have the ability to act.
Even if you don't feel like doing what must be done, you can still do it. Yes, your feelings are powerful, but you are even more powerful.
What if you simply laughed at those negative feelings, and went on ahead with your actions? You already know that it must be done, so you already have a perfectly good reason.
In fact, going ahead and taking action right away is a whole lot more pleasant than agonizing about it for hours or days or weeks. Plus it's a whole lot more pleasant than feeling guilty for not getting it done.
So even though you don't feel like it, do it anyway. Then see how great you will suddenly feel.
4 comments:
this is an excellent one
TYVM
applies to me most days
and, if truth be told, I usually feel a heck-of-a-lot better once I've kicked my backside in gear
(mind you, a leaking third floor loo is more of a necessity to get sorted rather than something that needs motivation, wouldn't you say!)
<-- will return to commenting once bathroom disaster sorted
This applies to me too...so much so that i'm off to give myself a kick up the arse!!
C x
Very good sound advice. I like to say, "Put forth the effort". The powerlessness is so strong though. I'll keep tryiong. Thanks for the reminder.
Peace
You're so so right!
In fact I'm trying really hard to make a habit of it :)
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