Week 3: Getting Motivated & Staying Motivated - alternativeSOHO

The past couple of weeks I’ve been preparing myself for this moment. I had been toying around with ideas, but I hadn’t found my focus. I wasn’t worried about it though, I knew that when the time was right and when I finished preparation, it would come to me.

Then boom! I got an idea yesterday while I was laying in the bed watching t.v. Just like that, inspiration hit me. I now know which project I will delegate a majority of my attention to for this challenge.

That brings me into week 3 and what it will be about (at least for me) — getting motivated, staying that way, and trusting myself.

Motivation and desire are the keys to unlocking the reality of your dreams. When you want something so much and so badly you can literally feel it, your chances of actually getting it increases exponentially. If you’re lukewarm about what you want, your results will be lukewarm.

To help me maintain my focus and my motivation:

• I dance - even if there’s no music
• I look at my forest each morning
• I look at my forest throughout the day
• I look at my forest before bed
• I keep my eyes on the prize
• I take it one day at a time
• I trust my gut

And yes, I have days when my energy level is super low - but those are the days when I need to pull myself up the most. On those days, I remind myself not to get upset or distraught because it will not help.

Instead, I’ll whip open my journal and I’ll write down all the reasons why I don’t feel great. Then, I’ll list all of my accomplishments and the reasons why I should feel great - I do it in this order intentionally. By the time I close my journal, I’m usually pumped up from writing down all my accomplishments.

Now, I shall leave you with a quote:
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.” ~Hannah More

Don’t take your eyes off the goal