I like to see the chain get longer and I don’t want to break it by stopping. Also, I feel the difference in my energy level and outlook. I want to keep feeling better.
The Fabulous app. I have taken on many endeavors and each time my motivation and maintenance of motivation is different for each endeavor. My endeavor now is to lead a simpler healthier life and the fabulous is keeping my motivation up on this one!
Interacting with people who have achieved the goal you want to achieve. Getting a coach. Getting a plan. Getting back at it everytime you fall off.
The app, right now. I like knowing I am taking baby steps to a better me. Any little positive thing helps me not be so negative about my situation right now. I like knowing that I can take control of the little things even if I can’t control the big things. (Work schedule, pain, etc)
Modivation usually depents on results. A long time ago I use to weight 110kgr and after a few years of exercise, healthy eating, the result was to weight 83kgr and look the way I wanted. That’s my Modivation.... Everybody can do that and it’s real, can happen!
This may sound strange, but I don’t. The problem with motivation is that it can be fickle, especially for me because I struggle with depression (specifically with Major Depressive Disorder). So, instead of trying to rely on motivation and falling short when I try to lean on it and it’s just not there, I cultivate discipline, which is reliable all the time. Motivation can be fleeting but discipline is forever!
I just do it. Sometimes I try to make excuses that I’m too tired or too busy but I tell myself that I’ll just do a little for a few minutes anyway because I will ultimately be more productive and energetic for doing it. With exercise I am actually starting to look forward it now rather than dreading it.
For me is has to do with what I consume from people and media. So I try to hang with people who are pursuing their goals and I try to follow and read things on social media and the web in general that are related to what I want to achieve. That means I’m feeding myself constantly with ideas and energy that are encouraging me in my goals. It’s not perfect but when it works it works really well.
It is difficult, especially if you are struggling psychologically. Take baby steps, go at your own pace. And remember, you’re doing this for you, not for anyone else.
Fabulous h3rrinnering, get inspirect en dagboek , herkenning in verbetering. Zal wel lastig worden bij een baan, voor nu dankbaar dat het nu kan. Huishouden en chayenna doe ik ook ( de baan voor nu)
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