Advanced motivation

[Huffman]

Hi guys! I have ONE problem with motivation, and it is the following:

Sometimes I read Sosuave, or I have a particularly enlightening thought. And then I'm MOTIVATED! YES! I'm gonna clean up my apartment, buy that awesome dress shirt, scout out dating venues, set up stuff!

I start acting towards my goal BUT! my daily routine breaks this motivation.
I get up, go to work, go to the gym, go home, am tired. After two days my motivation is completely eradicated.

I realized that it's my HABITS which prevent me from chasing my true goals.
I'd really need some nagging wife who reminds me of my goals all the time

What can I do to renew the motivation EVERY DAY?

 

[BadNews]

You probably won't like what I have to say. But this sounds like plain laziness to me. If you were serious about your goals you would find the time/energy to get them done.

You're used to your routine, but routines can be draining. Its time to mix things up. Set goals for each week/day, and STICK TO THEM. If you can't complete 1-2 small tasks that will advance you towards your goal each day then I hate to say it but you're screwed.

Quit being lazy and making excuses for yourself, because that's all I've read in your post. If you want to achieve some of these things, then do it. Simple as that. DO IT!

The background on my phone's lock screen is a quote that says, "Do something today that your future self will thank you for."

Do yourself a favor buddy, and start checking some **** off your list. Laziness is the worst excuse of them all.

 

[Boilermaker]

http://zenhabits.net/

This guy's very good at teaching people start developing new habits.

 

[Huffman]

I'm not going to argue with you, I'm lazy and I know it. But just "quit making excuses and do something" works for NOW, but I know it won't anymore in 3 days.

In fact I've done exactly that today and got a lot done. I'd like some tips on how to tricky my lazy self into doing that every day.

 

[JohnChops]

Make a check list. You'll feel good when you check something done and that'll give you momentum to do whatever else you have to do. There's a good article lurking in the tips section on this exact matter. It helped me out a lot

 

[RedZone]

I agree with JohnChops make a list and keep to it. Also, it might be over-whelming trying to accomplish everything at the same time. So focus on one thing at a time...maybe set aside time on a certain day of a week to achieve your goals.