Struggling for motivation.

[ubercat]

Reason I know all this is I'm a lousy sleeper. Sleep debt can really drag down all areas of your life and long term is a big health risk. So I'd suggest that this weekend you make trying some of my suggestions or whatever you know works for you and catching up on your sleep your top priority. No doubt you've got plenty of things that seem more important than that, however when you're groggy all the time you just can't be effective at all the things you need to do. You're also likely to be more emotional, less patient and more reactive which of course will hurt you at work and with chicks. So make it a weekend of sharpening the axe and see how you feel after that.

 

[Mike32ct]

When you are not feeling motivated and can't seem to get anything productive done, it's good to "prime the pump" with some simple baby steps. You need to PROVE to yourself that you can do something productive and stay with it. That will build your confidence and get you out of this rut.

Pick ONE easy but constructive daily habit to form and commit to it for 30 days. Random examples:

1. Make your bed every day immediately after you get up. (Set your alarm a little earlier to pull this off.)

2. Meditate for ten minutes.

3. Read ten pages of a book.

No matter how messed up the rest of your life might feel, make the one thing non-negotiable and a MUST. You can even "X" off each day that you complete on a calendar as more motivation not to "break the chain."

Obviously, you are welcome to continue the habit beyond 30 days if you wish, but that isn't the point of the exercise. The point is that, after the 30 days, you'll feel more empowered and ready to commit to something else more challenging and possibly longer term like maybe 60 or 90 days.

I think we can all agree that NOTHING breeds success like success. If you only have small successes to start from, that's totally fine.

 

[daddymonsterpoodle]

These are all great ideas...

 

[Calum Tingham]

One more thing to add is a motivation table.

You can get a piece of paper, and draw a 2 column table.
Column one is for "task interfering thoughts" like "I can't be bothered" - "It'll take ages" - "It probably won't work" - "I don't feel like it." etc...
Column two is for a counter-action of those thoughts - "task activating thoughts"
Where "I can't be bothered" becomes "If I'm bothered, then my goals will happen faster."
"It'll take ages" becomes "If I start now, then next year I'll have it all."

Note - You can also watch motivational videos on Youtube.
What I find interesting is that they all follow the formula - "It's difficult, I know it's difficult, but push through it and you'll succeed."
Each motivational speaker just puts there own words to that.