Where to find motivation
You won’t find it on a map or in a treasure chest
You won’t find it in the woods
Or over a rainbow
It won’t come to you either
Motivation you find in doing what you don’t have the motivation to start.
Say its going to the gym
You might not be motivated to go
But once your there and the more you keep going the more motivated you’ll find yourself.
Restarting hurts
Restarting takes effort, it takes time to get back into the flow and making it a habit again.
I injured both my ankles during lockdown, I could barely walk let alone exercise so I rested,
Which turned into more resting and more before I knew it a couple of months had passed and I hadn’t done anything
Getting back into the gym hurt, both physically and mentally
I had to break out of the comfort of not going I have to deal with the muscle soreness
Restarting hurts
It’s easier to not quit and keep going
But it’s better than never trying again
It’s better than doing nothing
It hurts but the pain is temperamental
Jordan Peterson
Procrastination will kill you faster than a natural death, I know I’m a master procrastinator,
I put off things for weeks/months, I started editing a book and saw a note I left in it that said its Feb 2020 at the time of editing, 8 months later still not done
I could be in a lot better shape, I could be a lot smarter, I might even still be in a relationship if I did the stuff I knew I should.
We need to snap out of this distraction mentality Because it stops us from living.
Having Good intentions
But bad effort
Anyone can have the best intentions,
The best intention to get in shape before a holiday, revise for a test, read a book, well there’s loads of examples.
Whenever I go abroad I always said I would learn the language or some of it at least,
I’ve bought audiobooks, physical books all with the best of intentions of learning it, but the effort didn’t match the intention.
It’s like having the best intentions to get in shape you buy loads of training gear, buy a ‘health magazine’, loads of healthy food,
Then grab a takeout and leave the above to collect dust.
To make traction
Our efforts need to be more than our intentions.
Suffering
Is what we’re going to face whether we leave the door or not, suffering exists on both sides of it,
Suffering will happen if you go for that job or not,
If you speak to that person or not,
If you workout or not,
If you better your education or not
Suffering is a part of life it will show up if we walk left or right, don’t move at all or just stay on the same path we’re on.
We are going to suffer
So you might as well suffer at something that will make the suffering worthwhile
Example – If choose to workout, you have to suffer through the workout, you have to suffer from the hard work, from the lifestyle changes and the sacrifices you have to make like going to the gym over going straight home and watching the tv.
But through that suffering you get healthier, you feel a lot better, you look better, you have more energy.
If you don’t choose to workout, you get to eat what you want, have those lazy days, don’t have to face the gym, but all that pleasure will lead to suffering,
Your health will start to degrade, you might gain weight, you will lose energy, feel under par most of the time, struggle with concentration and so on…
Suffering is everywhere
All we can do is pick ur poison – Jordan Peterson
