Most people wait until they’re motivated to take action. That’s why most people never end up taking action.
There’s a common misperception that you need to feel motivated to take action. That’s wrong. You’ll never amount to anything if that’s the mindset you adapt because action doesn’t follow motivation. Motivation follows action.
If you’ve ever ran or lifted weights regularly in you’re life you’ve probably felt like skipping a day at some point. And you probably have skipped days.
But what’s interesting is that if you can convince yourself to run that first mile or lift the first set you almost always feel motivated to do more.
But what if it doesn’t motivate me? Although I’ve found that the above strategy motivates me the majority of the time, sometimes it doesn’t.
In the past I’ve used will power to push myself through those workouts and I still do occasionally, but that’s not always necessary.
I’ve found that often the reason I can’t motivate myself to workout is because I’m already overworking my muscles and they need a chance to recover.
Some days it’s in my best interest to allow my body to recover instead of risking injury. Realize, however, that there’s a fine line between resting because your body needs to recover and using lack of motivation as an excuse to skip a workout.
This analogy can also be applied to almost anything else as well. Don’t wait until you’re motivated to start a blog. You can have one online within an hour. Don’t wait until you feel motivated to leave your job. Two words is all it takes. (I quit)
You’ll never accomplish anything meaningful if you wait until you feel motivated to start taking action. Take initiative today. One step is all it takes. The rest will fall into place.
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