Why is it so hard to become motivated? Does anyone else struggle with following through with a goal or a life change?
Sometimes I wonder if maybe motivation, like weight loss, is a day-by-day thing.
Like maybe if you try too hard to plan out a routine, your brain just gets rebellious and you become incapable of following through.
Perhaps I should try starting each day with a new, previously undefined goal. If I have no set pattern, and no definitive long term plan, motivation can be renewed daily.
For example, maybe today I will drink 64 oz of water. Tomorrow I might shoot for 80 oz, 64 oz again, or not be concerned with water at all. Tomorrow I might be focused on getting 8 hours of sleep, based on my not-so-cheery disposition I have upon waking.
What if the goal of each day was solely contingent on that day's circumstances, and nothing else?
After all, I can't tell you the number of times I've gone to bed with the best intentions but woken up with a crabby attitude. (Not to mention a need for sleep...)
What if, on bad days, I make my goal something really simple? Or something that I would already be planning to do?
For instance, today I will brush my teeth. That's an obvious goal, but maybe I would be able to trick my conscienceness into that elated feeling one gets when they accomplish something.
What do you think?