Are you wondering how to get motivated when you are not?
Take a nap.
Run to the coffee shop and grab a cup of coffee.
Go for a run.
But – and here’s the key part in how to get motivated – set a hard stop time for the activity you are choosing to do, instead of what you feel like you should be doing.
During a good week, I sneak out in the middle of the day for a hike that takes about an hour. I try and take that hike when I’m feeling overwhelmed and not being productive.
I almost always return from that hike with a clear head and a list of three things in my head to tackle by the end of the day.
So, get motivated by cutting yourself some slack, clearing your head with a healthy activity and returning to the work (hopefully within an hour).
These are some ways how I get motivated, but your mileage may vary. Do you have similar ideas you’d like to share?
Last weekend my wife Cheryl and I ventured to In Step Running and Waking Centerin Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, a shop local mecca of restaurants and shops. Cheryl had come in search of new running shoes. Our salesperson Amy did such a great job properly analyzing our running shoe needs and providing multiple shoe options that we each left with a pair.
These are the best fitting most comfortable shoes I have ever run in. While I am no marathon running I have run on and off my entire life including a stint running Cross Country in High School. Due to a minor injury I had not run in almost a month and logged two pain free effortless miles on my first run in the new running shoes.
Supporting local merchants and local jobs even if it costs a few bucks more when you get results like this – well, it’s just the real, authentic and sustainable thing to do!
Are you wondering how to get motivated when you are not?
