THE MYTH OF MOTIVATION (AND WHAT YOU NEED INSTEAD)

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  • Laughter_Girl
    Laughter_Girl Posts: 2,226 Member
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    I'm glad this surfaced again.
  • coopscoopc
    coopscoopc Posts: 626 Member
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    bump
  • stefaery
    stefaery Posts: 9
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    I needed this... and I will need to read it again the next time I feel it's okay give into weakness and mediocrity.
  • skaarnladers
    skaarnladers Posts: 2 Member
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    Thank you for this post. It is exactly what I needed to read today!
  • geekishgirl
    geekishgirl Posts: 117 Member
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    Amazing post!
  • Awesome_Nautilus
    Awesome_Nautilus Posts: 7 Member
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    BUMP.

    Fantastic post!
  • JCLondonUK
    JCLondonUK Posts: 159
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    Another bump, for a great post.
  • scarlettesong
    scarlettesong Posts: 108 Member
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    Great post, mostly a bump.

    Seriously though. Decide. Commit!
  • ohiotubagal
    ohiotubagal Posts: 190 Member
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    Excellent. Thank you!
  • coopscoopc
    coopscoopc Posts: 626 Member
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    I always come back and read this. Love it!
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,710 Member
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    Amen! I didn't realize this was such an old post until I got to the bottom of page 1, but I'll comment anyway.

    I hate it when people whine about not having "willpower" when they make comments about my fitness or healthy habits. "Oh, I wish I had your willpower!". NO. I always say, it's NOT willpower it's "wantpower". If you WANT something badly enough you will make the sacrifices and changes necessary to attain it.

    But, I've used that line for a long time now. I think I'll switch to "Decide. Now." I like it!
  • Soldiershak
    Soldiershak Posts: 1
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    Spot on! I've been dealing with a few things recently and I began wondering is life really about about being motivated. Motivation comes and goes, but a decision is absolute.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
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    Bumping as this post needs to be seen again.
  • ddkphotos
    ddkphotos Posts: 304 Member
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    Glad I came across this! Thanks for sharing!
  • malibustacy2006
    malibustacy2006 Posts: 1 Member
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    Bump!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    Don't mind me. I'm just necro'ing this very old, but still useful thread.
  • dubird
    dubird Posts: 1,849 Member
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    For me, motivation is something I had to find for myself. I'm one of the very few people (apparently) who don't get motivated from other people cheering me on. That just annoys me. I've had to find my own reasons for doing things, that's what keeps me going. And that motivation changes from time to time. First it was losing weight to feel better about myself. Now, my motivation is to keep walking so I can enjoy my app's story and try and get my asthma under control. My advice is to take a good look at WHY you're doing this, be it weight loss or getting into shape, or what have you, and make that your motivation.
  • brandyosu
    brandyosu Posts: 257 Member
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    Now if only I had run across this back when it was originally posted. But yes, I had all the motivation in the world and NOTHING worked until I made up my mind to do something about it. As soon as the decision was made, the rest fell into place.
  • tekkiechikk
    tekkiechikk Posts: 375 Member
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    Spot on.

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