If you look at motivation as something that happens to you… something you wait for to arrive… something like lightning that strikes when it strikes…
…Then you’re going to live with so much unrealized potential.
Motivation isn’t something you should expect to happen to you anymore than you should expect a charge to happen to your phone.
Wait for lightning to strike a charge into your phone and you’re going to live with a dead phone.
…Which is what so many of us are doing: living with dead potential.
And not because we don’t care… I think we all want to realize our potential… but, mostly because we don’t know how to activate and grow our potential.
The motivation required to do the things that help us realize our potential is something we make happen to ourselves… it’s something we actively seek out… it’s something that simply requires a (re)charge…
And rather than wait for motivation to strike:
- We create a space for our creative work… and we honor it—through boredom, busyness, and curveballs.
- We team up with people who can hold us accountable, challenge us to grow, and be there to support us when we’re down and want out.
- We watch videos, listen to podcasts, read books, etc., of people who get us charged up rather than mindlessly consume passive entertainment on the socials.
- We can commit to a daily habit and start a streak. Momentum is an undeniably powerful thing, and if we can lean into its power, we can start a process forward that becomes self-sustaining.
…What else? What gets you charged up? How can you actively incorporate these ideas into your daily practice?
Stop waiting.