Scanning my planner, I saw lines against lines of unfinished tasks–Tasks that would move me toward my dreams, tasks that I desperately wanted to accomplish but always pushed off for lack of energy and motivation. It had been two years of this. My sight started to blur, and fat tears streamed down my face. Will I ever get over this motivation hump? Why am I so unmotivated? It took two years, but I finally asked myself why. In my journey and in…
Peeling my eyes open, I felt the seconds tick by. My family went to bed hours ago; the house was quiet, and my dog was asleep in his bed. When will I ever be done? My to-do list seemed never-ending. Exhausted, I felt a hot tear slide down my cheek. Should I turn on some energizing music? Maybe watch a motivational speech on YouTube? Should I splash water on my face and force myself to continue? After all, the sooner…
Lots to do and never enough time, I repeated for the hundredth time. Knee tapping against my desk and planner pages bursting with tasks, I felt so overwhelmed. School zapped me, but these were exciting projects; why am I so unmotivated? My knee slowed; I checked my watch—6 p.m. I just can’t. I don’t have the energy. Closing my planner, I fell into bed. This wasn’t unusual. For the past two years, I’ve been in a motivation drought. Stuck with…
I have a nasty habit of overscheduling myself. In wanting to perfect myself, I want to do everything right now and do it all flawlessly. While I know this perfectionism-fueled ambition leads only to burnout, I feel I can still manage. Believe me, I know how depleting burnout is, and to read more about that, click here. Feelings are a fleeting, unstable foundation, but that doesn’t help how convincing they can be. The problem with feelings is how quickly basing…