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One day I woke up and I didn’t feel like going to training, but I did it anyway.
End of story.
A bit more context:
I used to confuse excitement with motivation up until I got into my 30’s. The thrill about achieving a goal would fizz as quickly as it came and by the end it made me feel guilty and weak.
To believe I always have to be motivated to do something set me up for failure too many times to count, but I blame youth for that and marketing!
Now when I am knocking at the doors of my 40’s, I know that, in my case, saying that I am not feeling motivated is an excuse to avoid hard work and routine.
Ouch!
When you finally understand that it is what you make it, the burden of responsibility shifts on the only person that can actually make a change, the only person that needs to show up and do the work day in day out… you!
Excellence is spectacular, but it comes at a price and I think that price is not exciting at all, is actually boring as hell, that is why not even 1% of the people can do it. Behind one spectacular moment, there are hundreds even thousands of boring days. A valid argument to not compare yourself to others too!
You can disagree of course.
A possible solution.
I appreciate hard work and I love to see greatness, but I think of myself as average.
When I am planning to skive training, I don’t make it easy on my self:
“Missing once is an accident, missing twice is the start of a new habit.“ - from Atomic Habits by James Clear
So, am I really unwell? Might as well go today and leave the day off for when I am actually sick.
If I am not going there then my plan B for today is to do {insert plan} …and make sure that there is a plan in place.
Ultimately we will all be star dust, but I want to bring value to my life, my loved ones and the people that I come across in my job as a coach.
I can’t do miracles, but you sure damn can! … if you put the work in.